Western Potash Corp. Obtains Final Order for Plan of Arrangement

/EINPresswire.com/ -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 15, 2017) - Western Potash Corp. (TSX:WPX) (FRANKFURT:AHE) (the "Western", "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has obtained a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Final Order") approving the corporate reorganization by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") with Western Resources Corp. ("Western Resources"). The Final Order, among other things, authorizes Western Resources to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on the basis of 0.2 of a Western Resources common share for each one (1) Western Potash common share.

On March 9, 2017, in accordance with an interim order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia dated February 6, 2017, the Company held an annual and special meeting of the holders of common shares of Western Potash (the "Meeting") where the shareholders were asked, among other things, to consider and pass a special resolution approving the Arrangement (the "Arrangement Resolution"). At the Meeting, the Arrangement Resolution was overwhelmingly approved by approximately 96.20 % of the votes of Western Potash shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Western Potash Meeting.

The Company anticipates that the Arrangement will close on or about March 31, 2017, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all other conditions to the Arrangement.

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 and CEO

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