April 11 (Reuters) - Western Copper and Gold Corp
WRN.TO :
* WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD ANNOUNCES EXERCISE OF
PARTICIPATION
RIGHT IN FULL BY RIO TINTO
* WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD - RIO TINTO CANADA TO EXERCISE
PARTICIPATION RIGHT IN FULL RELATED TO STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY
MITSUBISHI MATERIALS
* WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD - RIO TINTO WILL SUBSCRIBE FOR
878,809
SHARES OF CO FOR PROCEEDS OF ABOUT C$2.3 MILLION
* WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORP - CONFIRMS THAT MITSUBISHI
MATERIALS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR 8.1 MILLION COMMON SHARES OF CO FOR
PROCEEDS OF ABOUT C$21.3 MILLION
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