White Pine Announces Board Changes and Provides Corporate Update

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Feb. 29, 2016) - White Pine Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:WPR) (the "Company") announces the resignation of Robert Cudney, Thomas Pladsen, Michael Tait, and Donald Rankin from the Board of Directors and Michael Leskovec as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, all effective February 29, 2016. John Tait and Chris Irwin have been appointed as directors and are the remaining directors of the Company.

The Company has also applied for a voluntary delisting of its common shares from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV"). The voluntary delisting is subject to the approval of the TSXV.

The Company believes that given current market conditions, the minimal trading activity of the Company's common shares on the TSXV no longer justifies the expense and administrative requirements associated with maintaining its listing. This determination has been made after giving consideration to the available resources of the Company, the likelihood of being able to arrange for potential business transactions and financing, the ability of the Company to satisfy its outstanding obligations in the immediate future, and the extent of financial and other resources that will be required in order to fund future operations of the Company on a going forward basis.

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This news release contains forward-looking information. Forward looking information contained in this new release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the delisting of the common shares of the Company from the TSXV (including the effective date thereof), as well as the ability of the Company to file its financial statements for the nine month period ended December 31, 2015 on time or at all, and the potential consequences of any such failure to file. These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. In certain cases, forward-looking information may be identified by such terms as "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "may", "shall", "will", or "would". Forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on certain factors and assumptions regarding, among other things, the timing and receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, and the available financial resources of the Company. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks relating to the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and available financial resources. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information that may be made from time to time by the Company or on its behalf, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.