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South Star Battery Metals Announces Grant of Stock Options

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NEWS RELEASE

South Star Battery Metals Announces Grant of Stock Options

August 24, 2022

Vancouver, Canada– South Star Battery Metals Corp. (“South Star” or the “Company”) (TSXV: STS) (OTCQB:

STSBF), announces the board of directors of the Company has authorized a grant of 835,000 incentive stock

options to directors, and officers at an exercise price of C$0.41 per common share and exercisable for a five-year

period, subject to regulatory approval. The shares issuable upon exercise shall be subject to a four-month hold

period from the date of the grant of the options.

The options are granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan, which was approved by shareholders at

the Company’s 2021 annual general meeting.

ABOUT SOUTH STAR BATTERY METALS CORP

South Star Battery Metals Corp. is a Canadian battery metals project developer focused on the selective

acquisition and development of near-term production projects in the Americas. South Star’s Santa Cruz Graphite

Project, located in Southern Bahia, Brazil is the first of a series of industrial and battery metals projects that will

be put into production. Brazil is the second-largest graphite-producing region in the world with more than 80

years of continuous mining. Santa Cruz has at-surface mi neralization in friable materials, and successful large-

scale pilot-plant testing (>30t) has been completed. The results of the testing show that approximately 65% of Cg

concentrate is +80 mesh with good recoveries and 95%-99% Cg. With excellent infrastructure and logistics, South

Star is carrying its development plan towards Phase 1 production projected in Q3 2023.

South Star’s next project in the pipeline is a development project in Alabama located in the middle of a developing

electric vehicle, aerospace and defence hub in the southeastern United States. The Project is a historic mine

active during World Wars I & II. Trenching, sampling, analysis and preliminary metallurgic testing has been

completed. The testing indicated a traditional crush/gr ind/flotation concentration circuit achieved grades of

approximately 96-97% with approximately 86% recoveries. an d South Star is executing on it’s plan to create a

multi-asset, diversified battery metals company with near-term operations in strategic jurisdictions. South Star

trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol STS, and on the OTCQB under the symbol STSBF.

South Star is committed to a corporate culture, project execution plan and safe operations that embrace the

highest standards of ESG principles based on transparency, stakeholder engagement, ongoing education and

stewardship. To learn more, please visit the Company website at http://www.southstarbatterymetals.com.

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Richard Pearce, P.E., a "Qualified Person" under National

Instrument 43-101 and President and CEO of South Star Battery Metals.

On behalf of the Board,

Mr. Richard Pearce

Chief Executive Officer

For additional information, please contact:

South Star Investor Relations (Canada IR)

Email: [email protected]

RBMG – RB Milestone Group LLC (IR US)

Trevor Brucato, Managing Director

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/southstarbm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southstarbatterymetals

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southstarbatterymetals/

YouTube: South Star Battery Metals - YouTube

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Neither the 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 press release.

This news release and the Updated Technical Report contain references to inferred resources. The Report is

preliminary in nature and includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to

have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable

securities legislation. Forward-looking statements relate to information that is based on assumptions of

management, forecasts of future results, and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. Any statements that

express predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or

performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements".

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or

results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related

to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms; risks related to the outcome of

legal proceedings; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the

maintenance of stock exchange listings; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; the potential for

delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies; the uncertainty of

profitability; risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity

of mineral deposits; risks related to the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential

for unexpected costs and expenses; results of prefeasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future

exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks related

to commodity price fluctuations; and other risks and uncertainties related to the Company's prospects, properties

and business detailed elsewhere in the Company's disclosure record. Should one or more of these risks and

uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially

from those described in forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty

to forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the

Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. Actual

events or results could differ materially from the Company's expectations or projections.