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Usha Resources Obtains Final Court Order Approving the Spin-Out of Formation Metals Inc. Drilling at Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project Set to Resume Post-Holidays

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Usha Resources Obtains Final Court Order Approving the Spin-Out of Formation Metals Inc.

Drilling at Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project Set to Resume Post-Holidays

Vancouver, British Columbia / January 10, 2023 – Usha Resources Ltd. (“USHA” or the “Company”)

(TSXV: USHA) (OTCQB: USHAF) (FSE: JO0), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration

company focused on the development of drill-ready battery and p recious metal projects, is pleased to

announce that it has obtained the final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving the

previously announced proposed spin-out of the Company’s wholly owned-subsidiary, Formation Metals

Inc. (“Formation Metals” or “FMI”), through a plan of arrangement (“ Arrangement”) between USHA

and FMI. The Company will proceed with completing closing condi tions of the Arrangement, including

seeking final approval of the Arrangement by the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”). The Arrangement

cannot be completed until these conditions have been met.

Upon completion of the Arrangement and the share exchange pursu ant to the Arrangement, each USHA

Shareholder will receive one (1) common share of FMI with respe ct to every five (5) common shares of

USHA held on the Share Distribution Record Date (the “Share Distribution Record Date”). For example,

upon completion of the Arrangement, for each 10,000 common shar es of USHA owned on the Share

Distribution Record Date, the USHA Shareholder will own 2,000 c ommon shares of FMI. USHA

Shareholders will continue to own the same number of USHA commo n shares as they did on the Share

Distribution Record Date.

FMI will then hold the Company’s interest in the Nicobat Nickel Project and will focus on the advancement

of this project, while USHA will retain and focus on the advanc ement of its exploration projects in the

USA, including the Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project where the Company has begun its drilling program

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USHA Shareholders must hold their USHA common shares on the Share Distribution Record Date in order

to receive their pro rata portion of the FMI common shares being distributed pursuant to the Arrangement.

USHA will disseminate a press release to notify shareholders in advance of the Share Distribution Record

Date once the conditions to closing of the Arrangement have been satisfied.

Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine Project Exploration Update

The Company is also pleased to provide an update on drilling ac tivities at its Jackpot Lake Lithium Brine

Property (“Project”). Drilling is scheduled to resume shortly, with exploration at borehole JP-1, which was

paused at the 440-metre level in December, set to continue to a target depth of approximately 600 metres

before moving on to the next drilling location. The Company ant icipates providing additional updates

throughout January and February 2023 as its exploration program progresses.

A video update from the Company is available at this link.

Qualified person

The technical content of this ne ws release has been reviewed an d approved by Seth Cude, PG, RM, MSc,

CASS, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral

Projects.

About Usha Resources Ltd.

Usha Resources Ltd. is a North American mineral acquisition and exploration compan y focused on the

development of quality battery and precious metal properties th at are drill-ready with high-upside and

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expansion potential. Based in Vancouver, BC, USHA’s portfolio of strategic properties provides target-rich

diversification and consist of Jackpot Lake, a lithium project in Nevada; Nicobat, a nickel-copper-cobalt

project in Ontario; and Lost Basin, a gold-copper project in Ar izona. USHA trades on the TSX Venture

Exchange under the symbol USHA, the OTCQB Exchange under the sy mbol USHAF and the Frankfurt

Stock Exchange under the symbol JO0.

USHA RESOURCES LTD.

“Deepak Varshney” CEO and Director

For more information, please call Tyler Muir, Investor Relation s at 1-888-772-2452, email

[email protected], or visit www.usharesources.com.

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.

Forward-looking statements

This news release contains "f orward-looking information" un der applicable Canadian securities

legislation. Such forward-looking information re flects management's current beliefs and are based on a

number of estimates and/or assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company that,

while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that

may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such

forward-looking information. Read ers are cautioned that such forwar d-looking information are neither

promises nor guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not

limited to, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, uncertain and

volatile equity and capital markets, lack of availabl e capital, actual results of exploration activities,

environmental risks, future prices of base and other metals, operating risks, accidents, labour issues, delays

in obtaining governmental approvals and permits, and other risks in the mining industry.

These statements include proposed t erms of the spinout transaction, proposed business plans for each of

Usha and FMC, the listing of FMC’s Shares, the anticipated benefits of the transaction, and disclosure of

additional details concerning the transaction. These st atements reflect management's current estimates,

beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Usha cautions that all

forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and that actual performance may be affected by many

material factors, many of which are beyond their respective control. Such factors include, among other

things: determination of acceptable terms for the proposed spinout transaction, risks and uncertainties

relating to the receipt of approvals to proceed with and complete the transaction and the satisfaction of the

conditions precedent to the completion of the transaction, unexpected tax consequences, the market valuing

Usha and FMC in a manner not anticipated by manageme nt of the Company, the benefits of the spinout

transaction not being realized or as anticipated, and each of Usha and FMC being unable to add additional

properties to their respective portfolios. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may

differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intent ions and expectations express ed or implied in the

forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does

not undertake to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.

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The Company is presently an exploration stage company . Exploration is highly speculative in nature,

involves many risks, requires substantial expenditu res, and may not result in the discovery of mineral

deposits that can be mined profitably. Furthermo re, the Company currently has no reserves on any of its

properties. As a result, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will prove to be

accurate, and actual results and fu ture events could differ materially from those anticipated in such

statements.

No Offer or Solicitation to Purchase Securities in the United States

This press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe

for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory

authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or

indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as such term is

defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Re gulation S”), except pursuant to an exemption from

or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act.