NexGen Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 31, 2013) - NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NXE) (the "Company" or "NexGen") is pleased to announce it has appointed Andriyko Herchak as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr Herchak was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Hathor Exploration Ltd. ("Hathor"), a TSX listed company which discovered the Roughrider uranium deposits, located directly adjacent to NexGen's Radio Property, in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan in 2008. During his five years as Chief Financial Officer, Hathor raised $100 million and acquired its major joint venture partners to consolidate ownership of its assets. In 2012, Hathor was acquired for $654 million in cash by Rio Tinto. Mr Herchak left Hathor following the successful change of control. Mr Herchak is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. Mr Herchak replaces Bethany Kitto whose contribution to NexGen during its start-up phase has been greatly appreciated. Mrs Kitto will continue providing accounting support, reporting to Mr Herchak.

Leigh Curyer, NexGen's CEO commented, "the appointment of Mr Herchak as Chief Financial Officer to our executive team is another significant appointment. Mr Herchak is extremely well qualified and experienced for the position at NexGen, with an excellent knowledge of our portfolio and corporate activities given his previous role at Hathor. It is with pleasure, that I welcome Mr Herchak aboard."

In connection with Mr. Herchak's appointment, the Company granted Mr. Herchak 200,000 options. Further to the Company's previous news release on May 22, 2013 regarding the hiring of Mr. Sykes and Mr. Schwab as senior geologists, the Company also granted 150,000 options to Mr. Sykes and 75,000 options to Mr Schwab. Each option entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.40 per share, has a term of five years, vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the date of grant and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's stock option plan.

Also, as per the terms of the Radio Option agreement on the Company's Radio Project, the Company has issued an aggregate of 1,157,589 common shares (the "Issuance") to Michael Lederhouse, Timothy Young and Matthew Mason (collectively, the "Optionors"). As a result of the Issuance, the Optionors' collectively shareholding in the Company is again 13.334% (on a fully diluted basis), after giving effect to the recently completed qualifying transaction among the Company (then Clermont Capital Inc.) and NexGen Energy Ltd. (then a private British Columbia corporation).

The Radio Option Agreement grants NexGen the exclusive right and option to acquire a 70% interest in the Radio Project from the Optionors in exchange for a staged combination of cash and NexGen shares.

The common shares issued to the Optionors are subject to a four month hold period under applicable securities laws, and imposed by the TSX Venture Exchange, expiring September 30, 2013.

About NexGen

NexGen is a British Columbia corporation with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian uranium projects. NexGen has a highly experienced team of exploration professionals with a track record in the discovery of unconformity-style uranium deposits in Canada.

NexGen owns a portfolio of highly prospective uranium exploration assets in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, including, an option to earn a 70% interest in the Radio Project, immediately adjacent to Rio Tinto's Roughrider Deposit and a 100% interest in Rook 1, immediately adjacent to the North East of Patterson Lake South (PLS) and holds one of the most dominant land positions on the Western side of the Athabasca Basin.

Forward-Looking Information

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