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DEVEX RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2011
Nov 8, 2011
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Capital/Financing Update
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9 November 2011
Dear Shareholder
Non-Renounceable Rights Issue – Notice to Shareholders
This letter is to notify you on 3 November 2011, Uranium Equities Limited ( Company ) announced a 1 for 5 non-renounceable pro rata entitlements issue of up to approximately 42.05 million new shares ( New Shares ) at an issue price of $0.05 for each New Share to raise approximately $2.1 million ( Rights Issue ).
Each eligible shareholder will be entitled to subscribe for 1 New Share for every 5 Shares held at 5:00pm (ACDT) on Thursday 17 November 2011 ( Record Date ). On the basis that no option holders of the Company exercise their options before the Record Date, a maximum of 42,052,160 New Shares will be offered under the Rights Issue.
Underwriting of the Rights Issue
The Rights Issue is fully underwritten by Patersons Securities Limited ( Patersons ). Patersons will receive an underwriting fee equal to 5% of the amount raised under the Rights Issue and a lead manager fee of $30,000.
Eligibility to the Rights Issue
The Rights Issue is only open to shareholders of the Company who are registered as shareholders at 5.00pm (ACDT) on the Record Date with registered addresses in Australia or New Zealand ( Eligible Shareholders ).
Shareholders with registered addresses outside Australia and New Zealand are considered ineligible shareholders ( Ineligible Foreign Shareholders ) and cannot participate in the Rights Issue.
The Company has determined that it is not practicable for Ineligible Foreign Shareholders to participate in the Rights Issue having regard to the number of Ineligible Foreign Shareholders, the number and value of New Shares they would be offered and the costs of complying with the regulatory requirements of those jurisdictions.
Purpose of the Rights Issue
The net proceeds from the Rights Issue, together with existing cash reserves, will be used to further progress our key uranium projects in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia and for general working capital requirements. Our portfolio of near mine and greenfields projects includes Exploration Licences (and Applications) covering an area of over 24,000km[2] , representing a number of different uranium deposit styles and targets. In particular, the Company will be focussing funds raised to the following key projects:
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West Arnhem Joint Venture (Cameco (Managers) 60%: UEQ 40%) (NT ) – The project area surrounds the Nabarlek Mineral Lease. The Company has reported significant uranium intercepts at the U40 and Coopers Prospects.
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Nabarlek Mineral Lease (UEQ 100%) (NT) - Rare near-mine exploration opportunity surrounding the historical Nabarlek Uranium Deposit.
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Frome Basin (SA) – A 2,397km[2] strategic ground position in a highly prospective uranium province which hosts the Beverley and Four Mile deposits. The ground position comprises the West Lake Frome Joint Venture, a farm-in agreement with Cauldron Energy Limited (ASX: CXU), and three UEQ 100%-owned exploration licences.
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Rudall River (Cameco 60%: UEQ 40%) (WA ) - Three exploration licence applications covering 162km[2] , the western-most of which adjoins the Cameco/Mitsubishi Kintyre Deposit.
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Marla Project (UEQ 100%) (SA ) - 6,858 km[2] of exploration licences at the northern margin of the Gawler Craton which the Company considers prospective for IOCGU and Kazakhstan-style sandstone hosted uranium deposits.
Offer Document and Rights Issue Details
The Rights Issue will be made to Eligible Shareholders without disclosure under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act )
Details of the Rights Issue including the rights attaching to the New Shares, together with all other relevant information relating to the Rights Issue are set out in the offer document which was lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX ) on 3 November 2011 ( Offer Document ). The Offer Document is currently available from the Company's website, www.uel.com.au, or the ASX website, www.asx.com.au, by searching under the Company's ASX code “UEQ”.
A copy of the Offer Document together with the Entitlement and Acceptance Form will be sent to shareholders on or about 22 November 2011. The Offer Document will be sent to Ineligible Foreign Shareholders for information purposes only.
The Rights Issue is non-renounceable which means that the entitlements to participate in the Rights Issue are not transferable and cannot be traded on the ASX or any other exchange or privately transferred. So, Eligible Shareholders will not receive any value if they do not take up their Entitlements.
The New Shares issued pursuant to the Rights Issue will rank equally in all respect with existing fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the Company. Fractional entitlements will be rounded up to the nearest whole Share.
Key Dates
The proposed timetable for the Rights Issue is as follows:
| Event | Date |
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| Announcement of the Offer | |
| Cleansing Notice, Appendix 3B and Offer Document | Thursday, 3 November 2011 |
| lodged with ASX | |
| "Ex" date for the Offer (being the date that Shares start | Friday, 11 November 2011 |
| trading without the Entitlements to participate in the Offer) |
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| Record Date to determine Entitlements under the Offer | Thursday, 17 November 2011 |
| Opening Date of Offer | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 |
| Despatch of the Offer Document and Entitlement andAcceptance Form to Eligible Shareholders | |
| Closing Date for acceptances under the Offer | Tuesday, 6 December 2011 |
| ASX notified of under subscriptions under the Offer | Friday, 9 December 2011 |
| Allotment of the New Shares | Monday, 12 December 2011 |
| Trading of New Shares expected to commence | Tuesday, 13 December 2011 |
| Mailing of holding statements for the New Shares | Thursday, 15 December 2011 |
The above dates are indicative only. The Company reserves the right, subject to the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, to extend the closing date or to withdraw the Rights Issue without prior notice.
Effect on Capital Structure
The table below sets out the impact of the Rights Issue on the capital structure of the Company:
| Detail | Number of shares |
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| Total issued capital at the date of announcement of the RightsIssue | 210,260,801 |
| Maximum Number of New Shares offered under the RightsIssue | 42,052,160 |
| Total issued capital at completion of the Rights Issue | 252,312,961 |
*Assuming full subscription under the Rights Issue and no options are exercised prior to the Record Date.
You should consider the Offer Document carefully in deciding on whether to participate in the Rights Issue, and if in any doubt, consult with your professional adviser.
If you have any queries concerning the Rights Issue please contact the Company Secretary on +61 (0)8 8110 0700.
Yours sincerely
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Anthony Kiernan Chairman Uranium Equities Limited
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