Sentient IV Acquires Securities of North American Nickel Inc.

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MONTREAL, June 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Sentient Executive GP IV, Limited ("Sentient IV") announces that, in connection with a private placement with North American Nickel Inc. ("NAN"), it has acquired control over 6,257,987 units (the "Units") of NAN on June 19, 2013.

Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of NAN (a "NAN Share") and one half common share purchase warrant of NAN (each whole common share purchase warrant, a "NAN Warrant").  Each NAN Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire a NAN Share at a price of $0.21 per share until June 18, 2015.  As such, Sentient IV acquired control over 6,257,987 NAN Shares and 3,128,993 NAN Warrants.

Sentient IV has control over 36,552,399 NAN Shares (representing approximately 29.92% of the outstanding NAN Shares) and the right to acquire 18,276,199 NAN Shares through 18,276,199 common share purchase warrants issued by NAN.  In the event all of the 18,276,199 common share purchase warrants issued by NAN are fully exercised, Sentient IV would acquire control over a maximum of 54,828,598 NAN Shares (including the 36,552,399 NAN Shares over which Sentient IV currently has control). These combined holdings would represent approximately 39.04% of the outstanding NAN Shares, calculated on a partially diluted basis assuming the full exercise of the 18,276,199 common share purchase warrants issued by NAN held by Sentient IV only.

Sentient IV acquired the Units for investment purposes only and not with a view to materially affecting control of NAN.

SOURCE: SENTIENT EXECUTIVE GP IV, LIMITED

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