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Hawthorn Arranges $500,000 Financing and Extends Option Payment

Financings Mergers & Acquisitions Property Options & Staking

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HAWTHORN ARRANGES $500,000 FINANCING AND EXTENDS OPTION PAYMENT

VANCOUVER, B.C. (September 9 , 202 4) Hawthorn Resources Corp. (CSE: HWTN) (“Hawthorn” or the

“Company”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 5,000,000 common shares

of the Company ("Shares”) at a price of $0.10 per Share (the "Offering"), for aggregate gross proceeds of

up to $500,000.

The securities under the Offering will be subject to restrictions on resale expiring four months and day

after issue. The Company may pay registered finders a fee in cash of up to 6% of the aggregate proceeds

of the Offering and/or issue share purchase warrants (the “Finder’s Warrants”) equal to up to 6% of the

Shares sold under the Offering. Each Finder’s Warrant will be exercisable to acquire one common shares

at a price of $0.15 for a period of 2 years. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to satisfy ongoing

costs associated with its properties as well as general working capital purposes.

The securities issued pursuant to the Offering have not, nor will they be registered under the United States

Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for

the account or benefit of, U.S. persons in the absence of U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from

the U.S. 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 the Unite d States or in any other

jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Broken Handle Agreement Amendment

The Company is also pleased to announce that it has entered into an amending agreement with Origen

Resources Inc. (the “Optionor”) to extend the deadline of the $60,000 option payment, originally due

August 22, 2024, to October 22, 2024 as part of the option agreement to acquire a 75% interest in its

Broken Handle project. As consideration for the Optionor entering into this agreement, the Company has

made a payment of $10,000 to the Optionor.

About Hawthorn Resources Corp.

Hawthorn Resources Corp. is a mineral exploration company that will acquire and explore mineral

properties. For further information, please refer to the Company’s disclosure record on SEDAR +

(www.sedarplus.ca).

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On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Daniel Joyce, Director, President and CEO

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this news release are forward -looking statements, including with respect to future

plans, and other matters. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical,

including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such

information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as “may”, “expect”,

“estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe” and “continue” or the negative thereof or s imilar variations.

Some of the specific forward- looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to,

statements with respect to: the timing of the resumption of trading of Shares on the CSE and the trading

symbol of the Shares on the CSE. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any

forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results

to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties,

and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including but not limited to,

business, economic and capital market conditions, the ability to manage operating expenses, and

dependence on key personnel . Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions

regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate

in the future, anticipated costs, and the ability to achieve goals. Factors that could cause the actual results

to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, the continued availability of capital

and financing, litigation, failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations, loss of key

employees and consultants, and general economic, market or business conditions. Forward- looking

statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The reader

is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information.

The forward- looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news

release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to

update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events

or otherwise.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in

the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities

Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or

sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered

under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is

available.

The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release and the CSE does not

accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.