Western Copper and Gold Corporation entered into an upsized C$80 million bought deal financing with Stifel Canada and a syndicate of underwriters. The underwriters will purchase 19,277,500 common shares at C$4.15 per share for gross proceeds of approximately C$80,001,625.
The company granted the underwriters a 30‑day option to buy up to an additional 2,891,625 common shares, which would raise about C$12,000,243.75 more and bring total gross proceeds to roughly C$92,001,869 if fully exercised. Net proceeds are planned to advance permitting and engineering for the Casino Project in the Yukon and for general corporate and working capital purposes.
The offering will be made by short form prospectus in most Canadian provinces and via a Form F‑10 registration statement in the United States, and is scheduled to close on or about February 26, 2026, subject to stock exchange and securities regulatory approvals.
Western Copper and Gold Corporation has arranged a bought deal equity financing, with underwriters led by Stifel Canada agreeing to purchase 12,048,400 common shares at C$4.15 per share for gross proceeds of approximately C$50,000,860. The company has granted an over-allotment option for up to 1,807,260 additional shares, which would raise a further C$7,500,129 and bring total gross proceeds to about C$57,500,989 if exercised in full.
The company plans to use the net proceeds to advance permitting and engineering work at its Casino Project in the Yukon and for general corporate and working capital purposes. The financing will be offered by short form prospectus in Canada and a Form F-10 registration statement in the United States and is expected to close on or about February 26, 2026, subject to stock exchange and regulatory approvals.
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is launching an underwritten primary offering of common shares in Canada and the United States under the MJDS framework. The company has also granted the underwriters an over-allotment option of up to approximately 15% of the base deal size.
Western expects to raise approximately $50,000,000 in net proceeds, to be used mainly to advance permitting, environmental assessment, engineering, and site activities at its Casino copper-gold project in Yukon, with the balance for general corporate and working capital purposes. The company remains in an exploration and development stage with no revenues, reported cumulative losses and an accumulated deficit, and anticipates continued negative operating cash flow.
The filing highlights recent technical management appointments, updated investor rights agreements with Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Materials, and progress on the Casino Project’s environmental and socio-economic assessment, where YESAB has requested supplemental information before moving into a full panel review. The prospectus also warns U.S. investors about PFIC treatment, differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP, cross-border tax considerations, and the challenges of enforcing civil judgments across borders.