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Wheaton Precious Metals Completes Previously
Announced Gold Stream on the Hemlo Mine
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 26, 2025 /CNW/ - Wheaton
Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has completed the previously announced
Gold Stream (the "Gold Stream") with Carcetti Capital Corporation ("Carcetti") to support Carcetti's acquisition (the
"Acquisition") of the Hemlo Mine from Barrick Mining Corporation ("Barrick"), which closed November 26, 2025. The
closing of this transaction will deliver immediate production and cash flow to Wheaton.
Carcetti's final financing package for the Acquisition
included:
(All values in US$ unless otherwise noted)
| • | A $300 million Wheaton Gold Stream; |
| • | Concurrent equity financing with gross proceeds totalling $542 million
(the "Equity Financing"), of which Wheaton participated in the amount of approximately $30 million; and |
| • | Up to $250 million in bank debt (the "Acquisition Facility"). |
The Gold Stream is a key component of Carcetti's comprehensive
financing package, aiding Carcetti with the capital required to complete the Acquisition and advance further improvements at Hemlo.
Carcetti has elected to change its name to Hemlo Mining Corp. ("HMC"). Wheaton had originally committed total upfront consideration
of up to $400 million, of which HMC elected an amount of $300 million, in accordance with the terms of the commitment.
Gold Stream Key Terms
| • | Upfront Consideration: Wheaton has paid HMC total upfront cash consideration
of $300 million (the "Deposit"). |
| • | Streamed Metal: Wheaton will purchase 10.13% of the payable gold until
a total of 135,750 ounces of gold has been delivered (the "First Dropdown Threshold"), at which point Wheaton will purchase
6.75% of the payable gold until an additional 117,998 ounces of gold has been delivered (the "Second Dropdown Threshold"), at
which point Wheaton will purchase 4.50% of payable gold for the life of the mine. Each of the First Dropdown Threshold and the Second
Dropdown Threshold will be subject to adjustment if there are delays in deliveries relative to an agreed schedule, and commencing in 2033,
if deliveries fall behind the agreed schedule by 10 thousand ounces ("Koz") or more, the stream percentage will be increased
by 5% until deliveries catch up with the agreed schedule. The payable gold will be reduced by half with respect to gold production from
certain claims comprising the Interlake deposit. Payable gold is calculated using a fixed payable factor of 99.95%. |
| • | Effective Date: The Gold Stream has an effective date of October 31,
2025. |
| • | Production Profile1: Attributable Gold Stream production
is forecast to average approximately 15 Koz of gold per annum for the first 10 full years of production, and over 13 Koz per annum for
the life of mine. The Hemlo Mine is forecast to have a 14-year mine life, with significant brownfield exploration potential near existing
underground infrastructure. |
| • | Production Payments: Wheaton will make ongoing payments for the
gold ounces delivered equal to 20% of the spot price of gold. |
| • | Incremental Reserves and Resources1: The addition
of the Hemlo Mine will increase Wheaton's total estimated Proven and Probable Mineral gold reserves by 0.19 million ounces ("Moz"),
Measured and Indicated Mineral gold resources by 0.06 Moz and Inferred gold resources by 0.03 Moz. |
| • | Wheaton will obtain a right of first refusal on any future precious metal
streams, royalties, prepays or similar transactions with respect to the Hemlo Mine. |
| • | HMC will provide Wheaton with corporate guarantees, as well as first-priority
security interests on substantially all of HMC's assets on a shared basis with the lenders under the Acquisition Facility. |
| • | HMC is expected to comply in all material respects with the Global Industry
Standard on Tailings Management, the Towards Sustainable Mining Standard, and Wheaton's Partner/Supplier Code of Conduct, which outlines
Wheaton's expectations in regard to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters. |
Financing the Transactions
As at September 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $1.2 billion of cash on hand. Wheaton believes that, when combined with the liquidity
available under its $2 billion revolving term loan and ongoing operating cash flows, it is well positioned to fund the acquisition of
the Gold Stream. This financial position supports outstanding commitments and known contingencies, while providing flexibility to pursue
additional accretive mineral stream interests.
