UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2021 (July 14, 2021)


ENERGY FUELS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


 

 

 

 

 

Ontario

 

001-36204

 

98-1067994

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

225 Union Blvd., Suite 600

Lakewood, Colorado

80228
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(303) 974-2140
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common shares, no par value

UUUU
EFR

NYSE American
Toronto Stock Exchange

Warrants to purchase common shares

UUUU-WT
EFR.WT

NYSE American
Toronto Stock Exchange



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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On July 14, 2021, Energy Fuels Inc. (the "Corporation"), entered into an asset purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with International Consolidated Uranium Inc. ("CUR") and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Corporation (collectively, the "EF Parties"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, CUR will acquire the Tony M, the Daneros and Rim Mines in Utah, as well as the Sage Plain property and eight U.S. Department of Energy leases in Colorado (the "Transaction"), for the following consideration:

- the payment of US$2.0 million in cash, payable on closing of the Transaction;

- the issuance of that number of CUR shares that results in the Corporation holding 19.9% of the outstanding CUR common shares immediately after closing of the Transaction;

- the payment of Cdn$3.0 million in cash on or before the 18-month anniversary of closing of the Transaction;

- the payment of an additional Cdn$3.0 million in cash on or before the 36-month anniversary of closing of the Transaction; and

- the payment of up to Cdn$5.0 million in contingent cash payments tied to achieving commercial production at the Tony M, Daneros and Rim mines.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by the parties thereto, including a provision for the return of the assets to the Corporation in the event that CUR does not make the deferred cash payments as described above.

Closing of the Transaction is subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions including, among other things, CUR receiving approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the Corporation will enter into an investor rights agreement and certain EF Parties will enter into toll-milling, operating and production payment agreements with CUR.

Under the investor rights agreement, for so long as the Corporation's equity ownership in CUR remains at or above 10%, it will be entitled to equity participation rights to maintain its pro rata equity ownership in CUR and to appoint one nominee to the CUR Board of Directors. On closing of the Transaction, it is expected that the Corporation will nominate Mark Chalmers, its current President and CEO, to the CUR Board of Directors.

Under the toll-milling agreement the EF Parties will toll-mill ore mined from the projects at the White Mesa Mill, subject to payment by CUR of a toll-milling fee and certain other terms and conditions.

Under the operating agreements, the EF Parties will provide ongoing services for a fee to maintain the acquired uranium projects in Utah and Colorado in good standing, as well as additional services as agreed to by the parties.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement and the related ancillary documents does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ENERGY FUELS INC.
(Registrant)


Dated: July 15, 2021

By: /s/ David C. Frydenlund
David C. Frydenlund

Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary