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“We’re happy to associate with Wheaton to ship our technique of making a premier African gold producer, commencing with the development of our Koné venture in Côte d’Ivoire which is ready to grow to be West-Africa’s subsequent sizable, long-life, low manufacturing price gold mine,” stated Martino De Ciccio , CEO of Montage. “Furthermore, each corporations share a dedication to delivering sturdy social and financial advantages to host international locations, which underpins our purpose of changing into the associate of selection for our native stakeholders. With sturdy shareholder backing, together with our partnership with Wheaton, we look ahead to persevering with to develop our presence in West Africa .”

Transaction Key Phrases (All values in US$ except in any other case famous)

Gold Stream Upfront Consideration: WPMI can pay Montage whole upfront money consideration of US$625 million (the “Deposit”) in 4 equal installment funds throughout building, topic to sure customary situations. Streamed Steel: WPMI will buy 19.5% of the payable gold till a complete of 400 thousand ounces (“Koz”) of gold has been delivered, topic to adjustment if there are delays in deliveries relative to an agreed schedule, at which level WPMI will buy 10.8% of the payable gold till a further 130 Koz of gold has been delivered (the “Second Dropdown Threshold”), at which level WPMI will buy 5.4% of payable gold for the lifetime of the mine. Payable gold is calculated utilizing a set payable issue of 99.9%. Manufacturing Profile 1 : Attributable Gold Stream manufacturing is forecast to common over 60 Koz of gold per 12 months for the primary 5 years of manufacturing, over 47 Koz of gold per 12 months for the primary 10 years of manufacturing, and over 34 Koz for the lifetime of mine. The Venture is forecast to have a 16-year mine life based mostly on reserves, with first manufacturing anticipated in early 2027. Manufacturing Funds: WPMI will make ongoing funds for the gold ounces delivered equal to twenty% of the spot worth of gold. For the primary 5 years after the Valuable Metals Buy Settlement (“PMPA”) is signed, there can be a worth adjustment mechanism in place if the spot worth of gold is lower than $2,100 /ozor better than $2,700 /oz. For instance, if spot gold is $3,200 per ounce, Wheaton’s manufacturing fee could be $675 per ounce, equating to 21% of the spot worth. This worth adjustment mechanism expires on the fifth anniversary of the PMPA, after which the manufacturing fee can be equal to twenty% of the spot worth going ahead. Secured Debt Facility : WPMI has additionally offered Montage with a secured debt facility of as much as $75 million to be allotted to venture prices, together with price overruns. Incremental Reserves and Sources 1 : The addition of the Koné Venture will enhance Wheaton’s whole estimated Confirmed and Possible Mineral gold reserves by 0.62 million ounces (“Moz”), Measured and Indicated Mineral gold sources by 0.05 Moz and Inferred gold sources by 0.02 Moz. Different Issues: The Gold Stream will embody a customary completion check based mostly on anticipated gold manufacturing and anticipated mining charges. WPMI has additionally obtained a proper of first refusal on any future valuable steel streams, royalties, prepays or related transactions. The Gold Stream will apply to a Core Space of Curiosity inclusive of the Koné and Gbongogo deposits (the “Core Space of Curiosity”), with exploration upside past the presently outlined deposits. Ore from inside a 100km Expanded Space of Curiosity (“Expanded Space of Curiosity”) can be topic to the stream if that ore is processed on the Koné mineral processing facility, till such time following the Second Dropdown Threshold that ounces obtained below the stream from the Expanded Space of Curiosity is the same as the remaining ounces from the Core Space of Curiosity, at which level the stream share can be lowered to nil.  If at any level after that the remaining ounces from the Core Space of Curiosity exceed the ounces obtained from the Expanded Space of Curiosity, the Firm will proceed receiving 5.4% of payable gold from the Core Space of Curiosity, for the remaining lifetime of mine. Within the occasion of a change of management previous to the sooner of completion and December 31, 2026 , Montage can have an choice to buyback one third of the stream. Montage will present WPMI with company ensures and sure different safety over their property. Montage is predicted to conform in all materials respects with the Worldwide Finance Company’s Efficiency Requirements on Environmental and Social Sustainability, the World Trade Normal on Tailings Administration, and WPMI’s Accomplice/Provider Code of Conduct, which outlines Wheaton’s expectations in regard to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues.

