VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Nuclear Fuels Inc. (CSE:NF | OTCQX:NFUNF) ("Nuclear Fuels" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of 9,837,500 units (the "Units") for gross proceeds of $3,935,000 (the "Offering"). Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Share') of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one common share (a "Warrant Share") for a period of 36 months from the closing of the Offering at a price of $0.55 per Warrant Share. The private placement is an add-on to the recently announced bought deal financing (NF News Release October 30, 2024).
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enCore Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: EU) (TSXV: EU), Nuclear Fuels' largest shareholder, will purchase 5,200,000 Units for gross proceed of $2,080,000. Upon closing, enCore Energy Corp., will hold and control 16,690,543 Shares representing 17.1% of the outstanding shares and 3,458,103 Warrants representing 19.88% of the outstanding shares on a partially diluted basis, an increase from 19.33% currently.
PowerOne Capital Markets Limited acted as a finder in connection with a portion of the Offering.
The net proceeds received from the Offering will be used to advance the Company's uranium projects in the United States, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.
It is anticipated that closing of the Offering will occur on or about November 20, 2024 or such other date or dates as the Company and PowerOne may agree. The Offering is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals including the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange. The securities to be issued under the Offering will have a hold period of four months and one day from the applicable closing date in accordance with applicable securities laws.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, including any of the securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available.
About Nuclear Fuels Inc.
Nuclear Fuels Inc. is a uranium exploration company advancing early-stage, district-scale In-Situ Recovery ("ISR") amenable uranium projects towards production in the United States of America. Leveraging extensive proprietary historical databases and deep industry expertise, Nuclear Fuels is well-positioned in a sector poised for significant and sustained growth on the back of strong government support. Nuclear Fuels has consolidated the Kaycee Wyoming district under single-company control for the first time since the early 1980s. Currently executing its second drill program at the Kaycee Project, the Company aims to expand on historic resources across a 35-mile trend with over 430 miles of mapped roll-fronts. The Company's strategic relationship with enCore Energy Corp., America's Clean Energy Company™, offers a mutually beneficial "pathway to production," with enCore retaining the right to back- in to 51% ownership in the flagship Kaycee Project in Wyoming's prolific Powder River Basin.
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