With the addition of the Las Chispas mine – one of the world’s lowest-cost and highest-grade silver/gold operations – the combined company is expected to produce 21 million ounces of silver annually1 with peer leading EBITDA and free cash flow

Chicago, Illinois – October 4, 2024 – Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur”) (NYSE: CDE) and SilverCrest Metals Inc. (“SilverCrest”) (TSX: SIL; NYSE American: SILV) announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coeur will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of SilverCrest pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement (the “Transaction”).

Under the terms of the Agreement, SilverCrest shareholders will receive 1.6022 Coeur common shares for each SilverCrest common share (the “Exchange Ratio”). The Exchange Ratio implies consideration of $11.34 per SilverCrest common share, based on the closing price of Coeur common shares on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on October 3, 2024. This represents an 18% premium based on 20-day volume-weighted average prices of Coeur and SilverCrest each as at October 3, 2024 on the NYSE and NYSE American, respectively, and a 22% premium to the October 3, 2024 closing price of SilverCrest on the NYSE American. This implies a total equity value of approximately $1.7 billion based on SilverCrest’s common shares outstanding. Upon completion of the Transaction, existing Coeur stockholders and SilverCrest shareholders will own approximately 63% and 37% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company, respectively.

Transaction Highlights

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