Wind River Energy : Announces Private Placement

WIND RIVER ENERGY CORP.

1010 - 609 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5

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WIND RIVER ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT May 12, 2014 - Vancouver, B.C. TSX-V: WVR Vancouver, BC - Wind River Energy Corp. (the "Company" or "Wind River") announces

pursuant to a price reservation form filed with the TSX on May 5, 2014 and a Notice of Private Placement filed on May 12, 2014, that it proposes to raise up to $300,000 through a non- brokered private placement of up to 12,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.025 per share, (the "Private Placement").

Current Shareholders: The Company would like to encourage current shareholders of Wind River who hold stock of the Company as of May 9, 2014 (the "Current Shareholders") to invest in the current Private Placement as a way of reducing their average cost per share of shares they currently hold in Wind River. Subject to acceptance preferences of the Company and to TSX policy and securities law, in filling the current Private Placement the Company will endeavor to give preference to Current Shareholders, provided the Company receives a subscription agreement, indicating a Current Shareholder's amount of investment, by close of business May 19, 2014. After that date, Current Shareholders are still encouraged to invest in the Private Placement and will have the same priority as investors that are not Current Shareholders.

The proposed Private Placement is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and will be conducted in accordance with the TSX Venture Exchange's Bulletin dated April 7, 2014 regarding Private Placements - Discretionary Waivers on minimum Pricing. All securities issued under the Private Placement will be subject to a four-month hold period from the closing date.

Budgeted Use of Proceeds:

Maintenance, lease rentals and penalties on properties:

Phat City:	$64,435
Emerald Forest:	$28,516
Day Butte:	$18,986

Debt Service (partial pay down):	$80,910
Management Fees:	$38,256
Office rental, utilities, material & supplies	$16,347
TSX Fees, legal & accounting:	$49,644

Misc.: $ 2,906

Total, budgeted use of funds: $300,000

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For further information, please contact:

Paul Cox, Director

Wind River Energy Corp.

1010-609 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5

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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain information in this news release is forward-looking within the meaning of certain securities laws, and is subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. This forward-looking information includes, among other things, information with respect to the Company's beliefs, plans, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions. The words "may", "could", "should", "would", "suspect", "outlook", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "target" and similar words and expressions are used to identify forward-looking information. The forward-looking information in this news release describes the Company's expectations as of the date of this news release and includes that: (a) the Company will raise up to $300,000, (b) the private placement will be on a non-brokered basis, (c) the private placement will consist of commons shares of the Company at a price of $0.025 per share. The results or events anticipated or predicted in such forward-looking information may differ materially from actual results or events. Material factors which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or projection in such forward-looking information include, among others, risks arising from general economic conditions and adverse industry events. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive. When relying on forward-looking information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. The Company has assumed that the material factors referred to in the previous paragraph will not cause such forward-looking information to differ materially from actual results or events. However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors.
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