OTC Markets Group Welcomes NexGen Energy to OTCQX

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial markets, today announced NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX-V: NXE; OTCQX: NXGEF), a uranium exploration and development company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market.

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NexGen begins trading today, August 25, 2015, on OTCQX under the symbol "NXGEF."  Investors in the U.S. can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.

"We are pleased to welcome NexGen to our family of established U.S. and international companies on OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group.  "OTCQX provides a transparent, efficient U.S. trading market for Canadian companies that seek to broaden their shareholder base in the U.S. without incurring the high cost and complexity of a U.S. stock exchange listing.  We look forward to supporting NexGen in its continued growth as a publicly-traded company."

Leigh Curyer, NexGen's CEO, commented, "We are proud to be traded on the OTCQX market and to give current and prospective NexGen shareholders based in the U.S. a more efficient way to access quotations and learn about the company's developments. Trading on OTCQX compliments the company's efforts to broaden its U.S. shareholder base."

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP serves as NexGen's Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.

About NexGen Energy Ltd.
NexGen is a British Columbia corporation with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian uranium projects. NexGen has a highly experienced team of uranium industry professionals with a successful track record in the discovery of world class uranium deposits and in developing projects through discovery to production.

NexGen owns a portfolio of highly prospective uranium exploration assets in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, including a 100% interest in Rook I, location of the Arrow Discovery in February 2014 and Bow Discovery in March 2015.

About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates Open, Transparent and Connected financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities.  Through our OTC Link® ATS, we directly link a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services for a wide spectrum of securities.  We organize these securities into markets to inform investors of opportunities and risks: the OTCQX® Best Market; the OTCQB® Venture Market; and the OTC Pink® Open Market.  Our data-driven platform enables investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice at the best possible price and empowers a broad range of companies to improve the quality and availability of information for their investors.  To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com.

OTC Link ATS is operated by OTC Link LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and SEC regulated ATS.

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Media Contact:
Saskia Sidenfaden
OTC Markets Group Inc.
+1 (212) 896-4428
saskia@otcmarkets.com

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