Wheaton Precious Metals Announces the Effectiveness of an at-the-Market Equity Program
April 16, 2020 TSX:WPM
Vancouver, British Columbia NYSE: WPM
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN
AT-THE-MARKET EQUITY PROGRAM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton” or “the Company”) announce d today that the
Company has established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”) that allows
the company to issue up to US$300 million (or the equivalent in Canadian dollars determined
using the daily exchange rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the date of sale) of common
shares (“Common Shares”) from treasury to the public from time to time, at the Company’s
discretion and subject to regulatory requirements . Any Common Shares sold in the ATM
Program will be sold (i) in ordinary brokers’ transactions on the NYSE or another US
marketplace on which the Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, (ii) ordinary
brokers’ transactions on the TSX, (iii) on another Canadian marketplace on which the
Common Shares are listed, quoted or otherwise trade, or (iv) with respect to sales in the
United States, at the prevailing market price, a price related to the prevailing market price or
at negotiated prices. Since the Common Shares will be distributed at the prevailing market
prices at the time of the sale or certain other prices, prices may vary among purchasers and
during the period of distribution.
Wheaton intends to use the net proceeds from the ATM Program, if any, for funding precious
metals purchase agreements (“PMPAs”) and/or other general corporate purposes, including
the repayment of indebtedness.
Sales of Common Shares through the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms of
an ATM equity offering sales agreement dated April 16, 2020 entered into among the
Company, BofA Merrill Lynch, BMO Capital Markets, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.,
Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets, TD Securities, National Bank Financial Markets , Eight
Capital, Raymond James Ltd. and Canaccord Genuity (the “Canadian Ag ents”) and BofA
Securities, BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotiabank, MUFG and Mizuho
Securities (the “U.S. Agents” and, together with the Canadian Agents, the “Agents”) The ATM
Program will be effective until the date that all Common Shares available for issue under the
ATM Program have been issued or the ATM Program is terminated prior to such date by the
Company or the Agents.
The ATM Program is being established pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated April 16,
2020 (the “Canadian Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s Canadian base shelf
prospectus dated May 3, 2019 (the “Canadian Shelf Prospectus”) filed with the securities
commissions in each of the provinces of Canada and pursuant to a prospectus supplement
dated April 16, 2020 (the “U.S. Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s U.S. base
prospectus dated May 3, 2019 (the “U.S. Base Prospectus”) included in its registration
statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) and filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Canadian Prospectus Supplement and Canadian
Shelf Prospectus may be downloaded from SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and the U.S.
Prospectus Supplement , the U.S. Base Prospectus and the Registration Statement are
accessible via EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any of the
following agents participating in the ATM Program will arrange to send you these documents
if you request it by contacting, in Canada:
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BofA Merrill Lynch by mail at 181 Bay Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5J2V8 Canada,
by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 416-369-7400.
BMO Capital Markets by mail at Brampton Distribution Centre, 9195 Torbram Road,
Brampton, Ontario, L6S 6H2, attn: The Data Group of Companies, by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at 905-791-3151 ext. 4312.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. by mail at 180 Wellington Street West, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON
M5J 0C2, attn: Distribution Centre, by email at [email protected] or by
telephone at 416-842-5349.
Scotiabank by mail at Scotia Plaza, 62nd Floor, 40 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H
3Y2, attn: Equity Capital Markets, by email at [email protected] or by
telephone at 416-863-7704.
or in the United States:
BofA Securities by mail at 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte NC 28255-0001,
attn: Prospectus Department or by email at [email protected].
BMO Capital Markets by mail at 3 Times Square, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10036, attn:
Equity Syndicate, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 800-414-3627.
RBC Capital Markets , LLC by mail at 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, Ne w York, NY 10281 -
8098, attn: Equity Syndicate, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at
877-822-4089.
Scotiabank by mail at 250 Vesey Street, 24th Floor, New York, New York, 10281, attn: Equity
Capital Markets, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 212-225-
6853.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the
Common Shares, nor shall there be any sale of the Common Shares in any jurisdiction in
which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Wheaton is the world’s premier precious metals streaming company with the highest-quality
portfolio of long -life, low-cost assets. Its business model offers investors commodity price
leverage and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional mining
company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating margins in the mining
industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accreti ve
acquisitions. As a result, Wheaton has consistently outperformed gold and silver, as well as
other mining investments. Wheaton creates sustainable value through streaming.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward -looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation concerning the offer and sale of Common
Shares under the ATM Program, including the timing and amounts thereof, and the use of any
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proceeds from the ATM Program . These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements of Wheaton to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements including but not limited to the risks discussed in the
section entitled "Description of the B usiness – Risk Factors" in Wheaton's Annual Information
Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and in Wheaton's Form 40 -F for the year ended
December 31, 2019 filed on the SEC’s EDGAR system available at www.sec.gov (the
"Disclosure”).
These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions management currently believes to
be reasonable, including (without limitation): that there will be no material adverse change in the
market price of commodities, that Wheaton’s mining operations (the “ Mining Operations”) will
continue to operate and the mining projects will be completed in accordance with public
statements and achieve their stated production estimates, that the mineral reserve and mineral
resource estimates from Mining Operations (including reserve conversion rates) are accurate,
that each party will satisfy their obligations in accordance with Wheaton’s PMPAs, that Wheaton
will continue to be able to fund or obtain funding for outstanding commitments, that Wheaton will
be able to source and obtain accretive PMPAs, that any outbreak or threat of an outbreak of a
virus or other contagio ns or epidemic disease (such as the COVID -19 virus pandemic) will be
adequately responded to locally, nationally, regionally and internationally and that neithe r
Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will suffer significant impacts as a result of such an epidemic,
that expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters will be achieved ( including
ongoing class action litigation and audits by the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) involving the
Company), that Wheaton has properly considered the interpretation and application of Canadian
tax law to its structure and operations, that Wheaton has filed its tax returns and paid applicable
taxes in compliance with Canadian tax law, that Wheaton's application of the CRA tax settlement
for years subsequent to 2010 is accurate (including the Company's assessment that there will be
no material change in the Company's facts or change in law or jurisprudence for years subsequent
to 2010), that Wheaton will remain in compliance with the requirements of applicable securities
law and stock exchange listing rules in respect of the Common Shares, and such other
assumptions and factors as set out in the Disclosure. There can be no assurance that forward -
looking statements will prove to be accurate and even if events or results described in the forward-
looking statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will
have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Wheaton. Readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that actual outcomes may vary. The
forward-looking statements included herein are for the purpose of providing readers with
information to assist them in understanding Wheaton's expected financial and operational
performance and may not be approp riate for other purposes. Any forward looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which it is made, reflects Wheaton’s management’s current beliefs
based on current information and will not be updated except in accordance with applicable
securities laws. Although Wheaton has attempted to identify important factors that could cause
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause r esults, level of
activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Drouin
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: [email protected]