Platinum Group Metals Announces US$40 Million Bought Deal Financing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 24, 2016) - Platinum Group Metals Ltd., (TSX:PTM)(NYSE MKT:PLG) (the "Company" or "Platinum Group Metals") has announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets under which the underwriters have agreed to buy on a bought deal basis 22,230,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares"), at a price of US$1.80 per Common Share for gross proceeds of US$40,014,000 (the "Offering"). The Company has granted the Underwriters an option, exercisable at the offering price for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering, to purchase up to an additional 15% of the Offering to cover over-allotments, if any. The Offering is expected to close on or about November 1, 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions including, but not limited to, Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE MKT approvals.

The net proceeds of the Offering will be used for (i) underground development and production ramp-up of the Project 1 Maseve Platinum Mine, (ii) working capital during start-up, (iii) repayment of all or a portion of the US$5 million second advance received by the Company under the amended and restated credit agreement dated October 11, 2016 between the Company and Sprott Resource Lending Partnership, among other lenders, and (iv) general corporate purposes.

The Offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and a corresponding Canadian base shelf prospectus filed with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec. A prospectus supplement relating to the Offering has been filed with the SEC and with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec.

A copy of the prospectus supplement and base shelf prospectus relating to the Offering in Canada may be obtained by contacting BMO Capital Markets, Brampton Distribution Centre C/O The Data Group of Companies, 9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, Ontario, L6S 6H2 or by telephone at [phone] Ext 4312 or by email at [e-mail]. A copy of the prospectus supplement and base shelf prospectus relating to the Offering in the United States may be obtained by contacting BMO Capital Markets Corp., Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 3 Times Square, 25^th Floor, New York, NY 10036 (Attn: Equity Syndicate), or by telephone at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].