VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture)
Symbol: "WND"
OTCQX Symbol: "WNDEF"
Issued and Outstanding: 62,582,641
Western Wind Energy Corp. - (Toronto Venture Exchange -
"WND") (OTCQX - "WNDEF"), is pleased that The NASDAQ OMX Group,
Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), and Clean Edge, Inc; announced today that
Western Wind Energy Corp; is to be included to the index as a
result of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX® Clean Edge®
Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective
with the market open today.
The following 13 securities will be added to the Index: Dongkuk
Structures & Construction Co. Ltd. (100130 KS), Guodian
Technology & Environment Group (1296 HK), Beijing Jingneng
Clean Energy Co. Ltd. (579 HK), Arise Windpower AB (AWP SS), Eolus
Vind AB (EOLUB SS), Falck Renewables SpA (FKR IM), Greentech Energy
Systems A/S (GES DC), GDF Suez (GSZ FP), Iberdrola SA (IBE SM),
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. (NYSE:MY), PNE Wind AG (PNE3
GY), Terna Energy SA (TENERGY GA), and Western Wind Energy Corp.
(TXVX:WND).
The Index is designed to act as a transparent and liquid
benchmark for the global wind energy sector. The Index includes
companies that are primarily manufacturers, developers,
distributors, installers, and users of energy derived from wind
sources. The securities must also meet other eligibility criteria,
which include minimum requirements for market capitalization and
average daily dollar trading volume. The NASDAQ OMX® Clean Edge®
Global Wind Energy Index is evaluated semi-annually in March and
September. For more information about the NASDAQ OMX® Clean Edge®
Global Wind Energy Index, including detailed eligibility criteria,
visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com/.
The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index is the basis
for the PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio (Nasdaq:PWND),
which seeks investment results that correspond generally to the
price and yield of the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy
Index before fees and expenses.
About Western Wind Energy Corp.
Western Wind Energy Corp. (OTCQX: WNDEF; TSX.V: WND) trades in
the United States on the OTCQX
under the symbol "WNDEF" and on the TSX Venture Exchange under the
symbol "WND". Western Wind is a vertically integrated renewable
energy production company that directly owns over 165.5 MW of rated
solar and wind capacity in production in the States of California and Arizona. Western Wind further owns substantial
additional development assets for both solar and wind energy in
California, Arizona, Ontario,
Canada; and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Western Wind is in the business of owning and operating wind and
solar energy generating facilities. Management of Western Wind
includes individuals involved in the operations and ownership of
utility scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
"SIGNED"
Jeffrey J. Ciachurski
President & Chief Executive
Officer
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.
Certain statements in this press
release constitute "forward-looking statements" under applicable
securities laws, which involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words
such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "plans",
"will", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "may", "could",
and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements
are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and
actual events or results may differ materially. There are
many factors that could cause such actual events or results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ
materially from any future results expressed or implied by such
statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
state of the Company's business activities and various factors
discussed in the Company's annual report and annual information
contained in the Company's 20F Annual Report filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and securities regulators
in Canada. Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and the Company
assumes no obligation to update such information to reflect later
events or developments, except as required by law.
Investor Relations Contact:
Lawrence Casse
Email: alphaedgeinc@gmail.com
Telephone: +1-(416)-992-7227