ZUG, Switzerland, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Argentina AG (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) (TSX: LAR) (NYSE: LAR) today announced that the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine operation, held through Minera Exar S.A. (“Cauchari-Olaroz” or the “Operation”), has closed on $220 million of new unsecured debt facilities (“Debt Facilities”), further strengthening its financial position and enhancing funding flexibility as it continues to advance an expansion plan to increase production capacity by an additional 45,000 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate equivalent (“Stage 2”). All monetary amounts in this news release are expressed in U.S. dollars.