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Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Update in Respect of its At-the-market Equity Program
Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Update in Respect of its At-the-market Equity Program ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Wheaton Precious Metals Announces Update in Respect of its At-the-market Equity Program\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntar{\nTEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n TSX | NYSE | LSE:WPM\n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n ,\n \n May 12, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (\"Wheaton\" or \"the Company\") announced today that the Company has filed a new prospectus supplement in connection with its existing at-the-market equity program (\"ATM Program\") that allows the Company to issue up to\n \n US$300 million\n \n (or the equivalent in Canadian dollars determined using the daily exchange rate posted by the Bank of\n \n Canada\n \n 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) in 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\n \n the United States\n \n , 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.\n \n \n 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. To date, no Common Shares have been issued through the ATM program.\n \n \n Sales of Common Shares through the ATM Program will be made pursuant to the terms of an ATM equity offering sales agreement dated\n \n April 16, 2020\n \n , as amended on\n \n May 12, 2021\n \n (the \"Sales Agreement\"),...