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Cypress Development Increases Private Placement Financing

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Suite 1610 - 777 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7Y 1K4

www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com

TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: CYP

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: (604) 687-3376

Facsimile: (604) 687-3119

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October 16, 2018

Cypress Development Increases Private Placement Financing

Vancouver, BC - Cypress Development Corp. (TSX-V: CYP) (OTCQB: CYDVF)

(Frankfurt: C1Z1) (“Cypress” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that due to

strong interest, the Company is increasing the previously announced non-brokered

private placement (see news release dated October 11 th, 2018) to 9,000,000 units at

a price of $0.22 each to raise gross proceeds of up to $ 1,980,000. Each unit will

consist of one common share and one warrant (each, a “Warrant”) exercisable to

purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.33 each for a period of 3 years

from the date of issuance.

Proceeds of the offering will finance the completion of a prefeasibility study (PFS) for

Cypress’ Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada , including further metallurgical

studies, related infill drilling , and for general working capital purposes . Dr. Bill

Willoughby, Chief Executive Officer, commented: " Cypress is pleased to be able to

fund the Clayton Valley Project’s next steps with a mod est capital outlay. The

undertaking of i nfill drilling, further metallurgical studies and a prefeasibility study to

provide more detailed information related to the project's economic assumptions hold

the potential to unlock significant shareholder value."

Finder's fees may be paid in connection with part of this private placement offering.

The private placement is subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.

About Cypress Development Corp.:

Cypress Development Corp. is a publicly traded exploration company focused on

developing the Company's 100% -owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada.

Exploration and development by Cypress has discovered a world-class resource of

lithium-bearing claystone adjacent to Albemarle's Silver Peak mine, North America's

only lithium brine operation.

Cypress Development Corp. has approx. 62.7 million shares issued and outstanding.

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To find out more about Cypress Development Corp. (TSX-V: CYP), visit our website

at www.cypressdevelopmentcorp.com.

CYPRESS DEVELOPMENT CORP.

“Dr. Bill Willoughby”

WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY, PhD., PE

Chief Executive Officer

For further information contact myself or:

Don Myers

Cypress Development Corp.

Director, Corporate Communications

Telephone: 604-639-3851

Toll Free: 800-567-8181

Facsimile: 604-687-3119

Email: [email protected]

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES

PROVIDER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE

CONTENT OF THIS NEWS RELEASE.

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward -looking

statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that

address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward -

looking statements. Although management believes the expect ations expressed in such

forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not

guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially

from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update

these forward -looking statements if management's beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other

factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those

in forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and development successes,

continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business

conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedar.com for further

information.