{"id":8370,"date":"2023-11-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/news\/encore-energy-provides-alta-mesa-uranium-cpp-debt-repayment-and-at-the-market-offering-update\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T12:00:00","slug":"encore-energy-provides-alta-mesa-uranium-cpp-debt-repayment-and-at-the-market-offering-update","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/news\/encore-energy-provides-alta-mesa-uranium-cpp-debt-repayment-and-at-the-market-offering-update\/","title":{"rendered":"enCore Energy Provides Alta Mesa Uranium CPP Debt Repayment and At-The-Market Offering Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DALLAS, Texas<\/span><\/span>, Nov. 14, 2023<\/span><\/span> \/CNW\/ – enCore Energy Corp. <\/b>(NYSE American: EU) (TSXV: EU) (the "Company<\/b>" or "enCore"<\/b>), which expects to be resuming uranium production at its South Texas Rosita ISR Uranium Central Processing Plant (CPP) before the end of November 2023<\/span>, today provides an update on the convertible debt originally owed to Energy Fuels Inc. for the acquisition of the Alta Mesa CPP. Since September 26, 2023<\/span>, the Company has repaid a total of $40,000,000 USD<\/span> of the $60,000,000 USD<\/span> principal of the convertible note. The current principal balance of the debt on the Alta Mesa CPP now stands at $20,000,000 USD<\/span> with a due date of February 14, 2025<\/span>. \u00a0The convertible note, with an 8% interest rate, includes a conversion feature that allows the holder, a prominent financial institution with a focus on uranium, to convert principal amounts of the note into common shares of enCore Energy at the price of $2.91 USD<\/span> per share at any time.<\/p>\n

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Funds used to pay down the debt to Energy Fuels were received through sales under the Company’s At-the-Market (ATM) equity offering program. Between September 19, 2023<\/span> and November 3, 2023<\/span> the Company issued a total of 13,381,353 shares at an average price of $3.23 USD<\/span> for gross proceeds of $43,232,950 USD<\/span>.\u00a0From these proceeds $40,000,000 USD<\/span>, or 12,383,901 shares were used to reduce the principal balance on the outstanding note.\u00a0Utilizing the ATM for repayment at $3.23 USD<\/span> per share instead of conversion at $2.91 USD<\/span> resulted in a savings of 1,361,804 shares, currently valued at over $4,800,000 USD<\/span>. The Company also saved over $4,300,000 USD<\/span> in interest payments over the original term of the loan.<\/p>\n

William M. Sheriff<\/span>, Executive Chairman, stated: "By effectively using the ATM we have been able to save our shareholders millions of dollars in unnecessary dilution, reduced the interest expense over the life of the loan and minimized fees and costs which would otherwise accompany a public offering. We are pleased to see a major institution acquire the underlying note. This significantly reduces pressure that might otherwise be associated with share conversions made by an operating company looking for cash to fund operational expenditures."<\/p>\n

Alta Mesa<\/span> In-Situ Recovery (ISR) Uranium Central Processing Plant ("Alta Mesa CPP") & Wellfield<\/b><\/p>\n

The Alta Mesa CPP and Wellfield hosts a fully licensed and constructed ISR uranium plant, located on 200,000+ acres of private land in the state of Texas<\/span>. Alta Mesa<\/span> will be enCore’s second producing location following resumption of uranium production at the South Texas Rosita CPP scheduled for 2023 with a planned 2024 start date for the Alta Mesa CPP.<\/p>\n

Total operating capacity of the Alta Mesa CPP is 1.5 million lbs. U3<\/sub>O8<\/sub> (uranium) per year. The Alta Mesa CPP historically produced nearly 5 million lbs. U3<\/sub>O8<\/sub> between 2005 and 2013, when full production was curtailed as a result of low uranium prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alta Mesa CPP and Wellfield highlights include:<\/p>\n