UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 17, 2017
Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported)
URANIUM ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 001-33706 | 98-0399476 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830 | |
Vancouver, British Columbia | V6E 2Y3 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(604) 682-9775
Registrant's telephone
number, including area code
Not applicable.
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
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Section 1 Registrants Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 17, 2017, Uranium Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (the Company), entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with a syndicate of underwriters (the Underwriters) co-represented by H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and Haywood Securities Inc. under which the underwriters have agreed to buy on an underwritten basis 17,330,836 units (the Units) at a price to the public of $1.50 per Unit for gross proceeds of $25,996,254 (the Offering). Each Unit consists of one share of common stock (each, a Share) and one-half of one common stock purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a Warrant). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock (each, a Warrant Share) at an exercise price of $2.00 per Warrant Share, and is exercisable starting six (6) months from the date of issuance until any time prior to 5:00 pm (Vancouver time) on the date that is three years from the date of issuance.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters are entitled to purchase the Units at a discounted underwriting price of $1.41 per Unit, representing a 6% discount (the Underwriting Discount). The Underwriting Discount will be reduced to 2% (resulting in a discounted underwriting price of $1.47 per Unit) on up to $5,000,000 in Units that are sold to purchasers included on a presidents list (the Presidents List), and the Underwriters will be entitled to the full 6% Underwriting Discount on the balance of any Units that are sold to purchasers on the Presidents List. In addition, the Company has agreed to issue to the co-representatives (or their designees ) up to a total of 906,516 common stock purchase warrants (the Compensation Warrants). Each Compensation Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock (each, a Compensation Warrant Share) at an exercise price of $2.00 per Compensation Warrant Share, and is exercisable starting six months from the date of issuance until any time prior to 5:00 pm (Vancouver time) on the date that is three years from the date of issuance. The Offering is expected to close on January 20, 2017, subject to obtaining NYSE MKT approval.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warrants and covenants by the Company, conditions to closing and indemnification provisions, as well as a form of lock-up agreement that has been signed by certain of the Companys directors and officers, filed herewith as Schedule E to Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The net proceeds to the Company from the underwritten public Offering, after deducting the Underwriters expenses, the Companys estimated offering expenses, and excluding the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Warrants issued in the Offering or the Compensation Warrants, are expected to be approximately $24,336,479.
The Shares, Warrants, Warrant Shares, Compensation Warrants and Compensation Warrant Shares will be issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated as of January 17, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) in connection with a takedown from the Companys shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-193104), which became effective on January 10, 2014, and the base prospectus dated as of January 10, 2014 contained in such registration statement.
The legal opinion of McMillan LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares, Warrants, Warrant Shares, Compensation Warrants and Compensation Warrant Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The description of terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Warrants and the Compensation Warrants set forth herein do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Underwriting Agreement and the form of Warrant (which is the same form for both the Warrants and the Compensation Warrants), which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 17, 2017, the Company issued a news release announcing the increase of the previously announced underwritten public offering to $26 million, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) |
Exhibits |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
URANIUM ENERGY CORP. | ||
DATE: January 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ Pat Obara |
Pat Obara | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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