Filed
Pursuant To General Instruction II.L of Form F-10
Registration
No. 333-272534
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
To
the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus Dated July 20, 2023
NEW
ISSUE |
AUGUST
29, 2024 |
URANIUM
ROYALTY CORP.
Up
to US$39,000,000
Common
Shares
This
prospectus supplement (the “prospectus supplement”) of Uranium Royalty Corp. (the “Company”), together
with the accompanying short form base shelf prospectus to which this prospectus supplement relates dated July 20, 2023 (the “prospectus”),
qualifies the distribution (the “Offering”) of common shares (the “Offered Shares”) of the Company
having an aggregate sale price of up to US$39,000,000 (or the equivalent in Canadian dollars determined using the daily exchange rate
posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the Offered Shares are sold). See “Plan of Distribution” herein and “Description
of Securities” in the accompanying prospectus.
The
outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company are listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (“TSX”) and on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “URC”
and “UROY”, respectively. On August 28, 2024, the last trading day before the date of this prospectus supplement,
the closing price of the Common Shares (i) on the TSX was C$2.98 per Common Share, and (ii) on Nasdaq was US$2.20
per Common Share. The Company has received conditional approval from TSX to list the Offered Shares distributed under the Offering,
subject to the Company fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSX. The Company has submitted a Listing of Additional Shares Notification
form for the Offered Shares to Nasdaq.
The
Company has entered into an equity distribution agreement dated August 29, 2024 (the “Distribution Agreement”)
with BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., National Bank Financial Inc., Paradigm Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
(the “Canadian Agents”) and BMO Capital Markets Corp., Canaccord Genuity LLC, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC,
National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. and TD Securities (USA) LLC (the “U.S. Agents” and, together with the Canadian
Agents, the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Company may distribute up to US$39,000,000 (or the equivalent in Canadian
dollars determined using the daily exchange rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the Offered Shares are sold) of Offered Shares
in the Offering from time to time through the Agents, as agents, in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement. See “Plan
of Distribution”. The Offering is being made concurrently in Canada under the terms of this prospectus supplement and in the
United States under the terms of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-10, as amended (File No. 333-272534) (the “Registration
Statement”), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of which this prospectus
supplement forms a part.
Sales
of Offered Shares, if any, under this prospectus supplement will only be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market
distributions” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102”), involving
sales made directly on the TSX, Nasdaq or on any other trading market for the Common Shares in Canada or the United States. The Offered
Shares will be distributed at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale. As a result, prices may vary as between purchasers and
during the period of distribution. The Agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of Offered Shares but will
use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Offered Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement.
There is no minimum amount of funds that must be raised under the Offering. This means that the Offering may terminate after only
raising a small portion of the offering amount set out above, or none at all. The Canadian Agents are not registered as broker-dealers
in the United States and, accordingly, will only sell Offered Shares on marketplaces in Canada, and the U.S. Agents are not registered
as investment dealers in any Canadian jurisdiction and, accordingly, will only sell Offered Shares on marketplaces in the United States.
See “Plan of Distribution”.
The
Company will pay the Agents a commission for their services in acting as agents in connection with the sale of Offered Shares pursuant
to the Distribution Agreement (the “Commission”). The amount of the Commission shall not exceed 2.50% of the
gross sales price per Offered Share sold; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to pay the Commission on any sale of Offered
Shares that is not possible to settle due to: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the TSX or
Nasdaq; (ii) a material disruption in securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or Canada; or (iii) failure by
the applicable Agent to comply with its obligations under the terms of the Distribution Agreement. The Company estimates that the total
expenses that it will incur related to the commencement of the Offering, excluding compensation payable to the Agents under the terms
of the Distribution Agreement, will be approximately C$400,000 (exclusive of taxes and disbursements). The net proceeds to the
Company from the sale of any Offered Shares will be equal to the sales proceeds after payment of the Commission and deduction of any
applicable expenses payable by the Company and any applicable transaction or filing fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory
organization in connection with such sales. See “Plan of Distribution”.
The
Company is permitted, under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States and Canada (“MJDS”),
to prepare this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. Purchasers
of the Offered Shares should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the United States. Financial statements incorporated
herein by reference have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”), and such financial statements are reported in Canadian dollars. See “Financial
and Exchange Rate Information” and “Auditor, Transfer Agent and Registrar”.