Financing the Transactions

As at June 30, 2024 , the Firm had roughly $540 million of money readily available and believes that when mixed with the liquidity offered by the accessible credit score below the $2 billion revolving time period mortgage and ongoing working money flows, WPMI is properly positioned to fund the acquisition of the Gold Stream in addition to all excellent commitments and identified contingencies and supplies flexibility to amass extra accretive mineral stream pursuits.

About Montage and the Koné Venture

Montage Gold Corp. (TSXV: MAU) is a Canadian-listed firm targeted on changing into a premier multi-asset African gold producer, with its flagship, absolutely permitted, Koné Venture, positioned in Côte d’Ivoire. Koné is positioned roughly 350 kilometres north-west of Yamoussoukro , the political capital of Côte d’Ivoire, and roughly 600 kilometres north-west of Abidjan , the industrial capital of the nation. The Venture is located close to current infrastructure, accessible year-round through highway, and has entry to ample water sources. Based mostly on the Feasibility Examine printed in 2024, Koné ranks as one of many highest high quality gold initiatives in Africa with an extended 16-year mine life, low AISC of $998 /ozover its lifetime of mine, and sizeable annual manufacturing of +300 Koz of gold over the primary eight years. Over the course of 2024, the Montage administration staff can be leveraging their intensive monitor file in growing initiatives in Africa to progress Koné in the direction of a building launch, with a purpose of unlocking important worth for all its stakeholders.

Attributable Gold Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources – Koné Venture

Neil Burns , P.Geo., Vice President, Technical Companies for Wheaton Valuable Metals and Ryan Ulansky , P.Eng., Vice President, Engineering, are a “certified individual” as such time period is outlined below Nationwide Instrument 43-101, and have reviewed and authorized the technical data disclosed on this information launch (particularly Mr. Burns has reviewed mineral useful resource estimates and Mr. Ulansky has reviewed the mineral reserve estimates).

Convention Name

A convention name can be held on October 24, 2024 , beginning at 10:30am Japanese Time to debate these transactions. A presentation on the transaction can be accessible on the Firm’s web site shortly earlier than the convention name. To take part within the reside name, please use one of many following strategies:

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This convention name can be recorded and accessible till October 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET . The webcast can be accessible for one 12 months. You possibly can take heed to an archive of the decision by one of many following strategies:

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Fenix Venture Replace On October 21, 2024 , Rio2 Restricted (“Rio2”) introduced an expanded relationship with Wheaton whereby WPMI now will present a full financing bundle for the development, growth, operation, commissioning and ramp-up of the Fenix Gold Venture (the “Fenix Venture”). WPMI can pay Rio2 extra upfront money consideration of $100 million (over and above the remaining $25 million payable below the prevailing stream with Rio2), in change for which Rio2 will ship 95,000 ounces of gold from the Fenix Venture (topic to adjustment if there are delays in deliveries relative to an agreed schedule). As well as, the Firm has additionally agreed to regulate the manufacturing fee for all gold ounces delivered to twenty% of the spot gold worth. Rio2 has a one-time choice to terminate the requirement to ship the extra gold manufacturing from the top of 2027 till the top of 2029 by delivering 95,000oz much less any of the beforehand delivered gold ounces.

Wheaton will even present a US$20 million contingent price overrun facility within the type of a standby mortgage facility. Lastly, Wheaton has dedicated to take part in a personal placement of Rio2 widespread shares for C$5 million at a worth per share equal to, and concurrent with, a public providing by Rio2.

