Americas Gold and Silver Corporation (TSX: USA) (NYSE American: USAS) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced and upsized bought deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters co-led by Desjardins Capital Markets and Cormark Securities Inc., and including Stifel GMP, Clarus Securities Inc., and Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. A total of 10,204,510 common shares of the Company including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option by the Underwriters, were sold at a price of C$3.86 per Common Share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of C$39,389,409.

The net proceeds from the sale of the Common Shares will be used for the exploration, development and/or improvement of the Company’s existing mine properties, including those relating to bringing Relief Canyon into commercial production and for working capital and general corporate purposes, as detailed in the Prospectus (as defined below).

The Offering was made pursuant to a short form prospectus dated August 31, 2020 filed in all the provinces of Canada excluding Quebec.  A copy of the Prospectus is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or under any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered, sold, directly or indirectly, or delivered within the “United States” or to, or for the account or benefit of, persons in the “United States” or “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable U.S. state securities laws.  This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in the United States, Canada or in any other jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About Americas Gold and Silver Corporation

Americas Gold and Silver Corporation is a high-growth precious metals mining company with multiple assets in North America.  The Company’s newest asset, the Relief Canyon mine in Nevada, USA, has poured first gold and is expected to ramp up to full production over the course of 2020.  The Company also owns and operates the Cosalá Operations in Sinaloa, Mexico and manages the 60%-owned Galena Complex in Idaho, USA.  The Company has recently completed the outstanding option acquisition agreement for the San Felipe development project in Sonora, Mexico, subject to closing conditions.