Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") announces that it has completed the acquisition of 107,142,857 common shares (the "Anfield Shares") of Anfield Energy Inc. ("Anfield") (TSX-V: AEC) for total consideration of $10.46 million ($15 million Canadian dollars).
The acquisition was completed on January 15, 2025 pursuant to a subscription agreement between the Company and Anfield, whereby the Company subscribed for the Anfield Shares at a price of $0.14 per share (Canadian dollars). Immediately after the acquisition, the Company had beneficial ownership, and control and direction of, a total of 203,415,775 Anfield Shares, representing approximately 17.8% of the outstanding Anfield Shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 24.2% of the outstanding Anfield Shares on a partially diluted basis after assuming the exercise of all warrants held by the Company.
Immediately prior to the acquisition, the Company beneficially owned, and had control and direction of, 96,272,918 Anfield Shares and 96,272,918 share purchase warrants of Anfield, each exercisable into an Anfield Share at a price of $0.18 (Canadian dollars) per share until May 12, 2027, representing approximately 9.3% of the outstanding Anfield Shares at such time on a non-diluted basis and approximately 17.0% on a partially diluted basis after assuming the exercise of all of warrants held by the Company.
The Anfield Shares were acquired by the Company for investment purposes. The Company will continue to monitor the business, prospects, financial condition and potential capital requirements of Anfield. Depending on its evaluation of these and other factors, the Company may from time to time in the future decrease or increase, directly or indirectly, its ownership, control or direction over securities of Anfield through market transactions, private agreements, subscriptions from treasury or otherwise, or may in the future develop plans or intentions relating to any of the other actions listed in (a) through (k) of Form 62-103F1 Required Disclosure Under Early Warning Requirements. In connection with the acquisition, the Company has undertaken that it will not exercise Warrants to the extent that it will result in the Company becoming a "Control Person" of Anfield, as defined by the TSX Venture Exchange policies, without written approval of the exchange, including any disinterested shareholder approval required by it.
The Company has filed an early warning report under Anfield's profile at SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca in connection with the acquisition under Canadian National Instruments 62-103 The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Requirements. To obtain more information or a copy of such report, please contact Josephine Man, Chief Financial Officer, at the contact details below.
All ownership percentages herein are based upon the number of outstanding Anfield Shares disclosed by Anfield in its Management's Discussion and Analysis for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company's head offices are located at 1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2Y3 and at 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 800N, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401. Anfield's head office is located at 4390 Grange Street, Suite 2005, Burnaby, British Columbia V5H 1P6.