About Wheaton Valuable Metals Wheaton is the world’s premier valuable metals streaming firm with the highest-quality portfolio of long-life, low-cost property. Its enterprise mannequin affords traders commodity worth leverage and exploration upside however with a a lot decrease danger profile than a conventional mining firm. Wheaton delivers amongst the very best money working margins within the mining business, permitting it to pay a aggressive dividend and proceed to develop by accretive acquisitions. Consequently, Wheaton has persistently outperformed gold and silver, in addition to different mining investments. Wheaton is dedicated to sturdy ESG practices and giving again to the communities the place Wheaton and its mining companions function. Wheaton creates sustainable worth by streaming for all of its stakeholders.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press launch incorporates “forward-looking statements” inside the that means of america Non-public Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking data” inside the that means of relevant Canadian securities laws regarding the enterprise, operations and monetary efficiency of Wheaton and, in some cases, the enterprise, mining operations and efficiency of Wheaton’s Valuable Metals Buy Settlement (“PMPA”) counterparties. Ahead-looking statements, that are all statements aside from statements of historic reality, embody, however will not be restricted to, statements with respect to:

fee by WPMI of $600 million to Montage and the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the Gold Stream; the receipt by WPMI of gold manufacturing in respect of the Venture; the advance by WPMI, and the compensation by Montage, of as much as $75 million to Montage in reference to the Facility; fee by WPMI of $125 million to Rio2 and the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the Fenix Gold Venture stream (as amended); the receipt by WPMI of gold manufacturing in respect of the Fenix Gold Venture; the advance by WPMI, and the compensation by Rio2, of as much as $20 million to Rio2 in reference to the Rio2 standby mortgage facility; the receipt by WPMI of all quantities owing below the Facility, together with, however not restricted to, curiosity; the estimation of future manufacturing from the mineral stream pursuits and mineral royalty pursuits presently owned by the Firm (the “Mining Operations”) (together with within the estimation of manufacturing, mill throughput, grades, recoveries and exploration potential); the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral sources (together with the estimation of reserve conversion charges and the conclusion of such estimations); the graduation, timing and achievement of building, enlargement or enchancment initiatives by Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties at Mining Operations; the fee of upfront money consideration to counterparties below PMPAs, the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with PMPAs and the receipt by the Firm of valuable metals and cobalt manufacturing or different funds in respect of the relevant Mining Operations below PMPAs; the flexibility of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties to adjust to the phrases of a PMPA (together with on account of the enterprise, mining operations and efficiency of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties) and the potential impacts of such on Wheaton; future funds by the Firm in accordance with PMPAs, together with any acceleration of funds; the prices of future manufacturing; the estimation of produced however not but delivered ounces; the long run gross sales of Widespread Shares below, the quantity of web proceeds from, and using the online proceeds from, the at-the-market fairness program; continued itemizing of the Widespread Shares on the LSE, NYSE and TSX; any statements as to future dividends; the flexibility to fund excellent commitments and the flexibility to proceed to amass accretive PMPAs; projected will increase to Wheaton’s manufacturing and money move profile; projected adjustments to Wheaton’s manufacturing combine; the flexibility of Wheaton’s PMPA counterparties to adjust to the phrases of every other obligations below agreements with the Firm; the flexibility to promote valuable metals and cobalt manufacturing; confidence within the Firm’s enterprise construction; the Firm’s evaluation of taxes payable, together with taxes payable below the GMT, and the impression of the CRA Settlement, and the Firm’s skill to pay its taxes; doable CRA home audits for taxation years subsequent to 2016 and worldwide audits; the Firm’s evaluation of the impression of any tax reassessments; the Firm’s intention to file future tax returns in a fashion per the CRA Settlement; the Firm’s local weather change and environmental commitments; and assessments of the impression and determination of assorted authorized and tax issues, together with however not restricted to audits

