Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Renewal Of Its At-The-Market Equity Program
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May 9, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia
Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Renewal Of Its At-The-Market
Equity Program
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (“Wheaton” or the “Company”) announced today that the
Company has renewed its at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program”). The ATM Program
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 o ther prices, prices may vary among purchasers and during the period of
distribution.
Wheaton has not utilized the ATM Program since its inception in April 2020 as a result of robust
cash flows and access to debt. Wheaton intends to use the net proceeds from the ATM Program,
if any, where needed 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 , if any, will be made pursuant to the terms
of an ATM equity offering sales agreement dated May 9, 2023 (the “Sales Agreement”) 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 Agents”) and BofA
Securities, BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Scotiabank (the “U.S. Agents”
and, together with the Ca nadian 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.
Concurrent with the entering into of the Sales Agreement, the Company’s previously announced
ATM equity offering sales agreement dated April 16, 2020, as amended on May 12, 2021, was
terminated. No Common Shares were issued through the Company’s previous at -the-market
equity program.
The ATM Program is being established pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated May 9, 2023
(the “Canadian Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s Canadian base shelf prospectus
dated April 13, 2023 (the “Canadian Shelf Prospectus”) fi led with the securities commissions in
each of the provinces and territories of Canada and pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated
May 9, 2023 (the “U.S. Prospectus Supplement”) to the Company’s U.S. base prospectus dated
April 13, 2023 (the “U.S. Base P rospectus”) included in its registration statement on Form F -10
(the “Registration Statement”) and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
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“SEC”). The Sales Agreement, Canadian Prospectus Supplement and Canadian Shelf
Prospectus may be downloaded from SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and the Sales Agreement, 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:
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 40 Temperance Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 0B4, 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 201 North Tryon, Charlotte, NC 28255, Mail Code NC1-022-02-25, attn:
Prospectus Department or by email at [email protected].
BMO Capital Markets by mail at 151 W est 42nd Street, 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, New York, NY 10281 -8098,
attn: Equity Syndicate, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 8 77-822-
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 Precious Metals 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 leverage
to commodity prices and exploration upside but with a much lower risk profile than a traditional
mining company. Wheaton delivers amongst the highest cash operating ma rgins in the mining
industry, allowing it to pay a competitive dividend and continue to grow through accretive
acquisitions. As a result, Wheaton has consistently outperformed gold and silver, as well as other
mining investments. Wheaton is committed to st rong ESG practices and giving back to the
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communities where Wheaton and its mining partners operate. 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 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 entit led "Description
of the Business – 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, 2022 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 neither Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will suffer significant impact s as a result of
an epidemic (including the COVID-19 virus pandemic), that any outbreak or threat of an outbreak of a
virus or other contagions or epidemic disease will be adequately responded to locally, nationally,
regionally and internationally, without such response requiring any prolonged closure of the Mining
Operations or having other material adverse effects on the Company and counterparties to its PMPAs,
that the trading of the Common Shares will not be adversely affected by the differences in liqu idity,
settlement and clearing systems as a result of multiple listings of the Common Shares on the LSE, the
TSX and the NYSE, that the trading of the Common Shares will not be suspended, that the sale of
Common Shares under the ATM Program, if any, will not have a significant impact on the market price
of the Company's common shares and that the net proceeds of sales of Common Shares, if any will
be used as anticipated, that expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters will be
achieved (including ongoing 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), 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. Ther e 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 appropriate for other purposes. Any forward looking statement speaks
only as of the date on which it is made, reflects Wheaton’s management’s curr ent beliefs based on
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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 achieveme nts to differ materially from those contained in forward -looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause results, level of activity, performance or
achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
For further information, please contact:
Patrick Drouin or Emma Murray
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wheatonpm.com