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BLENDE SILVER CORP.

1100 - 1111 Melville St

Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6E 3V6

Telephone: 604-669-6463

BLENDESILVER.COM

TSX-V Stock Symbol: BAG

BLENDE SILVER CORP. GRANTS OPTIONS

January 2, 2026

Vancouver, Canada - Blende Silver Corp. (the "Company") (TSX-V: BAG) announces it has granted 7,000,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.105 to directors, officers, employees and consultants for a period of 5 years expiring January 2, 2031.

For further information please contact:

BLENDE SILVER CORP.

"Andrew H. Rees"

Andrew H. Rees, Director

Tel: 604-669-6463

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

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the control of Blende Silver Corp. which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Blende Silver Corp. to be materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by these forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors

File: Attachment BAG NR - Options - Jan 2 2026.pdf

BLENDE SILVER CORP.

1100 - 1111 MELVILLE ST VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6E 3V6

TELEPHONE: 604-669-6463

BLENDE SILVER CORP. GRANTS OPTIONS January 2, 2026 Vancouver, Canada Blende Silver Corp. (the "Company") (TSX-V: BAG) announces it has granted 7,000,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.105 to directors, officers, employees and consultants for a period of 5 years expiring January 2, 2031.

For further information please contact: BLENDE SILVER CORP. "Andrew H. Rees" Andrew H. Rees, Director Tel: 604-669-6463

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, delays, and uncertainties not under the control of Blende Silver Corp. which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Blende Silver Corp. to be materially different from the results, performance or expectation implied by these forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on factors that will or may occur in the future. Actual results may vary depending upon exploration activities, industry production, commodity demand and pricing, currency exchange rates, and, but not limited to, general economic factors

BLENDESILVER.COM TSX-V Stock Symbol: BAG