Forum Announces $1.5 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug 21, 2013) - Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FDC) ("Forum" or the "Company") announces a non-brokered private placement of $1,500,000 through the issuance of units (the "Units") at a price of $0.37 per Unit. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Forum common share at a price of $0.50 per share for a period of two years from the date of the close of the financing.

The private placement is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval and all securities are subject to a four-month hold period. Finder's fees will be payable in connection with the private placement, in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Proceeds from this financing will be used to conduct ground geophysics and a 3,000metre drill program on the Company's 100% owned Clearwater project adjacent to and on trend with the Alpha/Fission Patterson Lake South uranium discovery in the western Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.

About Forum Uranium

Forum Uranium Corp. is a Canadian-based energy company with a focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of Canadian uranium and rare earth projects. Forum has assembled a highly experienced team of exploration professionals with a track record of mine discoveries for unconformity-style uranium deposits in Canada. The Company has a strategy to discover near surface uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan and the Thelon Basin, Nunavut by exploring on its 100% owned properties and through strategic partnerships and joint ventures. The Company is also evaluating North American rare earth prospects in Quebec and Nunavut.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Richard J. Mazur, P.Geo., President & CEO

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.