Dolly Varden Silver Announces Grant of RSU and Stock Options

VANCOUVER, BC, April 3, 2024 – Vancouver, BC: Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (TSXV: DV) (OTC: DOLLF) (the “Company” or “Dolly Varden”) announces that pursuant to its Stock Option Plan the Company has granted stock options (the “Stock Options”) to directors, officers and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 2,649,000 common shares of the Company.  The Stock Options will be exercisable at a price of $0.84 per share with an expiry of March 28, 2029.

The Company has granted of an aggregate of 1,183,000 restricted share units (“RSU”) to officers and directors of the Company which will vest equally over three years with first vesting occurring after one year. Each vested RSU entitles the holder to receive one common share of the Company. The grant of RSU is subject to the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan.

The Company also wishes to confirm that in connection with the Company’s recently completed bought deal public offering, the underwriters received an aggregate cash fee of $749,999 equal to 5.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering.

About Dolly Varden Silver Corporation

Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its 100% held Kitsault Valley Project (which combines the Dolly Varden Project and the Homestake Ridge Project) located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada, 25kms by road to tide water. The 163 sq. km. project hosts the high-grade silver and gold resources of Dolly Varden and Homestake Ridge along with the past producing Dolly Varden and Torbrit silver mines. It is considered to be prospective for hosting further precious metal deposits, being on the same structural and stratigraphic belts that host numerous other, high-grade deposits, such as Eskay Creek and Brucejack. The Kitsault Valley Project also contains the Big Bulk property which is prospective for porphyry and skarn style copper and gold mineralization, similar to other such deposits in the region (Red Mountain, KSM, Red Chris).

For additional information on risks and uncertainties, see the Company’s annual information form (“AIF“) dated March 28, 2024 for the year ended December 31, 2023 available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. The risk factors identified in the AIF are not intended to represent a complete list of factors that could affect the Company.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

For further information: Shawn Khunkhun, CEO & Director, 1-604-602-1440, www.dollyvardensilver.com;

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