Purchasers
of the Offered Shares should be aware that the acquisition of the Offered Shares may have tax consequences both in the United States
and in Canada. Such consequences for purchasers who are resident in, or citizens of, the United States or who are resident in Canada
may not be described fully herein. Purchasers of the Offered Shares should read the tax discussion contained in this prospectus supplement
and consult their own tax advisors. See “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”.
The
enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that
the Company is incorporated under the laws of Canada, certain of the officers and directors are not residents of the United States, that
some or all of the Agents or experts named in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus are not residents of the
United States, and that a substantial portion of the assets of the Company and such persons are located outside the United States. See
“Enforceability of Certain Civil Liabilities”.
NEITHER
THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE OFFERED SHARES NOR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF
THE PROSPECTUS AND THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
Investing
in the Offered Shares is highly speculative and involves significant risks that you should consider before purchasing such Offered Shares.
The risks outlined in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and
therein should all be carefully reviewed and considered by prospective investors in connection with an investment in the Offered Shares.
See “Risk Factors”.
In
connection with the sale of the Offered Shares on our behalf, the Agents may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), and
the compensation of the Agents may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. The Company has agreed to provide indemnification
and contribution to the Agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act.
As
sales agents, the Agents will not engage in any transactions to stabilize or maintain the price of the Common Shares. No underwriter
of the at-the-market distribution, and no person or company acting jointly or in concert with an underwriter, may, in connection with
the distribution, enter into any transaction that is intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities or securities
of the same class as the securities distributed under this prospectus supplement and the related prospectus, including selling an aggregate
number or principal amount of securities that would result in the underwriter creating an over-allocation position in the securities.
See “Plan of Distribution”.
The
Company’s head office is located at 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4A2, and its registered
and records office is located at 925 West Georgia Street, Suite 1000, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L2.
Investors
should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
We have not authorized anyone to provide investors with different information. Information contained on our website shall not be deemed
to be a part of this prospectus supplement (including the accompanying prospectus) or to be incorporated by reference herein or therein
and should not be relied upon by prospective investors for the purpose of determining whether to invest in the Offered Shares. No offer
of the Offered Shares is being made in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. Investors should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the face page of this prospectus
supplement or the date of any documents incorporated by reference herein.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to “US$” are to U.S. dollars,
and references to “C$” or “$” are to Canadian dollars. See “Financial and Exchange Rate Information”.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
TABLE
OF CONTENTS OF THE SHORT FORM BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 20, 2023
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This
document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of the Offered Shares and
adds to, and updates, information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein.
The second part, the prospectus, gives more general information, some of which may not apply to the Offered Shares. This prospectus supplement
is deemed to be incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus solely for the purposes of the Offering constituted by this
prospectus supplement.
The
representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated
by reference herein or in the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in
some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation,
warranty or covenant to investors. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made.
Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of affairs
of the Company.
Investors
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
If the description of the Offered Shares or any other information varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
(including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein on the date hereof), the investor should rely on the information
in this prospectus supplement. The Company has not, and the Agents have not, authorized anyone to provide investors with different or
additional information. If anyone provides investors with any different, additional, inconsistent or other information, investors should
not rely on it. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain summaries of certain provisions contained in some
of the documents described herein or therein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries
are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of these documents have been filed, will be filed or will be
incorporated herein by reference, and investors may obtain copies of those documents as described below in the section entitled “Where
You Can Find More Information”.
Neither
the Company nor the Agents are making an offer to sell or seeking an offer to buy the Offered Shares in any jurisdiction where the offer
or sale is not permitted. Investors should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front
of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the respective dates of the documents incorporated by reference herein
and therein, as applicable, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or of any sale of the Offered Shares pursuant
hereto. The Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. Information
contained on the Company’s website should not be deemed to be a part of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
or incorporated by reference herein and should not be relied upon by prospective investors for the purpose of determining whether to
invest in the Offered Shares.
Market
data and certain industry forecasts used in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated
by reference herein and therein were obtained from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. The Company
believes that these sources are generally reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of this information is not guaranteed. The Company
has not independently verified such information, and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of such information.
This
prospectus supplement shall not be used by anyone for any purpose other than in connection with the Offering.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, references to “we”, “us”, “our” or similar terms, as well as references
to “URC” or the “Company”, refer to Uranium Royalty Corp. together with its subsidiaries. All other trademarks,
service marks or other tradenames appearing in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are the property of their respective
owners.