About Hemlo Mining Corp. and the Hemlo Mine
Hemlo Mining Corp. is a Canadian-listed mining company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, led by an experienced leadership
team with a long history and deep understanding of Hemlo. The Hemlo mine has produced approximately 25 million ounces of gold, and has
been operating continuously for more than 30 years. Located just north of Lake Superior on the Trans-Canada Highway, about 35 kilometres
east of Marathon, Ontario, it's currently an underground operation and has long been considered a cornerstone of Canada's mining sector.
Previously under the ownership of Barrick Mining Corporation, Hemlo transitioned from an open pit operation to an underground operation
in October 2020.
About Wheaton Precious Metals
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 accretive acquisitions. As a result, Wheaton has consistently outperformed gold and silver, as well as other
mining investments. Wheaton is committed to strong ESG practices and giving back to the communities where Wheaton and its mining partners
operate. Wheaton creates sustainable value through streaming for all of its stakeholders.
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| 1) Please refer to the Attributable Mineral Reserves & Mineral Resources tables on the Company's website for full disclosure of reserves and resources associated with the Hemlo Mine including accompanying footnotes. |
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 business, operations and financial performance of Wheaton
and, in some instances, the business, mining operations and performance of Wheaton's Precious Metals Purchase Agreement ("PMPA")
counterparties. Forward-looking statements, which are all statements other than statements of historical fact, include, but are not limited
to, statements with respect to:
| • | the future price of commodities; |
| • | the estimation of future production from the mineral stream interests and
mineral royalty interests currently owned by the Company (the "Mining Operations") (including in the estimation of production,
mill throughput, grades, recoveries and exploration potential); |
| • | the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources (including the estimation
of reserve conversion rates and the realization of such estimations); |
| • | the commencement, timing and achievement of construction, expansion or improvement
projects by Wheaton's PMPA counterparties at Mining Operations; |
| • | the payment of upfront cash consideration to counterparties under PMPAs, the
satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance with PMPAs and the receipt by the Company of precious metals and cobalt production
or other payments in respect of the applicable Mining Operations under PMPAs; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton's PMPA counterparties to comply with the terms of a
PMPA (including as a result of the business, mining operations and performance of Wheaton's PMPA counterparties) and the potential impacts
of such on Wheaton; |
| • | future payments by the Company in accordance with PMPAs, including any acceleration
of payments; |
| • | the costs of future production; |
| • | the estimation of produced but not yet delivered ounces; |
| • | the future sales of Common Shares under, the amount of net proceeds from,
and the use of the net proceeds from, the at-the-market equity program; |
| • | continued listing of the Common Shares on the LSE, NYSE and TSX; |
| • | any statements as to future dividends; |
| • | the ability to fund outstanding commitments and the ability to continue to
acquire accretive PMPAs; |
| • | projected increases to Wheaton's production and cash flow profile; |
| • | projected changes to Wheaton's production mix; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton's PMPA counterparties to comply with the terms of any
other obligations under agreements with the Company; |
| • | the ability to sell precious metals and cobalt production; |
| • | confidence in the Company's business structure; |
| • | the Company's assessment of taxes payable, including taxes payable under the
Global Minimum Tax ("GMT"), and the impact of the CRA Settlement, and the Company's ability to pay its taxes; |
| • | possible CRA domestic audits for taxation years subsequent to 2019 and international
audits subsequent to 2017; |
| • | the Company's assessment of the impact of any tax reassessments; |
| • | the Company's intention to file future tax returns in a manner consistent
with the CRA Settlement; |
| • | the Company's climate change and environmental commitments; and |
| • | assessments of the impact and resolution of various legal and tax matters,
including but not limited to audits. |
Generally, these forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is
expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "projects", "intends",
"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", "potential", or variations of such words
and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might"
or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". 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:
| • | risks associated with fluctuations in the price of commodities (including
Wheaton's ability to sell its precious metals or cobalt production at acceptable prices or at all); |
| • | risks related to the Mining Operations (including fluctuations in the price
of the primary or other commodities mined at such operations, regulatory, political and other risks of the jurisdictions in which the
Mining Operations are located, actual results of mining, risks associated with exploration, development, operating, expansion and improvement
