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Vancouver, BC – December 13, 2012 NexGen Energy Ltd ("NexGen") is pleased to announce that it has completed a private placement with Tigris Uranium Corp ("Tigris") 3.75 million units of NexGen at a price of 40 cents per unit for gross proceeds of $1.5M. Each unit comprises one common share of NexGen and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share of NexGen for 60 cents for a period of 24 months. The subscription by Tigris is the first tranche of a $5M private placement ("Private Placement") being led by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. consisting of both subscription receipts (each of which shall convert into one unit upon completion of the transaction with Clermont as defined and described below) and flow-through common shares, at a price of 40 cents per subscription receipt or flow-through share, as the case may be
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