This
prospectus supplement includes the trademarks, trade names and service marks of the Company, which is protected under applicable intellectual
property laws and are the property of Uranium Royalty Corp., or its subsidiaries. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and
service marks referred to in this prospectus supplement may appear without the ®, ™ or SM symbols, but such references are
not intended to indicate, in any way, that the Company will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, it rights or the
right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. The Company does not intend the use or display of
other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship
with, or endorsement or sponsorship of the Company by, these other parties.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, contain
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of securities laws in the United States (collectively, “Forward-Looking Statements”). These statements
relate to the expectations of management about future events, results of operations and the Company’s future performance (both
operational and financial) and business prospects. All statements other than statements of historical fact are Forward-Looking Statements.
The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “propose”, “might”, “may”, “will”, “shall”,
“project”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “believe”, “predict”,
“forecast”, “target”, “aim”, “pursue”, “potential”, “objective”
and “capable” and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are generally indicative of Forward-Looking Statements.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially
from those anticipated in such Forward-Looking Statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct
and such Forward-Looking Statements should not be unduly relied on. These statements speak only as of the date hereof. In addition, this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may contain Forward-Looking Statements attributed to third party industry sources.
Without limitation, this prospectus supplement contains Forward-Looking Statements pertaining to the following: future sales of Offered
Shares under the Offering; use of proceeds; the ongoing operations of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold uranium interests;
future events or future performance; the impact of general business and economic conditions; future financial capacity, liquidity and
capital resources; anticipated future sources of funds to meet working capital and strategic requirements; future capital expenditures
and contractual commitments; expectations respecting future financial results; expectations with respect to the Company’s financial
position; expectations regarding uranium prices and the impacts of the United States and other governmental policies on uranium demand;
expectations regarding supply and demand for uranium; conditions, trends and practices pertaining to the uranium industry and other industries
in which uranium is used; expectations regarding the Company’s business plans, strategies, growth and results of operations; the
Company’s dividend policy; the financial and operational strength of counterparties; production volumes; mineral resources and
mine life; governmental regulatory regimes with respect to environmental matters; and governmental taxation regimes.
Forward-Looking
Statements are based on a number of material assumptions, including those listed here, which could prove to be significantly incorrect:
market prices of uranium; global economic and financial conditions; demand for uranium; uranium supply; industry conditions; the ongoing
operation of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold uranium interests; future operations and developments on the properties
in which the Company holds or may hold interests; and the accuracy of public statements and disclosure, including future plans and expectations,
made by the owners or operators of the properties underlying the Company’s interests.
Actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these Forward-Looking Statements as a result of, among other things, the risk
factors set forth below and included elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, including the following:
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limited
or no access to data or the operations underlying the Company’s interests; |
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dependence
on third party operators; |
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risks
related to political unrest in Kazakhstan, which could negatively impact the Company’s option to purchase uranium from Yellow
Cake plc; |
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dependence
on future payments from owners and operators; |
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a
majority of the Company’s assets are non-producing; |
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royalties,
streams and similar interests may not be honoured by operators of a project; |
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defects
in or disputes relating to the existence, validity, enforceability, terms and geographic extent of royalties, streams and similar
interests; |
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royalty,
stream and similar interests may be subject to buy-down right provisions or pre-emptive rights; |
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project
costs may influence the Company’s future royalty returns; |
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risks
faced by owners and operators of the properties underlying the Company’s interests; |
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title,
permit or licensing disputes related to any of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold royalties, streams or similar
interests; |
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excessive
cost escalation, as well as development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any of the properties
underlying the Company’s royalties, streams or similar interests; |
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regulations
and political or economic developments in any of the jurisdictions where properties in which the Company holds or may hold royalties,
streams or similar interests are located; |
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volatility
in market prices and demand for uranium and the market price of the Company’s other investments, including as a result of geopolitical
factors such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the political unrest in Kazakhstan; |
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changes
in general economic, financial, market and business conditions in the industries in which uranium is used; |
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risks
related to mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; |
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replacement
of depleted mineral reserve; |
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the
public acceptance of nuclear energy in relation to other energy sources; |
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alternatives
to and changing demand for uranium; |
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the
absence of any public market for uranium; |
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changes
in legislation, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; |
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the
effects of the spread of illness or other public health emergencies; |
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commodities
price risks, which may affect revenue derived by the Company from its asset portfolio; |
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risks
associated with future acquisitions; |
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competition
and pricing pressures; |
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any
inability of the Company to obtain necessary financing when required on acceptable terms or at all; |
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liquidity
in equity investments; |
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fluctuations
in the foreign exchange rate; |
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any
inability to attract and retain key employees; |
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disruptions
to the information technology systems of the Company or third-party service providers; |
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litigation; |
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risks
associated with First Nations land claims; |
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compliance
with laws and regulations relating to environmental, social and governance matters; |
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macroeconomic
developments and changes in global general economic, financial, market and business conditions; |
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potential
conflicts of interests; |
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any
inability to ensure compliance with anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; |
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any
future expansion of the Company’s business activities outside of areas of expertise; |
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any
failure to maintain effective internal controls; |
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negative
cash flow from operating activities; and |
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the
other factors discussed under “Risk Factors” herein, in the accompanying prospectus and in the Company’s
annual information form for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, dated July 24, 2024 (the “Annual Information Form”)
incorporated by reference herein. |
Should
one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described in Forward-Looking Statements. Forward-Looking Statements are based on management’s beliefs, estimates and
opinions on the date the statements are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update Forward-Looking Statements if these beliefs,
estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, other than as required by applicable laws. Investors are cautioned against
attributing undue certainty to Forward-Looking Statements.
