Silk Road Energy Inc. Announces Cease Trade Order Revocation

Calgary, Oct. 1, 2021 - Silk Road Energy Inc. (TSXV: SLK.H) ("Silk Road" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Alberta and Ontario securities commissions (collectively, the "Commissions") have revoked their respective cease trade orders (collectively, the "CTOs") against the Company effective today. The Company will set strategic directions in the coming weeks and consider divesting its current assets or raising capital to pay for their decommissioning and to further other corporate objectives. The Company will also seek new opportunities in the oil and gas sectors and explore opportunities in the mining and exploration sectors including the acquisition of or joint venture in production and exploration concessions in these sectors. The Company is looking for potential asset acquisitions that will generate future positive cash flows.

The Commissions had issued a dual order to cease trading in the securities of Silk Road, directly or indirectly, until further notice on February 1, 2019 which was partially revoked on October 24, 2019. Silk Road had failed to meet the filing deadlines for the Company's audited annual financial statements, annual management's discussion and analysis and certification of annual filings for the year ended September 30, 2018, as required by the securities laws of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The Company's common shares were cease traded by the Commissions or failure to file annual financial statements (the "Financial Statements"), management's discussion and analysis (the "MD&A"), and certifications of annual filings (the "Certifications") for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.

The Financial Statements, the MD&A and the Certifications were filed by the Company effective November 30, 2020 along with the annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and certifications of annual filings for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. On May 19, 2021, the Company filed the annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and certifications of annual filings for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. On May 26, 2021, the Company filed three sets of interim financial statements for the periods ended June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 as well as the related, management's discussion and analysis and certifications. On May 27, 2021, the Company filed two sets of interim financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as well as the related, management's discussion and analysis and certifications. On June 30, 2021, the Company amended and restated the MD&As for annual period ended September 30, 2020 and the interim period ended March 31, 2021 (the "Amended and Restated MD&As") and amended and restated interim financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2021 (the "Amended and Restated Q2 2021 FS") and filed the Amended and Restated MD&As and the Amended and Restated Q2 2021 FS on SEDAR with accompanying certifications of re-filed annual filings ("Re-filing Certificates"). On August 30, 2021, the Company filed one set of interim financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as well as the related management's discussion and analysis ("Q3 MD&A") and certifications. On September 22, 2021, the Company amended and restated the interim financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2021 (the "Amended and Restated Q3 2021 FS") and filed the Amended and Restated Q3 2021 FS on SEDAR with accompanying certifications of re-filed interim financial statements ("Q3 Re-filing Certificates").

The Financial Statements, the MD&A, the Amended and Restated MD&As, the Amended and Restated Q2 2021 FS the Certificates, the Re-filing Certificates, the Q3 MD&A, the Amended and Restated Q3 2021 FS and the Q3 Re-filing Certificates are all available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Silk Road is also pleased to announce that it will hold its next annual general and special meeting on November 30, 2021.



For further information please contact:

Silk Road Energy Inc.
Michael Judson, Director
Telephone: 514-865-5496



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