WUC Closes Final Tranche of Oversubscribed CAD$4,000,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement (June 17, 2019)
Western Uranium & Vanadium Closes Final Tranche of Oversubscribed
CAD$4,000,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
TORONTO and NUCLA, Colo., June 17, 2019 -- Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) (OTCQX: WSTRF)
(“Western” or the ”Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of a second and final tranche of its non-brokered private
placement (the “Private Placement ”) (please refer to the news release issued by Western on April 17, 2019 for details on the
first tranche of the Private Placement). At this closing, the Company raised gross proceeds CAD$188,432 through the
issuance of 192,278 units (the ”Units”) at a price of CAD$0.98 per Unit. The total raised in the two tranches of this Private
Placement of 4,106,910 Units is therefore CAD$4,024,772. Western used 100% of the overallotment option to issue the
maximum quantity of authorized units to satisfy investors' oversubscription demand.
Each Unit consists of one common share of Western (a " Share ") plus one-half (1/2) common share purchase warrant of
Western (each whole warrant, a “ Warrant ”). Each Warrant shall entitle the holder to purchase one Share at a price of
CAD$1.70 per Share for a period of three years following the closing date of the Private Placement. A total of 192,278 Shares
and 96,139 Warrants were issued in this second tranche.
The Warrants contain a provision that if the Company’s Shares trade at or above CAD$3.00 per Share for 10 consecutive
trading days, the Company may, at any time after the expiry of the applicable statutory hold period, accelerate the expiration
of the Warrants upon not less than 30 days’ written notice by the Company.
This final tranche represents the completion of the Private Placement which achieved its primary purpose to fully fund the
previously announced Sunday Mine Complex Vanadium Project (see the news release issued by the Company on March 13,
2019).
Securities issued pursuant to the Private Placement shall be subject to a statutory six (6) month and one day hold period. The
closing of the Private Placement remains subject to final regulatory approval.
The securities offered and sold have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements.
About Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp.
Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. is a Colorado based uranium and vanadium conventional mining company focused on low
cost near-term production of uranium and vanadium in the western United States, and development and application of Ablation
Mining Technology.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information: Certain information contained in this news release constitutes
“forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”). Statements of that nature include statements relating to, or that are dependent upon: the
Company’s expectations, estimate sand projections regarding exploration and production plans and results; the timing of
planned activities; whether the Company can raise any additional funds required to implement its plans; whether regulatory or
analogous requirements can be satisfied to permit planned activities; and more generally to the Company’s business, and the
economic and political environment applicable to its operations, assets and plans. All such forward-looking statements are
subject to important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict.
Please refer to the Company’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis, as well as its other filings at
www.sec.gov and/or www.sedar.com, for a more detailed review of those risk factors. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements, and that these statements are made as of the date hereof.
While the Company may do so, it does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements at any
particular time, except as and to the extent required under applicable laws and regulations.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
George Glasier
President and CEO
970-778-9195
Robert Klein
Chief Financial Officer
908-872-7686