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  • Yellow Cake to Raise $125M for Uranium Purchase from Kazatomprom

    Yellow Cake to Raise $125M for Uranium Purchase from Kazatomprom

    London-listed uranium investment company Yellow Cake has announced plans to raise about $125 million (£92.5 million) through a non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares. The funds will be used to acquire 1.33 million pounds of uranium from Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s state-owned uranium producer.

    The new shares will be placed at £5.64 each, equal to Yellow Cake’s closing mid-market price on September 22. The accelerated bookbuild is being managed by Canaccord Genuity as sole bookrunner, with Berenberg and Panmure Liberum as joint co-managers. Bacchus Capital, which founded Yellow Cake, is acting as financial adviser.

    Proceeds from the placing will finance the full exercise of the company’s 2025 purchase option under its long-term supply agreement with Kazatomprom at $75.08 per pound of uranium — representing a 7.1% discount to the current spot price of $80.80/lb. Delivery of the uranium is expected in 2026, with funds also allocated to cover working capital, corporate expenses, and placing costs.

    Yellow Cake said the implied pro forma net asset value (NAV) at the Kazatomprom purchase price stands at £1.21 billion, or £5.60 a share, rising to £1.3 billion, or £6.02 a share, based on the current spot price.

    CEO Andre Liebenberg emphasized the company’s confidence in uranium’s long-term market fundamentals: “Secured prior to our 2018 IPO, this agreement allows Yellow Cake to acquire up to $100 million of uranium annually through to 2027 at a fixed price, providing a key strategic advantage in today’s tightening market.”

    He added that global nuclear energy expansion, production constraints, and rising demand for secure uranium supply continue to strengthen the investment case.

    Yellow Cake currently holds 21.68 million pounds of uranium in storage in Canada and France. Once the new delivery is completed, the company’s holdings will rise further, reinforcing its position as a leading vehicle for direct exposure to physical uranium.

  • Adriatic Metals Announces $80M Equity Raising to Expand Vares Silver Operation

    Adriatic Metals Announces $80M Equity Raising to Expand Vares Silver Operation

    Adriatic Metals has announced a $80 million equity raising to support the expansion of its Vares Silver operation in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The company aims to strengthen its financial flexibility and accelerate growththrough a two-tranche institutional placement.

    The funds will be used to expand the processing plant and provide working capital. The equity raising is being facilitated by Canaccord Genuity, Stifel Nicolaus Europe, and RBC Europe, who are acting as joint lead managers.

    CEO Laura Tyler emphasized the importance of the capital injection, stating, “This equity raising will allow us to fast track the plant expansion and provide the financial flexibility needed for the final stages of ramping up to commercial production.”

    In its latest operational update, Adriatic Metals reported that ramp-up at the Vares Silver Operation is progressing, with 1,335koz silver equivalent produced in 2024. Commercial production is expected to begin in the first quarter, alongside a 63% increase in processing capacity to 1.3Mtpa.

    Orders for long-lead equipment are set to commence in the first quarter following the completion of an expansion study. The expansion is expected to establish Vares as one of the world’s largest primary silver producers, reinforcing Adriatic Metals’ position as a major player in the global mining industry.