at the Mining Operations, environmental and economic risks of the Mining Operations, and changes in project parameters as Mining Operations
plans continue to be refined); |
| • | absence of control over the Mining Operations and having to rely on the accuracy
of the public disclosure and other information Wheaton receives from the owners and operators of the Mining Operations as the basis for
its analyses, forecasts and assessments relating to its own business; |
| • | risks related to the uncertainty in the accuracy of mineral reserve and mineral
resource estimation; |
| • | risks related to the satisfaction of each party's obligations in accordance
with the terms of the Company's PMPAs, including the ability of the companies with which the Company has PMPAs to perform their obligations
under those PMPAs in the event of a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or business
of such companies, any acceleration of payments, estimated throughput and exploration potential; |
| • | risks relating to production estimates from Mining Operations, including anticipated
timing of the commencement of production by certain Mining Operations; |
| • | Wheaton's interpretation of, or compliance with, or application of, tax laws
and regulations or accounting policies and rules, being found to be incorrect or the tax impact to the Company's business operations being
materially different than currently contemplated, , or the ability of the Company to pay such taxes as and when due; |
| • | any challenge or reassessment by the CRA of the Company's tax filings being
successful and the potential negative impact to the Company's previous and future tax filings; |
| • | risks in assessing the impact of the CRA Settlement (including whether there
will be any material change in the Company's facts or change in law or jurisprudence); |
| • | risks related to any potential amendments to Canada's transfer pricing rules
under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that may result from the Department of Finance's consultation paper released June 6, 2023; |
| • | risks relating to Wheaton's interpretation of, compliance with, or application
of the GMT, including Canada's Global Minimum Tax Act ("GMTA") and the legislation enacted in Luxembourg, that applies to the
income of the Company's subsidiaries for fiscal years beginning on or after December 31, 2023; |
| • | counterparty credit and liquidity risks; |
| • | mine operator and counterparty concentration risks; |
| • | indebtedness and guarantees risks; |
| • | competition in the streaming industry risk; |
| • | risks relating to security over underlying assets; |
| • | risks relating to third-party PMPAs; |
| • | risks relating to revenue from royalty interests; |
| • | risks related to Wheaton's acquisition strategy; |
| • | risks relating to third-party rights under PMPAs; |
| • | risks relating to future financings and security issuances; |
| • | risks relating to unknown defects and impairments; |
| • | risks related to governmental regulations; |
| • | risks related to international operations of Wheaton and the Mining Operations; |
| • | risks relating to exploration, development, operating, expansions and improvements
at the Mining Operations; |
| • | risks related to environmental regulations; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain and maintain necessary
licenses, permits, approvals and rulings; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to comply with applicable
laws, regulations and permitting requirements; |
| • | lack of suitable supplies, infrastructure and employees to support the Mining
Operations; |
| • | risks related to underinsured Mining Operations; |
| • | inability to replace and expand mineral reserves, including anticipated timing
of the commencement of production by certain Mining Operations (including increases in production, estimated grades and recoveries); |
| • | uncertainties related to title and indigenous rights with respect to the mineral
properties of the Mining Operations; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to obtain adequate financing; |
| • | the ability of the Mining Operations to complete permitting, construction,
development and expansion; |
| • | challenges related to global financial conditions; |
| • | risks associated with environmental, social and governance matters; |
| • | risks related to fluctuations in commodity prices of metals produced from
the Mining Operations other than precious metals or cobalt; |
| • | risks related to claims and legal proceedings against Wheaton or the Mining
Operations; |
| • | risks related to the market price of the Common Shares of Wheaton; |
| • | the ability of Wheaton and the Mining Operations to retain key management
employees or procure the services of skilled and experienced personnel; |
| • | risks related to interest rates; |
| • | risks related to the declaration, timing and payment of dividends; |
| • | risks related to access to confidential information regarding Mining Operations; |
| • | risks associated with multiple listings of the Common Shares on the LSE, NYSE
and TSX; |
| • | risks associated with a possible suspension of trading of Common Shares; |
| • | equity price risks related to Wheaton's holding of long-term investments in
other companies; |
| • | risks relating to activist shareholders; |
| • | risks relating to reputational damage; |
| • | risks relating to expression of views by industry analysts; |
| • | risks related to the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon
economy; |