Typically, these forward-looking statements might be recognized by means of forward-looking terminology comparable to “plans”, “expects” or “doesn’t count on”, “is predicted”, “funds”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “initiatives”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “doesn’t anticipate”, or “believes”, “potential”, or variations of such phrases and phrases or statements that sure actions, occasions or outcomes “could”, “may”, “would”, “would possibly” or “can be taken”, “happen” or “be achieved”. Ahead-looking statements are topic to identified and unknown dangers, uncertainties and different components that will trigger the precise outcomes, degree of exercise, efficiency or achievements of Wheaton to be materially completely different from these expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, together with however not restricted to:

dangers referring to the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Gold Stream; dangers referring to the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Facility; dangers referring to the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Fenix Gold Venture stream; dangers referring to the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Rio2 standby mortgage facility; dangers related to fluctuations within the worth of commodities (together with Wheaton’s skill to promote its valuable metals or cobalt manufacturing at acceptable costs or in any respect); dangers associated to the Mining Operations (together with fluctuations within the worth of the first or different commodities mined at such operations, regulatory, political and different dangers of the jurisdictions wherein the Mining Operations are positioned, precise outcomes of mining, dangers related to exploration, growth, working, enlargement and enchancment on the Mining Operations, environmental and financial dangers of the Mining Operations, and adjustments in venture parameters as Mining Operations plans proceed to be refined); absence of management over the Mining Operations and having to depend on the accuracy of the general public disclosure and different data Wheaton receives from the homeowners and operators of the Mining Operations as the premise for its analyses, forecasts and assessments referring to its personal enterprise; dangers associated to the uncertainty within the accuracy of mineral reserve and mineral useful resource estimation; dangers associated to the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Firm’s PMPAs, together with the flexibility of the businesses with which the Firm has PMPAs to carry out their obligations below these PMPAs within the occasion of a cloth antagonistic impact on the outcomes of operations, monetary situation, money flows or enterprise of such corporations, any acceleration of funds, estimated throughput and exploration potential; dangers referring to manufacturing estimates from Mining Operations, together with anticipated timing of the graduation of manufacturing by sure Mining Operations; Wheaton’s interpretation of, or compliance with, or software of, tax legal guidelines and rules or accounting insurance policies and guidelines, being discovered to be incorrect or the tax impression to the Firm’s enterprise operations being materially completely different than presently contemplated, or the flexibility of the Firm to pay such taxes as and when due; any problem or reassessment by the CRA of the Firm’s tax filings being profitable and the potential unfavorable impression to the Firm’s earlier and future tax filings; dangers in assessing the impression of the CRA Settlement (together with whether or not there can be any materials change within the Firm’s information or change in regulation or jurisprudence); dangers associated to any potential amendments to Canada’s switch pricing guidelines below the Earnings Tax Act ( Canada ) that will consequence from the Division of Finance’s session paper launched June 6, 2023 ; dangers referring to Wheaton’s interpretation of, compliance with, or software of the GMT, together with Canada’s GMTA and the laws enacted in Luxembourg , that applies to the earnings of the Firm’s subsidiaries for fiscal years starting on or after December 31, 2023 ; counterparty credit score and liquidity dangers; mine operator and counterparty focus dangers; indebtedness and ensures dangers; hedging danger; competitors within the streaming business danger; dangers referring to safety over underlying property; dangers referring to third-party PMPAs; dangers referring to income from royalty pursuits; dangers associated to Wheaton’s acquisition technique; dangers referring to third-party rights below PMPAs; dangers referring to future financings and safety issuances; dangers referring to unknown defects and impairments; dangers associated to governmental rules; dangers associated to worldwide operations of Wheaton and the Mining Operations; dangers referring to exploration, growth, working, expansions and enhancements on the Mining Operations; dangers associated to environmental rules; the flexibility of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to acquire and keep vital licenses, permits, approvals and rulings; the flexibility of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to adjust to relevant legal guidelines, rules and allowing necessities; lack of appropriate provides, infrastructure and workers to assist the Mining Operations; dangers associated to underinsured Mining Operations; incapacity to switch and increase mineral reserves, together with anticipated timing of the graduation of manufacturing by sure Mining Operations (together with will increase in manufacturing, estimated grades and recoveries); uncertainties associated to title and indigenous rights with respect to the mineral properties of the Mining Operations; the flexibility of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to acquire sufficient financing; the flexibility of the Mining Operations to finish allowing, building, growth and enlargement; challenges associated to world monetary situations; dangers related to environmental, social and governance issues; dangers associated to fluctuations in commodity costs of metals produced from the Mining Operations aside from valuable metals or cobalt; dangers associated to claims and authorized proceedings towards Wheaton or the Mining Operations; dangers associated to the market worth of the Widespread Shares of Wheaton; the flexibility of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to retain key administration workers or procure the providers of expert and skilled personnel; dangers associated to rates of interest; dangers associated to the declaration, timing and fee of dividends; dangers associated to entry to confidential data concerning Mining Operations; dangers related to a number of listings of the Widespread Shares on the LSE, NYSE and TSX; dangers related to a doable suspension of buying and selling of Widespread Shares; dangers related to the sale of Widespread Shares below the at-the-market fairness program, together with the quantity of any web proceeds from such providing of Widespread Shares and using any such proceeds; fairness worth dangers associated to Wheaton’s holding of lengthy‑time period investments in different corporations; dangers referring to activist shareholders; dangers referring to reputational harm; dangers referring to expression of views by business analysts; dangers associated to the impacts of local weather change and the transition to a low-carbon financial system; dangers related to the flexibility to realize local weather change and environmental commitments at Wheaton and on the Mining Operations; dangers associated to making sure the safety and security of knowledge methods, together with cyber safety dangers; dangers referring to generative synthetic intelligence; dangers referring to compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery legal guidelines; dangers referring to company governance and public disclosure compliance; dangers of great impacts on Wheaton or the Mining Operations on account of an epidemic or pandemic; dangers associated to the adequacy of inner management over monetary reporting; and different dangers mentioned within the part entitled “Description of the Enterprise – Danger Components” in Wheaton’s Annual Info Kind accessible on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and Wheaton’s Kind 40-F for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023 on file with the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee on EDGAR (the “Disclosure”).

