Chad Williams Acquires Shares of Honey Badger Silver Inc.

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Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSXV: TUF, OTCQB: HBEIF) announced that Chad Williams has acquired 4,431,000 common shares at $0.06 per share. Prior to this purchase, Williams held 12,065,924 shares (19.50% of the company). With this acquisition, Williams now holds 16,496,924 shares, constituting 26.66% of the company. If all his warrants and options are exercised, he would control 35.73% of the company. Williams acquired these shares for investment purposes and may adjust his holdings based on market conditions. The early warning report will be available on SEDAR+.

Positive

• Chad Williams' purchase of 4,431,000 shares increases his stake in Honey Badger Silver Inc. to 26.66%, indicating confidence in the company.
• The purchase price of $0.06 per share could suggest a good entry point for other investors.
• Williams could control up to 35.73% of the company if all warrants and options are exercised, potentially stabilizing the stock price.
• The acquisition is seen as an investment move, which may be a positive signal for market confidence.

Negative

• The increase in Williams' stake to 26.66% might lead to concerns about concentrated ownership and reduced liquidity.
• Potential over-reliance on a single investor could pose risks if Williams decides to divest in the future.
• The purchase price of $0.06 per share may reflect current market undervaluation of the stock.
• High ownership percentage could discourage new investors due to potential control issues.

White Rock, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 16, 2024) - Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSXV: TUF) (OTCQB: HBEIF) ("Honey Badger" or the "Company") announces that Mr. Chad Williams has purchased 4,431,000 common shares of Honey Badger Silver Inc. ("TUF" or the "Company") (TSXV: TUF) at a price of $0.06 per common share.

Immediately prior to the purchase, Mr. Williams held 12,065,924 common shares representing approximately 19.50% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares and would have held 28.57% if all of the 3,510,167 share purchase warrants and 2,100,158 stock options held by him were exercised.

As a result of his purchase of 4,431,000 common shares today, Mr. Williams now holds 16,496,924 common shares, representing approximately 26.66% of TUF's issued and outstanding common shares, and would hold 35.73% if all of his share purchase warrants and stock options were exercised.

Mr. Williams acquired the common shares described herein for investment purposes and subject to applicable securities laws, may increase or decrease his ownership of securities of the Company from time to time depending on market conditions and/or other relevant factors.

A copy of the early warning report to be filed by Mr. Williams in connection with the purchase of common shares described above will be available on SEDAR+ under the Company's profile.

About Honey Badger Silver Inc.

Honey Badger Silver is a silver company. The company is led by a highly experienced leadership team with a track record of value creation backed by a skilled technical team. Our projects are located in areas with a long history of mining, including the Sunrise Lake project with a historic resource of 12.8 Moz of silver (and 201.3 million pounds of zinc) Indicated and 13.9 Moz of silver (and 247.8 million pounds of zinc) Inferred ⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾ located in the Northwest Territories and the Plata high grade silver project located 165 km east of Yukon's prolific Keno Hill and adjacent to Snowline Gold's Rogue discovery. The Company's Clear Lake Project in the Yukon Territory has a historic resource of 5.5 Moz of silver and 1.3 billion pounds of zinc ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾. The Company also has a significant land holding at the Nanisivik Mine Area located in Nunavut, Canada that produced over 20 Moz of silver between 1976 and 2002. ^(2,3) A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the foregoing historic resources as current mineral resources and the Company is not treating the estimate as a current mineral resource. The historic resource estimates cannot be relied upon. Additional work, including verification drilling / sampling, will be required to verify the estimate as a current mineral resource.

(1) Sunrise Lake 2003 RPA historic resource: Indicated 1.522 million tonnes grading 262 grams/tonne silver, 6.0% zinc, 2.4% lead, 0.08% copper, and 0.67 grams/tonne gold and Inferred 2.555 million tonnes grading 169 grams/tonne silver, 4.4% zinc, 1.9% lead, 0.07% copper, and 0.51 grams/tonne gold.
(2) Clear Lake 2010 SRK historic Resource: Inferred 7.76 million tonnes grading 22 grams/tonne silver, 7.6% zinc, and 1.08% lead.
(3) Geological Survey of Canada, 2002-C22, "Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Zn-Pb-Ag Mineralization at the Nanisivik Mississippi Valley type Deposit, Northern Baffin Island, Nunavut; by Patterson and Powis."

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, CEO

For more information please visit our website www.honeybadgersilver.com or contact Ms. Michelle Savella for Investor Relations | msavella@honeybadgersilver.com | +1 (604) 828-5886.

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.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation that is based on expectations, estimates, projections and interpretations as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "interpreted", "management's view", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" 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) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such assumptions and estimates were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Honey Badger to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.

Such factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to capital and operating costs varying significantly from estimates; delays in obtaining or failures to obtain required governmental, environmental or other project approvals; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; changes in equity markets; inflation; fluctuations in commodity prices; delays in the development of projects; other risks involved in the mineral exploration and development industry; and those risks set out in the Company's public documents filed on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Honey Badger's issuer profile. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed timeframes or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

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FAQ

What was the price per share for Chad Williams' recent acquisition of Honey Badger Silver Inc. (HBEIF) shares?

Chad Williams acquired the shares at a price of $0.06 per common share.

How many shares of Honey Badger Silver Inc. (HBEIF) does Chad Williams currently hold?

Chad Williams currently holds 16,496,924 shares of Honey Badger Silver Inc.

What percentage of Honey Badger Silver Inc. (HBEIF) does Chad Williams own after his recent purchase?

After the recent purchase, Chad Williams owns approximately 26.66% of Honey Badger Silver Inc.

What is the potential ownership percentage of Chad Williams in Honey Badger Silver Inc. (HBEIF) if all his warrants and options are exercised?

If all his share purchase warrants and stock options are exercised, Chad Williams could own 35.73% of Honey Badger Silver Inc.

Where can I find the early warning report regarding Chad Williams' purchase of Honey Badger Silver Inc. shares?

The early warning report will be available on SEDAR+ under the company's profile.