| • | risks associated with the ability to achieve climate change and environmental
commitments at Wheaton and at the Mining Operations; |
| • | risks related to ensuring the security and safety of information systems,
including cyber security risks; |
| • | risks relating to generative artificial intelligence; |
| • | risks relating to compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws; |
| • | risks relating to corporate governance and public disclosure compliance; |
| • | risks of significant impacts on Wheaton or the Mining Operations as a result
of an epidemic or pandemic; |
| • | risks related to the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting;
and |
| • | other risks discussed in the section entitled "Description of the Business
- Risk Factors" in Wheaton's Annual Information Form available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and Wheaton's Form 40-F for the
year ended December 31, 2024 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR (the "Disclosure"). |
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 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 reserves and mineral resource estimates from Mining Operations
(including reserve conversion rates) are accurate; |
| • | that public disclosure and other information Wheaton receives from the owners
and operators of the Mining Operations is accurate and complete; |
| • | that the production estimates from Mining Operations are accurate; |
| • | that each party will satisfy their obligations in accordance with the 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 the terms and conditions of a PMPA are sufficient to recover liabilities
owed to the Company; |
| • | that Wheaton has fully considered the value and impact of any third-party
interests in PMPAs; |
| • | that expectations regarding the resolution of legal and tax matters will be
achieved (including CRA audits involving the Company); |
| • | that Wheaton has properly considered the application of Canadian tax laws
to its structure and operations and that Wheaton will be able to pay taxes when due; |
| • | that Wheaton has filed its tax returns and paid applicable taxes in compliance
with Canadian tax laws; |
| • | that Wheaton's application of the CRA Settlement is accurate (including the
Company's assessment that there has been no material change in the Company's facts or change in law or jurisprudence); |
| • | that Wheaton's assessment of the tax exposure and impact on the Company and
its subsidiaries of the implementation of a 15% global minimum tax is accurate; |
| • | that the trading of the Common Shares will not be adversely affected by the
differences in liquidity, 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 Company's Common Shares will not be suspended; |
| • | the estimate of the recoverable amount for any PMPA with an indicator of impairment; |
| • | that neither Wheaton nor the Mining Operations will suffer significant impacts
as a result of an epidemic or pandemic; 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 appropriate 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 results, level
of activity, performance or achievements not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Cautionary Language Regarding Reserves and Resources
For further information on Mineral Reserves and Mineral
Resources and on Wheaton more generally, readers should refer to Wheaton's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024,
which was filed on March 31, 2025 and other continuous disclosure documents filed by Wheaton since January 1, 2025, available on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca. Wheaton's Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are subject to the qualifications and notes set forth therein. Mineral
Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning
Estimates of Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources: The information contained herein has been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of United States securities laws. The
Company reports information regarding mineral properties, mineralization and estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources in accordance
with Canadian reporting requirements which are governed by, and utilize definitions required by, Canadian National Instrument 43-101
- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
(the "CIM") - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the
"CIM Standards"). These definitions differ from the definitions adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") which are applicable to
U.S. companies. Accordingly, there is no assurance any mineral reserves or mineral resources that the Company may report as "proven
mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources"
and "inferred mineral resources" under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the reserve or resource estimates
under the standards adopted by the SEC. Accordingly, information contained herein that describes Wheaton's mineral deposits may not be
comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States
federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. United States investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure
in Wheaton's Form 40-F, a copy of which may be obtained from Wheaton or from https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
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For further information: For further information, please contact:
Wheaton Precious Metals: Emma Murray, Vice President, Investor Relations, Tel: 1-844-288-9878, Email: info@wheatonpm.com
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