Benton Announces $2 Million Non-Brokered Unit Financing with Investment by Eric Sprott

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2026) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, subject to all regulatory approvals, the Company will complete a non-brokered private placement financing (the "Private Placement") with investor Eric Sprott. The Private Placement consists of 28,571,429 units of the Company at $0.07 per unit (the "Unit") for gross proceeds of $2,000,000, each Unit consisting of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"), each Warrant being exercisable for an additional common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.10 for 36 months from the date of issue.