Silver Wheaton Declares Third Quarterly Dividend Payment For 2011

VANCOUVER, Aug. 8, 2011 /CNW/ --
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VANCOUVER, Aug. 8, 2011 /CNW/ - Silver Wheaton Corp. ('Silver Wheaton'
or the 'Company') (TSX:SLW)(NYSE:SLW) is pleased to announce that its
Board of Directors has declared its third quarterly cash dividend
payment for 2011 of US$0.03 per common share. The quarterly dividend
will be paid to holders of record of its common shares as of the close
of business on September 20, 2011, and will be distributed on or about
September 30, 2011.

The Company's dividend qualifies as an 'eligible dividend' for Canadian
income tax purposes.

About Silver Wheaton

Silver Wheaton is the largest silver streaming company in the world.
Based upon its current agreements, forecast 2011 attributable
production is 25 to 26 million silver equivalent ounces, including
15,000 ounces of gold. By 2015, annual attributable production is
anticipated to increase significantly to approximately 43 million
silver equivalent ounces, including 35,000 ounces of gold. This growth
is driven by the Company's portfolio of world-class assets, including
silver streams on Goldcorp's Peñasquito mine and Barrick's Pascua-Lama
project. 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING-STATEMENTS

The information contained herein contains 'forward-looking statements'
within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and 'forward-looking information' within the meaning
of applicable Canadian securities legislation.  Forward-looking
statements, which are all statements other than statements of
historical fact, include, but are not limited to, statements with
respect to the future price of silver and gold, the estimation of
mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve
estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs
of production, reserve determination, reserve conversion rates and
statements as to any future dividends.  Generally, these
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as 'plans', 'expects' or 'does not
expect', 'is expected', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates',
'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates' or 'does not anticipate', or
'believes', or variations of such words and phrases or statements that
certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or
'will be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'.  Forward-looking statements
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or
achievements of Silver Wheaton to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but
not limited to: fluctuations in the price of silver and gold; the
absence of control over mining operations from which Silver Wheaton
purchases silver or gold and risks related to these mining operations
including risks related to fluctuations in the price of the primary
commodities mined at such operations, actual results of mining and
exploration activities, economic and political risks of the
jurisdictions in which the mining operations are located and changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined; and differences in
the interpretation or application of tax laws and regulations; as well
as those factors discussed in the section entitled 'Description of the
Business - Risk Factors' in Silver Wheaton's Annual Information Form
available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and in Silver Wheaton's Form 40-F on file with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Forward-looking statements are
based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including
but not limited to: the continued operation of the mining operations
from which Silver Wheaton purchases silver or gold, no material adverse
change in the market price of commodities, that the mining operations
will operate and the mining projects will be completed in accordance
with their public statements and achieve their stated production
outcomes, and such other assumptions and factors as set out herein.
Although Silver Wheaton has attempted to identify important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. 
There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to
be accurate. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Silver Wheaton does not undertake to update
any forward-looking statements that are included or incorporated by
reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Brad Kopp 
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Silver Wheaton Corp.
Tel: 1-800-380-8687
Email: info@silverwheaton.com
Website: www.silverwheaton.com