Consolidated Uranium Inc. (“CUR” or
“Consolidated Uranium”) (TSXV: CUR) (OTCQX: CURUF) is
pleased to announce its notice of special meeting of shareholders
(the “
Meeting”) and management information
circular (the “
Circular”) are now available on
CUR’s website at
https://consolidateduranium.com/investors/special-meeting/ as well
as under CUR’s profile on SEDAR+ (http://www.sedarplus.ca). CUR
commenced the mailing of the Circular and related materials for the
Meeting to CUR’s shareholders (“
CUR Shareholders”)
on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
The Merger and Meeting
Details
On September 27, 2023, IsoEnergy Ltd.
(“IsoEnergy”) and Consolidated Uranium entered
into a definitive arrangement agreement for a share-for-share
merger of IsoEnergy and Consolidated Uranium (the
“Arrangement Agreement”), pursuant to which
IsoEnergy will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common
shares of Consolidated Uranium not already held by IsoEnergy or its
affiliates (the “CUR Shares”) by way of a
court-approved plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations
Act (Ontario) (the “Arrangement” or the
“Merger”).
At the Meeting, CUR Shareholders will be asked
to consider a resolution (the “Arrangement
Resolution”) regarding the Arrangement whereby all of the
issued and outstanding CUR Shares will be acquired by IsoEnergy in
exchange for 0.500 of a common share of IsoEnergy (each whole
share, an “IsoEnergy Share”) for each CUR Share
held (the “Exchange Ratio”). The Exchange Ratio
was determined by giving consideration to weighted average prices
for each of the IsoEnergy Shares and CUR Shares for the period
ended September 26, 2023. Upon completion of the Merger, and after
giving effect to the previously announced concurrent financing of
Iso Energy which assumes conversion of 8,134,500 IsoEnergy
subscription receipts into IsoEnergy Shares on a one-for-one basis,
representing approximately 4.75% of the combined company (the
“Combined Company”), existing IsoEnergy and
Consolidated Uranium shareholders will own approximately 65.05% and
30.20% of the Combined Company, respectively, based on the number
of CUR Shares and IsoEnergy Shares issued and outstanding as of
October 20, 2023.
CUR will hold the Meeting on November 28, 2023,
at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) at the offices of Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP, Suite 3200, Bay Adelaide Centre – North Tower, 40
Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario. The Meeting will also be held
online at meetnow.global/MJFSQPW with the ability for participation
electronically as explained further in the Circular.
CUR Board and Special Committee
Recommendations
The Board of Directors of CUR recommends
that CUR Shareholders vote IN FAVOUR of the
Arrangement Resolution
CUR Shareholders are encouraged to read the
Circular and vote your CUR Shares as soon as possible. The deadline
for voting your CUR Shares is at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on
Friday, November 24, 2023.
Strategic Rationale for the
Merger
The following is a summary of the principal
reasons for the unanimous recommendations of Consolidated Uranium’s
board of directors (the “CUR Board”) and of the
special committee of the CUR Board (the “Special
Committee”) that CUR Shareholders vote IN
FAVOUR of the Arrangement Resolution.
- Built for the Current
Uranium Market. The Combined Company will boast an
impressive suite of projects, with substantial current and
historical resources, in top uranium mining jurisdictions, at
varying stages of development, providing near-, medium-, and
long-term leverage to rising uranium prices.
- Focused Production
Strategy. With the goal of building a globally
significant, multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction uranium producer, the
Combined Company will focus on restarting, developing and exploring
its projects while looking to further expand the portfolio through
M&A activity.
- Complimentary Project
Base. The Merger will create a globally diversified
uranium company with near-term production, development and
exploration projects in top-tier jurisdictions, anchored by the
world’s highest grade indicated uranium resource located in
Canada’s Athabasca Basin and fully-permitted, conventional uranium
mines in the U.S. being readied for production.
- Global Exploration
Potential. The Merger is expected to provide investors
with exposure to significant exploration upside across a
diversified pipeline of properties situated in Canada, the U.S.,
Australia, and Argentina, consistent with Consolidated Uranium’s
growth strategy of diversification across the best projects in the
best jurisdictions.
- Outstanding
Leadership. The board and management team of the Combined
Company, which will include significant and proportional
representation from Consolidated Uranium, will have decades of
experience, and a demonstrated track record, in all facets of
uranium exploration, development and operations as well as industry
leading capital markets expertise including M&A and
finance.
- Enhanced Capital Markets
Profile with Strong Shareholder Base. With an implied pro
forma fully-diluted in-the-money market cap of $903.5 million
(based on IsoEnergy’s last closing price prior to announcement of
the Merger), the Combined Company is expected to rank among the top
10 publicly traded uranium focused companies in the world, allowing
for greater access to capital and trading liquidity, strengthened
position for future M&A, expanded research coverage and
increased attractiveness among investors and utilities.
Additionally, the Combined Company will be backed by corporate and
institutional investors including, NexGen Energy Ltd., Energy Fuels
Inc., Mega Uranium Ltd. and Sachem Cove, a leading investor in the
uranium sector.
- Growing Uranium Market
Presence. The scale and expertise of the Combined Company
is expected to create an opportunity to increase commercial
participation in the nuclear fuel market.
