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Uranium Energy and UEX Corporation Announce Amendment to the Arrangement Agreement; Special Meeting of UEX Securityholders will Remain on Tuesday, August 9, 2022
More than 38% of eligible UEX securities have already been tendered, as of this press release, with 93.4% voting in favour of the UEC transaction CORPUS CHRISTI
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[{"type":"text","content":" More than 38% of eligible UEX securities have already been tendered, as of this press release, with 93.4% voting in favour of the UEC transaction CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas and SASKATOON, SK, Aug. 8, 2022 /CNW/ - Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC) (the \"Company\" or \"UEC\") and UEX Corporation (TSX: UEX) \"UEX\" are pleased to announce that they have entered into an amending agreement (the \"Amending Agreement\") to the previously announced arrangement agreement dated June 13, 2022, as amended June 23, 2022, among UEX, UEC and the UEC 2022 Acquisition Corp., pursuant to which UEC will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of UEX (\"UEX Shares\") by way of a statutory plan of arrangement (the \"Arrangement\") under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the \"Transaction\"). Under the terms of the Amending Agreement, holders of UEX Shares (\"UEX Shareholders\") will now receive 0.0890 of one common share of UEC (a \"UEC Share\") for each UEX Share held, implying consideration of approximately C$0.49 per UEX Share based on the closing price of UEX Shares and UEC Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American Exchange, respectively, and the spot exchange rate as of August 5, 2022. The Amending Agreement also increases the termination fee (to be paid by UEX to UEC if the Transaction is terminated in certain specified circumstances) by 7%, which is an increase proportional to the percentage increase in the offered exchange ratio under the Amending Agreement. Other than the foregoing, the terms of the Transaction remain unamended. Amir Adnani, President and CEO of UEC, commented: \"We are pleased to have come to an agreement with UEX and look forward to completing this Transaction following the UEX Shareholder vote tomorrow. As mentioned previously, the acquisition is expected to double UEC's uranium resources1 at only 14.2% dilution to existing UEC Shareholders. Completion of this Transaction will create the largest, diversified North American focused uranium company with 100% unhedged production. Roger Lemaitre and the UEX team have done a remarkable job assembling and advancing a highly prospective portfolio and UEC is looking forward to working with their experienced Canadian team to unlock additional value for shareholders.\" Roger Lemaitre, President and CEO of UEX, commented...