Ahead-looking statements are based mostly on assumptions administration presently believes to be affordable, together with (with out limitation):

the fee of $600 million to Montage and the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Gold Stream; the advance by WPMI of as much as $75 million to Montage in reference to the Facility and the receipt by WPMI of all quantities owing below the Facility, together with, however not restricted to, curiosity; the fee of $125 million to Rio2 and the satisfaction of every get together’s obligations in accordance with the phrases of the Fenix Gold Venture stream; the advance by WPMI of as much as $20 million to Rio2 in reference to the Rio2 standby mortgage facility and the receipt by WPMI of all quantities owing below the Rio2 standby mortgage facility, together with, however not restricted to, curiosity; that there can be no materials antagonistic change out there worth of commodities; that the Mining Operations will proceed to function and the mining initiatives can be accomplished in accordance with public statements and obtain their said manufacturing estimates; that the mineral reserves and mineral useful resource estimates from Mining Operations (together with reserve conversion charges) are correct; that public disclosure and different data Wheaton receives from the homeowners and operators of the Mining Operations is correct and full; that the manufacturing estimates from Mining Operations are correct; that every get together will fulfill their obligations in accordance with the PMPAs; that Wheaton will proceed to have the ability to fund or receive funding for excellent commitments; that Wheaton will be capable to supply and procure accretive PMPAs; that the phrases and situations of a PMPA are ample to get better liabilities owed to the Firm; that Wheaton has absolutely thought-about the worth and impression of any third-party pursuits in PMPAs; that expectations concerning the decision of authorized and tax issues can be achieved (together with CRA audits involving the Firm); that Wheaton has correctly thought-about the appliance of Canadian tax legal guidelines to its construction and operations and that Wheaton will be capable to pay taxes when due; that Wheaton has filed its tax returns and paid relevant taxes in compliance with Canadian tax legal guidelines; that Wheaton’s software of the CRA Settlement is correct (together with the Firm’s evaluation that there was no materials change within the Firm’s information or change in regulation or jurisprudence); that Wheaton’s evaluation of the tax publicity and impression on the Firm and its subsidiaries of the implementation of a 15% world minimal tax is correct; that any sale of Widespread Shares below the at-the-market fairness program is not going to have a big impression available on the market worth of the Widespread Shares and that the online proceeds of gross sales of Widespread Shares, if any, can be used as anticipated; that the buying and selling of the Widespread Shares is not going to be adversely affected by the variations in liquidity, settlement and clearing methods on account of a number of listings of the Widespread Shares on the LSE, the TSX and the NYSE; that the buying and selling of the Firm’s Widespread Shares is not going to be suspended; the estimate of the recoverable quantity for any PMPA with an indicator of impairment; that neither Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will endure important impacts on account of an epidemic or pandemic; and such different assumptions and components as set out within the Disclosure.