- Strategic and Operational
Synergies. The Arrangement provides the opportunity to
unlock significant strategic and operational synergies through the
streamlining and optimization of corporate costs, including human
resources as well as the reduction of duplicative public company
costs and leveraging existing assets and infrastructure. CUR
Shareholders will have exposure to these synergies through their
retained ownership in the Combined Company.
Additional details with respect to the Merger,
the reasons for the unanimous recommendations of the CUR Board and
Special Committee as well as the potential benefits and risks of
the Merger are described in the Circular, which CUR Shareholders
are urged to read in its entirety.
Shareholder Questions
CUR Shareholders who have any questions or
require assistance with voting may contact Laurel Hill Advisory
Group, Consolidated Uranium’s proxy solicitation agent and
shareholder communications advisor:
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184 (for shareholders in
North America)International: +1 416-304-0211 (for shareholders
outside Canada and the US)By Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
About Consolidated Uranium
Inc.
Consolidated Uranium Inc. (TSXV: CUR) (OTCQX:
CURUF) was created in early 2020 to capitalize on an anticipated
uranium market resurgence using the proven model of diversified
project consolidation. To date, CUR has acquired or has the right
to acquire uranium projects in Australia, Canada, Argentina, and
the United States each with significant past expenditures and
attractive characteristics for development.
CUR is currently advancing its portfolio of
permitted, past-producing conventional uranium and vanadium mines
in Utah and Colorado, with a toll milling arrangement in place with
Energy Fuels Inc., a leading U.S.-based uranium mining company.
These mines are currently on stand-by, ready for rapid restart as
market conditions permit, positioning CUR as a near-term uranium
producer.
For further information, please
contact:Philip WilliamsChairman and
CEOpwilliams@consolidateduranium.comToll-Free: 1-833-572-2333
Twitter:
@ConsolidatedUrwww.consolidateduranium.com
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accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Generally, forward-looking information 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 state that certain actions, events or results “may”,
“could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be
achieved”. These forward-looking statements or information may
relate to the Arrangement, including statements with respect to the
expected benefits of the Arrangement to the Combined Company, the
CUR Shareholders and IsoEnergy shareholders, the anticipated
composition of the board and management team of the Combined
Company , the anticipated mailing of the Circular and the date of
the Meeting, the ability of Consolidated Uranium and IsoEnergy to
successfully close the Arrangement on the timing and terms
described herein, or at all, the successful integration of the
businesses of Consolidated Uranium and IsoEnergy, the prospects of
each companies’ respective projects, including mineral resources
estimates and mineralization of each project, and any expectations
with respect to defining mineral resources or mineral reserves on
any of Consolidated Uranium’s or IsoEnergy’s projects, and any
expectation with respect to any permitting, development or other
work that may be required to bring any of the projects into
development or production.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based
upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
management at the time, are inherently subject to business, market
and economic risks, uncertainties and contingencies that may cause
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking
statements. Such assumptions include, but are not limited to,
assumptions regarding the Combined Company following completion of
the Arrangement, that the anticipated benefits of the Arrangement
will be realized, completion of the Arrangement, including receipt
of required shareholder, regulatory, court and stock exchange
approvals, the ability of Consolidated Uranium and IsoEnergy to
satisfy, in a timely manner, the other conditions to the closing of
the Arrangement, other expectations and assumptions concerning the
Arrangement, and that general business and economic conditions will
not change in a material adverse manner. Although Consolidated
Uranium has attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can
be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
Such statements represent the current views of
Consolidated Uranium with respect to future events and are
necessarily based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that,
while considered reasonable by Consolidated Uranium, are inherently
subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political
and social risks, contingencies and uncertainties. Risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to the following:
inability of Consolidated Uranium and IsoEnergy to complete the
Arrangement, a material adverse change in the timing of any
completion and the terms and conditions upon which the Arrangement
is completed; inability to satisfy or waive all conditions to
closing the Arrangement as set out in the Arrangement Agreement;
CUR Shareholders not approving the Arrangement; the TSX Venture
Exchange not providing final approval to the Arrangement and all
required matters related thereto; the inability of the Combined
Company to realize the benefits anticipated from the Arrangement
and the timing to realize such benefits; any future exploration
work not having the anticipated positive results; unanticipated
changes in market price for CUR Shares and/or IsoEnergy Shares;
changes to Consolidated Uranium’s and/or IsoEnergy’s current and
future business plans and the strategic alternatives available
thereto; growth prospects and outlook of Consolidated Uranium’s
and/or IsoEnergy’s business; treatment of the Arrangement under
applicable competition laws and the Investment Canada Act;
regulatory determinations and delays; any impacts of COVID-19 on
the business of the Combined Company and the ability to advance the
Combined Company projects; stock market conditions generally;
demand, supply and pricing for uranium; and general economic and
political conditions in Canada and other jurisdictions where the
applicable party conducts business. Other factors which could
materially affect such forward-looking information are described in
the risk factors in Consolidated Uranium’s most recent annual
information form, the Circular and in Consolidated Uranium’s other
filings with the Canadian securities regulators which are available
on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Consolidated Uranium does not undertake to update any
forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable
securities laws.
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