VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 31, 2017) - Western Potash Corp.
(TSX:WPX)(FRANKFURT:AHE) ("Western Potash", the "Company") is pleased to announce the successful completion of its
previously announced corporate reorganization by way of a court approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations
Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") with Western Resources Corp. ("Western Resources"), pursuant to which Western
Resources has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Western Potash and Western Potash has become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Resources.
Under the terms of the Arrangement, former Western Potash shareholders received Western Resources shares on the basis of 0.2
of a Western Resources common share for each one (1) Western Potash common share.
"We are very pleased to have concluded the reorganization which will allow us to achieve an optimal corporate structure and
facilitate our ability to consider and implement alternative value enhancing opportunities," commented Geoffrey Chang, Chairman
of Western Potash.
With the Arrangement now complete, Western Resources expects to become the TSX listed successor company to Western Potash.
Western Potash shares are expected to be delisted from the TSX on April 5, 2017 and Western Resources shares are expected to
commence trading simultaneously.
Further details regarding the Arrangement are set out in the management information circular of Western Potash dated February
7, 2017, which is available on SEDAR under the Company's issuer profile at www.sedar.com.
For more information on Western Potash Corp., please visit the Company's website at: www.westernpotash.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Geoffrey Chang
Chairman
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management as of the date such statements are made and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information that is set out herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.