Standard Lithium Appoints Dr. Andy Robinson to Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Lithium Ltd.("Standard Lithium" or the "Company") (TSX-V:SLL) (FRA:S5L) (OTCQX:STLHF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andy Robinson to the Company's Board of Directors.

Dr. Robinson, who joined Standard Lithium in April, 2017 as President and COO, previously served as Chief Operating Officer and board member for Pure Energy Minerals, where he was responsible for leading the first Inferred Resource assessment for a lithium brine deposit in North America, in accordance with 43-101 guidelines.  During his tenure at that company, he was instrumental in developing innovative exploration, sampling and assessment techniques for lithium brine resources, and was responsible for developing a world-class lithium brine process engineering team.  This team successfully developed and tested efficient and effective modern brine processing techniques that will help shape the way in which lithium products are extracted from brine in the future.

Standard Lithium CEO, Robert Mintak commented, "I had the pleasure of working with Andy for the past four years, and know that his excellent management and strategic planning capabilities will strengthen our Board as we continue to rapidly grow the Company."

Prior to joining Pure Energy in 2014, Andy held a series of senior technical and executive management roles with publicly listed companies in the energy, power and engineering sectors, and has been responsible for successfully taking projects from inception to production while developing sustained corporate growth.  Andy is an experienced geoscientist with 20+ years of experience, a PhD in Geochemistry from the University of Bristol, UK, and has worked on a wide range of projects in the resource, power and energy sectors in Europe, Africa, and North and South America.

About Standard Lithium

Standard's value creation strategy encompasses acquiring a diverse and highly prospective portfolio of large-scale domestic brine resources, led by an innovation & results oriented management team with a strong focus on technical skills.  The Company is currently focused on the exploration of its 16,000+ acre Bristol Lake, Brine Project located in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California.  The location has significant infrastructure in-place, with easy road and rail access, abundant electricity and water sources, and is already permitted for extensive brine extraction and processing activities.  Standard also recently announced the acquisition of the 40,000+ acre Paradox Basin Project located in Grand County, Utah.

On behalf of the Board,

Standard Lithium Ltd.

Robert Mintak, Director & CEO

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