There might be no assurance that forward-looking statements will show to be correct and even when occasions or outcomes described within the forward-looking statements are realized or considerably realized, there might be no assurance that they’ll have the anticipated penalties to, or results on, Wheaton. Readers mustn’t place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and are cautioned that precise outcomes could fluctuate. The forward-looking statements included herein are for the aim of offering readers with data to help them in understanding Wheaton’s anticipated monetary and operational efficiency and will not be acceptable for different functions. Any forward-looking assertion speaks solely as of the date on which it’s made, displays Wheaton’s administration’s present beliefs based mostly on present data and won’t be up to date besides in accordance with relevant securities legal guidelines. Though Wheaton has tried to establish necessary components that would trigger precise outcomes, degree of exercise, efficiency or achievements to vary materially from these contained in ahead‑wanting statements, there could also be different components that trigger outcomes, degree of exercise, efficiency or achievements to not be as anticipated, estimated or meant.

Cautionary Language Concerning Reserves And Sources

For additional data on Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources and on Wheaton extra usually, readers ought to discuss with Wheaton’s Annual Info Kind for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023 , which was filed on March 28, 2024 and different steady disclosure paperwork filed by Wheaton since January 1, 2024 , accessible on SEDAR at www.sedar.com . Wheaton’s Mineral Reserves and Mineral Sources are topic to the {qualifications} and notes set forth therein. Mineral Sources which aren’t Mineral Reserves wouldn’t have demonstrated financial viability. Numbers have been rounded as required by reporting tips and will lead to obvious summation variations.

Cautionary Observe to United States Buyers Regarding Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Sources: The data contained herein has been ready in accordance with the necessities of the securities legal guidelines in impact in Canada , which differ from the necessities of United States securities legal guidelines. The Firm studies data concerning mineral properties, mineralization and estimates of mineral reserves and mineral sources in accordance with Canadian reporting necessities that are ruled by, and make the most of definitions required by,  Canadian Nationwide Instrument 43-101 – Requirements of Disclosure for Mineral Initiatives (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) – CIM Definition Requirements on Mineral Sources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the “CIM Requirements”). These definitions differ from the definitions adopted by america Securities and Alternate Fee (“SEC”) below america Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) that are relevant to U.S. corporations. Accordingly, there isn’t any assurance any mineral reserves or mineral sources that the Firm could report as “confirmed mineral reserves”, “possible mineral reserves”, “measured mineral sources”, “indicated mineral sources” and “inferred mineral sources” below NI 43-101 could be the identical had the Firm ready the reserve or useful resource estimates below the requirements adopted by the SEC. Info contained herein that describes Wheaton’s mineral deposits will not be akin to related data made public by U.S. corporations topic to reporting and disclosure necessities below america federal securities legal guidelines and the foundations and rules thereunder. United States traders are urged to think about intently the disclosure in Wheaton’s Kind 40-F, a replica of which can be obtained from Wheaton or from .

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