Argenta Silver closes $15-million bought deal

Mr. Joaquin Marias reports ARGENTA SILVER ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF BOUGHT DEAL PRIVATE PLACEMENT FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF C$15 MILLION Argenta Silver Corp. has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement for gross proceeds of $15-million, which includes the exercise in full of the overallotment option. Pursuant to the offering, the company sold 37.5 million units of the company at a price of 40 cents per unit. Red Cloud Securities Inc. acted as sole underwriter and bookrunner under the offering. Each unit consists of one common share of the company and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of 60 cents at any time on or before Aug. 12, 2028. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for the exploration and advancement of the company's 100-per-cent-owned El Quevar project in Salta province, Argentina, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes. As consideration for their services under the offering, Red Cloud received aggregate cash fees of $801,180 and 2,002,950 non-transferable common share purchase warrants. Each broker warrant is exercisable into one common share at the offering price at any time on or before Aug. 12, 2028. The closing of the offering remains subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The securities issued pursuant to the offering are subject to a hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities law, expiring four months and one day following the issue date, being Dec. 13, 2025. Early warning The company further announces that Frank Giustra acquired ownership of 450,000 units of the company pursuant to the offering, representing 450,000 common shares and 225,000 warrants. As reported in the last early warning report filed on Jan. 29, 2025, Mr. Giustra had indirect ownership and/or control over an aggregate of 25.54 million common shares and 3,425,000 common share purchase warrants of the company, representing 15.09 per cent of the outstanding common shares and 16.78 per cent on a partially diluted basis, assuming the exercise of 3,425,000 warrants. Mr. Giustra now has indirect ownership and/or control over an aggregate of 27.49 million common shares and 3.65 million common share purchase warrants of the company, representing, as a result of the dilution from the offering and various exercises of convertible securities, a decrease to 11.34 per cent of the outstanding common shares and 12.66 per cent on a partially diluted basis, assuming the exercise of 3.65 million warrants. Mr. Giustra acquired the above-mentioned securities for investment purposes, and may in the future acquire or dispose of securities of the company, through the market, privately or otherwise, as circumstances or market conditions warrant. A copy of the early warning report filed by Mr. Giustra may be obtained from the company's SEDAR+ profile. Certain insiders of the company subscribed for a total of 666,000 units which constitutes a related party transaction for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (MI 61-101). The company is exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation or minority shareholder approval in reliance on sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the securities issued to the insiders nor the fair market value of the consideration for the securities issued to the insiders exceeds 25 per cent of the company's market capitalization as calculated in accordance with MI 61-101. The company did not file a material change report containing all of the disclosure required by MI 61-101 more than 21 days before the expected closing date of the offerings as the aforementioned insider participation had not been confirmed at that time and the company wished to close the offerings as expeditiously as possible. About the El Quevar project The El Quevar project is located in Salta, Argentina, and spans an area of 57,000 hectares. The property remains underexplored with less than 3 per cent of the area covered with comprehensive exploration work. The property boasts exceptional infrastructure with over 60 kilometres of internal roads, a fully owned, fully operational camp for 100 workers with multiple support buildings, and a railroad, gas pipeline and service road just three kilometres from camp, while a high-voltage transmission line lies approximately 20 km from the exploration area. The robust infrastructure associated with the project provides a cost-effective platform to derisk and accelerate future drilling and development. The foundational mineral resource estimate of the Yaxtche deposit boasts an indicated mineral resource of 45.3 million ounces of silver from 2.93 million tonnes grading 482 g/t Ag, and an inferred resource of 4.1 million ounces from 310,000 tonnes grading 417 g/t Ag. The mineral resource area remains open at depth and in multiple directions, particularly to the southeast and northwest. One of the objectives of the continuing 2025 winter drilling program is to specifically target and expand these high-grade Yaxtche zones. The mineralization at the Yaxtche deposit is defined as a silver rich, high to intermediate-sulphidation epithermal system with associated gold. Mineralization is controlled by northwest-southeast and northeast-southwest fault structures and is mainly hosted in brecciated zones and dacite domes. Silver minerals at Yaxtche consist of complex silver sulphides, sulphosalts and native silver. These minerals are found within silicified breccias, commonly appearing as veinlets, stockworks, disseminations and breccia fillings. Qualified person Rob van Egmond, PGeo, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Rob van Egmond, PGeo, has visited the El Quevar project and is not independent of the company. About Argenta Silver Corp. Argenta Silver is a silver exploration company committed to advancing projects that support the global energy transition. The company's mission is to create sustainable, long-term value for shareholders by acquiring and developing high-potential silver assets in mining-friendly jurisdictions across Latin America. Led by an experienced management team with deep expertise in exploration, finance and project development, Argenta emphasizes responsible mining practices and is well positioned to meet the rising demand for silver -- a critical metal in renewable energy and emerging technologies. We seek Safe Harbor.