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From: LT-Optimist	5/22/2014 3:03:56 PM
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Press Release - April 28, 2014 ALTIUS CLOSES ACQUISITION OF PRAIRIE ROYALTIES and CDP PORTFOLIO - Altius Emerges as Canada’s Leading Diversified Minerals Royalty Company St. John’s - Altius Minerals Corporation (“Altius”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced Arrangement for the acquisition of a portfolio of 11 producing coal and potash royalties from Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. (“Prairie Royalties”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sherritt International Corporation (“Sherritt”). The acquisition was completed in partnership with Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance, and the Chairman of Haywood Securities Inc. and certain of his affiliated trusts. The Prairie Royalties will be proportionately owned according to each partner’s respective share of the total $460 million acquisition price of which Altius’ 52.36% was $240.9 million. Altius will act as the general partner of the limited partnerships holding the royalty interests and will manage the day-to-day affairs of the royalty business. Altius has also completed the acquisition of Sherritt’s 50% interest in Carbon Development Partnership (“CDP”) for $21 million and has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to acquire their remaining 50% interest in CDP for an additional $21 million within 30 days. As part of its acquisition financing Altius has entered into a $140 million 5-year secured credit facility with a syndicate of lenders that includes Sprott Resource Lending Corp., Earlston Investments Corp. and the Chairman of Haywood Securities Inc. and certain of his affiliated trusts. Altius CEO Brian Dalton commented on the transaction completion by saying: “This represents the achievement of a multi-year goal that the board and management of Altius set for itself to develop scale in the minerals royalty sector. The level of diversity and longevity that this portfolio offers Altius shareholders has greatly exceeded our expectations. We look forward now to continuing to deliver strong results from our project generation business and further building upon this leading diversified minerals royalty portfolio. I wish to sincerely thank the entire Altius team and all of our partners and advisors for their extraordinary efforts in support of reaching this important goal.”

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