VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 15, 2016) - Western Potash Corp. (TSX:WPX)(FRANKFURT:AHE) (the "Western", "the Company") wishes to announce that it has terminated its Normal Course Issuer Bid (the "Bid") as originally announced October 30, 2015. At the end of the Bid the Company had purchased a total of 3.88 million shares at an average price of approximately $0.194 per share. The Company has not yet made a determination regarding the potential cancellation of the shares acquired under the Bid. 

About Western Potash Corp.

Western Potash Corp. is a development company engaged in the evaluation, exploration and development of potash mineral properties in Western Canada. The Company intends to develop a world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner.

For more information on Western Potash Corp.'s projects, please visit the Company's website at: www.westernpotash.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Geoffrey Chang, Chairman

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Except for statements of historical fact relating to the Company, certain information contained herein constitutes "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the filing and results of the Technical Report. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that is set out herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.