Standard Lithium Engages Hybrid Financial

STANDARD LITHIUM LTD.

Suite 835, 1100 Melville Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6E 4A6

NEWS RELEASE

STANDARD LITHIUM ENGAGES HYBRID FINANCIAL

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 6th, 2018. (“Standard Lithium” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:SLL)

(FRA:S5L) is pleased to announce that the Company has retained the services of Hybrid Financial Ltd.

(“Hybrid“) for strategic investor relations services. Specific duties include initiating and maintaining

contact with the financial community, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders for the purpose of

increasing awareness of the Company and its U.S .based, brownfield lithium brine projects.

Hybrid was founded in early 2011 to provide retail-focused origination and distribution services to the

investment management industry throughout North America. Hybrid is based in Toronto, Ontario and

also has an office in Montreal, Quebec. Neither Hybrid nor any of its directors and officers own any

securities of the Company.

Pursuant to the agreement with the Company, (the “Agreement”), Hybrid will perform strategic investor

relations services for the Company for an initial period of six months, subject to agreed upon extension by

the parties. In consideration for such services, the Company will pay a monthly retainer fee

of C$14,000 and will grant 300,000 incentive stock options. The options are exercisable at a price of

C$1.21, and vest in four equal tranches over a twelve month period. The Agreement and the options

granted thereby are subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Standard Lithium

Standard’s value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of

large-scale brownfield domestic brine resources, led by an innovative and results-oriented management

team with a strong focus on technical skills and modern brine processing technologies. The Company’s

flagship project is in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the testing and proving of commercial

viability of lithium extraction from 150,000+ acres of permitted brine operations and also the resource

development of 30,000+ acres of separate brine leases, both located in the Smackover Formation. It is

also engaged in the exploration and resource development of approximately 45,000 acres at the Bristol

and Cadiz Dry Lake Lithium Projects located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.

All of Standard Lithium’s Project areas have significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail

access, abundant electricity and water sources, and already permitted brine extraction and processing

operations.

Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture under the trading symbol “SLL”; quoted on the OTCQX

under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit

the Company’s website at www.standardlithium.com.

For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, CEO & 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.