Standard Lithium Completes Option Grant

STANDARD LITHIUM LTD.

Suite 888, 1100 Melville Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6E 4A6

NEWS RELEASE

STANDARD LITHIUM COMPLETES OPTION GRANT

June 16th, 2017 – Vancouver, BC –Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”)

(TSXV: SLL) (FRA: S5L) announces that it has arranged to grant 1,400,000 incentive stock options to

certain directors and officers of the Company. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.96 for a period

of five years. Completion of the grant remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

For further information, contact Robert Mintak at 604.409.8154 ext. 101

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO and Director

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of

the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This news release may contain certain “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the United

States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. When

used in this news release, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target, “plan”,

“forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and other similar words or expressions identify forward-looking

statements or information. These forward-looking statements or information may relate to future prices

of commodities, accuracy of mineral or resource exploration activity, reserves or resources, regulatory

or government requirements or approvals, the reliability of third party information, continued access to

mineral properties or infrastructure, fluctuations in the market for lithium and its derivatives, changes in

exploration costs and government regulation in Canada and the United States, and other factors or

information. Such statements represent the Company’s current views with respect to future events and

are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by

the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social

risks, contingencies and uncertainties. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause results,

performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements

that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company does not

intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or information to

reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affections such

statements and information other than as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.