March 15, 2024
Vancouver, British
Columbia
DIVIDEND DECLARATION
Wheaton
Precious Metals Announces Increase to Quarterly Dividend
Vancouver, British Columbia -
Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. ("Wheaton" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce that its Board of
Directors has declared its first quarterly
cash dividend payment for 2024 of US$0.155 per common share, an
increase from the fourth quarterly cash dividend payment for 2023
of US$0.15 per common share.
Amendment to Dividend
Policy
The Company has revised its dividend
policy, transitioning from distributing 30% of the average of the
previous four quarters' operating cash flows to shareholders, to
adopting a progressive dividend policy marked by an increase to our
2024 annual dividend.
The declaration, timing, amount and
payment of future dividends remain at the discretion of the Board
of Directors. This dividend qualifies as an 'eligible dividend' for
Canadian income tax purposes.
First Quarterly
Dividend
The first quarterly cash dividend
for 2024 of US$0.155 will be paid to holders of record of Wheaton
common shares as of the close of business on April 3, 2024, and
will be distributed on or about April 15, 2024. The ex-dividend
trading date is April 2, 2024.
Dividend Reinvestment
Plan
The Company has previously
implemented a Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"). Participation in
the DRIP is optional. For the purposes of this quarterly dividend,
the Company has elected to issue common shares under the DRIP
through treasury at the Average Market Price, as defined in the
DRIP, without a discount.
The Company may, from time to time,
in its discretion, apply, change or eliminate any discount
applicable to Treasury Acquisitions, as defined in the DRIP, or
direct that such common shares be purchased in Market Acquisitions,
as defined in the DRIP, at the prevailing market price, any of
which would be publicly announced.
The DRIP and enrollment forms,
including direct deposit, are available for download on the
Company's website at www.wheatonpm.com, in the 'investors' section
under the 'dividends' tab.
Registered shareholders may also
enroll in the DRIP online through the plan agent's self-service web
portal at: https://tsxtrust.com/DRIP
Beneficial shareholders should
contact their financial intermediary to arrange enrollment. All
shareholders considering enrollment in the DRIP should carefully
review the terms of the DRIP and consult with their advisors as to
the implications of enrollment in the DRIP.
This press release is not an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer of securities. A registration
statement relating to the DRIP has been filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission and may be obtained under the
Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's
website at http://www.sec.gov. A written copy of the prospectus
included in the registration statement may be obtained by
contacting the Corporate Secretary of the Company at 1021 West
Hastings Street, Suite 3500, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6E 0C3.
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. Forward-looking statements,
which are all statements other than statements of historical fact,
include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future
dividends. 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 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, 2022 filed March 31, 2023 on file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR and the risks
identified under "Risks and Uncertainties" in Wheaton's
Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December
31, 2023, available on SEDAR+ and in Wheaton's Form 6-K filed March
19, 2024. 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 estimations of future production
from the mining operations and mineral reserves and resources are
accurate, that the mining operations from which Wheaton purchases
precious metals will continue to operate, that each party will
satisfy their obligations in accordance with the precious metals
purchase agreements and royalty agreements, and that Wheaton's
application of the CRA Settlement (including the Company's
assessment that there will be no material change in the Company's
facts or change in law or jurisprudence for years subsequent to
2010) and assessment of the impact of a 15% global minimum tax, are
accurate and that expectations regarding the resolution of legal
and tax matters will be achieved (including CRA audits involving
the Company).
For
further information, please contact:
Emma Murray
Vice President, Investor
Relations
Wheaton Precious Metals
Corp.
Tel: 1-844-288-9878
Email: info@wheatonpm.com