Western Uranium & Vanadium Announces Brokered LIFE Financing of $5 Million

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Toronto, Ontario and Nucla, Colorado, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. (CSE: WUC) (“Western” or the  ”Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an engagement agreement with A.G.P. Canada Investments ULC ("A.G.P. Canada") to act as sole underwriter and bookrunner for the Company in connection with a bought deal private placement financing of 5,555,556 units at a price of Cdn$0.90 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of  approximately Cdn$5,000,000 (the “Offering”).  Each unit to be placed in the Offering (each, a “Unit”) will be comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant being exercisable for one common share of the Company at a price of Cdn$1.20 per share, for a period of four years and a half.

The Units to be issued under the Offering will be offered to purchasers pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption (“LIFE”) under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106– Prospectus Exemptions in all the provinces of Canada, except Québec, and in certain other jurisdictions pursuant to applicable securities laws. The securities issuable pursuant to the LIFE exemption will not be subject to any statutory hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws. Western has prepared and filed an offering document (the “Offering Document”) relating to the Offering that can be accessed under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.com, and is posting the same on the Company's website at www.western-uranium.com. Prospective investors should read the Offering Document before making an investment decision.

Closing of the Offering is subject to certain conditions and receipt of all necessary approvals, including compliance with the requirements of the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”).

A commission comprised of cash and broker warrants is expected to be paid on closing to A.G.P. Canada on proceeds raised from the Offering through their efforts. Broker warrants will have similar terms and conditions as the Offering warrants, except that broker warrants will be subject to a statutory four-month hold period. As described in greater detail in the Offering Document, the net proceeds of the Offering will be used as follows:  (a) permitting of Mustang Mineral Processing Plant; (b) drilling, monitoring and permitting for the San Rafael Uranium Project; (c) mine development and maintenance across the production portfolio; (c) permitting and baseline data collection for Topaz Mine; and (e) general corporate working capital purposes, including general and administrative costs.