Quest Rare Minerals Announces Proposed $2.25 Million Private Placement

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- Private placement to consist of a maximum of $1.75 million in "flow-through" shares and $500,000 in "hard-dollar" units

- Quest grants option to agents to increase size of private placement by up to 15%

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired - June 5, 2013) - Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM) (NYSE MKT:QRM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an engagement letter with Secutor Capital Management Corp. and Marquest Asset Management Inc., as co-lead agents, for a private placement of up to 2,364,864 "flow-through" shares at a price of $0.74 per share, for maximum gross proceeds to Quest of $1.75 million, and up to 735,294 "hard-dollar" units at a price of $0.68 per unit, for maximum gross proceeds to Quest of $500,000. The total maximum gross proceeds from the proposed private placement are $2.25 million.

Each of the "hard-dollar" units will be comprised of one common share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant. Each of the full warrants will entitle its holder to acquire one additional Quest common share at a price of $1.00 for a period of 18 months from the closing date of the private placement. If at any time prior to the expiry date of the warrants, the volume weighted average price of Quest's common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange exceeds $1.50 for a period of not less than 20 consecutive trading days, Quest may reduce the period during which the warrants may be exercised, such that the warrants will expire on the date which is 30 days after the date on which Quest sends a notice to warrant holders.

Quest has granted an option to the co-lead agents, exercisable prior to the closing, to increase the size of the private placement by up to 354,729 additional "flow-through" shares (15%) and up to 110,294 additional "hard-dollar" units (15%), to be issued at the same price as the "flow-through" shares and "hard-dollar" units, respectively. The agents' option may be exercised at any time up to 24 hours prior to the closing of the private placement. If the agents' option is exercised in full, Quest will issue a total of 2,719,593 "flow-through" shares for proceeds of $2,012,500, and 845,588 "hard-dollar" units for proceeds of $575,000, for a total offering of $2,587,500.

Quest will use the proceeds from the issuance of the "flow-through" shares for exploration on its properties in Québec, and will use the net proceeds from the issuance of the "hard-dollar" units for working capital.

Purchasers of the Quest "flow-through" shares will be entitled to claim a 100% deduction of the amount of their subscription for Canadian federal and Québec provincial income tax purposes, for the 2013 taxation year, and individual purchasers will be entitled to claim an additional 15% federal investment tax credit in respect of such expenditures. Individual purchasers of "flow-through" shares resident in Québec will be entitled to two additional deductions of 25% each.

The private placement is expected to close on or about June 13, 2013.

The private placement will be effected pursuant to prospectus exemptions under applicable Canadian securities legislation. It is subject to regulatory approval, including that of the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE MKT, and to standard closing conditions, including the signing of a definitive Agency Agreement with Secutor Capital Management Corp. and Marquest Asset Management Inc. The securities issued by Quest in the private placement will be subject to a four-month "hold period" under applicable Canadian securities legislation.


About Quest Rare Minerals

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. ("Quest") is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on the identification and discovery of new and significant Rare Earth deposit opportunities. Quest is publicly listed on the TSX and NYSE MKT as "QRM" and is led by a highly-respected management and technical team with a proven mine-finding track record. Quest is currently advancing several high-potential projects in Canada's premier exploration areas: the Strange Lake and the Misery Lake areas of northeastern Québec. Quest's 2009 exploration led to the discovery of a significant new Rare Earth metal deposit, the B-Zone, on its Strange Lake property in northeastern Québec. Quest has filed a National Instrument 43-101 Indicated and Inferred Resource Estimate on the B-Zone deposit and has completed a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the deposit. In addition, Quest announced the discovery of an important new area of REE mineralization on its Misery Lake project, approximately 120 km south of the Strange Lake project. Quest continues to pursue high-value project opportunities throughout North America.


Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd.
Peter J. Cashin, President & CEO
(416) 916-0777 or 1-877-916-0777
(416) 916-0779 (FAX)
info@questrareminerals.com
www.questrareminerals.com