Silverco Announces Closing of Its $62.5 Million “Bought Deal” Offering

Silverco Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SICO,OTC:QTZCF) (‘Silverco’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced ‘bought deal’ offering (the ‘Offering’) with Velocity Capital Partners (‘Velocity’) as sole bookrunner and Desjardins Securities Inc. (together with Velocity, the ‘Lead Underwriters’), as co-lead underwriters, on their own behalf and on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters which included ATB Capital Markets Corp., Canaccord Genuity Corp., National Bank Financial Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. (collectively, with the Lead Underwriters, the ‘Underwriters’), for aggregate gross proceeds of $62,500,000.

Eric Sprott, a current insider of Silverco, participated in the Offering with a lead order of $10,000,000.

Pursuant to the Offering, the Company issued, on a ‘bought deal’ basis, (i) 4,000,000 common shares of the Company (the ‘Offered Shares‘) at a price of $12.50 (the ‘Issue Price‘) per Offered Share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $50,000,000, and (ii) 1,000,000 units of the Company (the ‘Units‘ and together with the Offered Shares, the ‘Offered Securities‘) at the Issue Price per Unit, for additional aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $12,500,000.

Each Unit consisted of one common share of the Company and one-quarter of one warrant, with each whole warrant being exercisable for one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $18.00 per share for a period of 18 months from the date hereof.

Mark Ayranto, President and CEO, commented: ‘This $62.5 million financing provides the financial strength to match our operational ambitions. Between the pending acquisition of Nuevo Silver and the upcoming restart at Cusi, Silverco is undergoing a fundamental transformation. We are moving into 2026 with a robust balance sheet and a clear path to becoming a significant silver producer.’

The Offered Securities were offered in each of the Provinces and Territories of Canada (other than Québec) as to: (i) the Offered Shares in reliance on the ‘listed issuer financing exemption’ from the prospectus requirements available under National Instrument 45-106 − Prospectus Exemptions (‘NI 45-106‘), as modified by Coordinated Blanket Order 45-935 − Exemptions from Certain Conditions of the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the ‘Listed Issuer Financing Exemption‘); and (ii) the Units in reliance on other exemptions from the prospectus requirements available under NI 45-106 other than the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (the ‘Private Placement Exemption‘).

The Offered Securities were also offered on a private placement basis in such offshore jurisdictions as mutually agreed between the Company and Velocity, and in the United States pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the ‘U.S. Securities Act‘), as amended. Any Offered Securities offered in the United States are characterized as ‘restricted securities’ under the U.S. Securities Act.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used by the Company for exploration, evaluation and restart work on the Cusi Project, general and administrative expenditures and working capital.

In consideration for their services, the Company paid to the Underwriters a cash fee equal to 5% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, other than in connection with a subscription settled directly with the Company for which no commission was paid.

The Offered Shares issued pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption are not subject to resale restrictions pursuant to applicable Canadian securities laws. The Units and the underlying securities issued pursuant to the Private Placement Exemption are subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date hereof in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. The Offering remains subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (‘TSXV‘).

Insiders of the Company subscribed for a total of 98,000 Offered Shares and 800,000 Units, for aggregate gross proceeds of $11,225,000. The participation by each insider in the Offering constitutes a ‘related party transaction’, within the meaning of TSXV Policy 5.9 and Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (‘MI 61-101’). The Company has relied on the exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, in respect of the related party participation in the Offering, as neither the fair market value (as determined under MI 61-101) of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involved the interested parties, exceeded 25% of the Company’s market capitalization (as determined under MI 61-101).There is an amended and restated offering document related to the Offering that can be accessed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Silverco’s issuer profile and on the Company’s website at www.silvercomining.com.

The Offered Securities have not been registered and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Silverco Mining Ltd.

The Company owns a 100% interest in the 11,665-hectare Cusi Project located in Chihuahua State, Mexico (the ‘Cusi Property‘). It lies within the prolific Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt. There is an existing 1,200 ton per day mill with tailings capacity at the Cusi Property.

The Cusi Property is a past-producing underground silver-lead-zinc-gold project approximately 135 kilometres west of Chihuahua City. The Cusi Property boasts excellent infrastructure, including paved highway access and connection to the national power grid.

The Cusi Property hosts multiple historical Ag-Au-Pb-Zn producing mines each developed along multiple vein structures. The Cusi Property hosts several significant exploration targets, including the extension of a newly identified downthrown mineralized geological block and additional potential through claim consolidation.

Cautionary Statement and Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that are based on expectations, estimates, assumptions, geological theories, and projections as at the date of this news release. The information in this news release about any information herein that is not a historical fact may be ‘forward-looking statements.’ Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (which may, but not always, include phrases such as ‘anticipates’, ‘plans’, ‘scheduled’, ‘believed’ or ‘intends’ or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results ‘may’ or ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’ or ‘will’ be taken to occur or be achieved) including statements regarding the Company’s plans with respect to the Company’s projects and the timing related thereto, the merits of the Company’s projects, the Company’s objectives, plans and strategies, the use of proceeds of the Offering and other matters are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements and are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Such factors include, among others, with respect to the use of proceeds, the availability of drills and personnel, weather, the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, risks relating to the timing and ability of the Company to obtain and the timing of the approval of relevant regulatory bodies, if at all; risks relating to property interests; risks related to access to the project; risks inherent in mineral exploration, including the fact that any particular phase of exploration may be unsuccessful; the availability of contractors; geo-political risks; the global economic climate; metal prices; environmental risks; political risks; and community and non-governmental actions, as described in more detail in our recent securities filings available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Silverco’s issuer profile. Further to this, geological similarities or characteristics are not guarantees or certainties of successful exploration. Neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. When considering this forward-looking information, readers should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in the Company’s disclosure documents filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Silverco’s issuer profile. The risk factors and other factors noted in the disclosure documents could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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