The
risk factors referenced herein should not be construed as exhaustive. Except as required under applicable laws, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update or revise any Forward-Looking Statements. An investment in the Company is speculative and involves a high degree
of risk due to the nature of our business and the present state of exploration of our projects. Please carefully consider the risk factors
set out herein under “Risk Factors”, in the accompanying prospectus and in the Annual Information Form.
FINANCIAL
AND EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
The
Company’s annual consolidated financial statements that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement have been
prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and are reported in Canadian dollars. In
this prospectus supplement, unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts and references to “US$” are to United States dollars,
and references to “$” or “C$” are to Canadian dollars.
The
high, low, average and closing exchange rates for United States dollars in terms of the Canadian dollar for each of the indicated periods,
as quoted by the Bank of Canada, were as follows:
| |
Year
ended April 30 (US$) | |
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2024 | | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
High | |
0.7617 | | |
0.7974 | | |
0.8306 | |
Low | |
0.7207 | | |
0.7217 | | |
0.7727 | |
Average | |
0.7407 | | |
0.7526 | | |
0.7972 | |
Closing | |
0.7275 | | |
0.7817 | | |
0.7755 | |
On
August 28, 2024, the daily average exchange rate provided by the Bank of Canada in terms of the Canadian dollar was C$1.00 = US$0.7423.
CAUTIONARY
NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS
We
are permitted under MJDS to prepare the prospectus and this prospectus supplement in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada.
Prospective investors in the United States should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the United States. Financial
statements included or incorporated by reference herein have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and are reported in Canadian dollars.
They may not be comparable to financial statements of United States companies.
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, as applicable,
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from the requirements of United States
securities laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all mineral reserve and resource estimates included in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus and in any document incorporated by reference herein and therein have been prepared for or by the current or
former owners and operators of the relevant properties, as and to the extent indicated by them, in accordance with National Instrument
43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining,
Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) classification system or the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting
of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (“JORC”) or S-K 1300 (as defined below), as applicable.
In accordance with NI 43-101, the Company uses the terms mineral reserves and resources as they are defined in accordance with the CIM
Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves as adopted by the CIM (the “CIM Definition Standards”).
The
SEC has adopted mining disclosure rules under sub-part 1300 of SEC S-K – Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations
(“S-K 1300”). As a foreign private issuer that is eligible to file reports with the SEC pursuant to MJDS, the
Company is not required to provide disclosure under S-K 1300 and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101. Under S-K 1300,
the SEC now recognizes estimates of “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred
mineral resources”. In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of “proven mineral reserves” and “probable
mineral reserves” to be substantially similar to the corresponding definitions under the CIM Definition Standards, as required
under NI 43-101.
United
States investors are also cautioned that while the SEC will now recognize “measured mineral resources”, “indicated
mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources”, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization
in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described
using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized
as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral
resources”, or “inferred mineral resources” that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable.
Further,
“inferred resources” have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally
or economically. In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of “inferred mineral resources” cannot form the basis of feasibility
or other economic studies, except in limited circumstances where permitted under NI 43-101. In addition, the project stage classifications
utilized by the Company under NI 43-101 do not conform to defined project stages under S-K 1300.
Certain
resource estimates disclosed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
herein and therein, have been prepared in accordance with JORC, which differs from the requirements of NI 43-101 and S-K 1300. Accordingly,
information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
herein and therein, may contain descriptions of the projects underlying the interests that differ from similar information made available
by Canadian and United States issuers.
TECHNICAL
AND THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION
This
prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, includes market information,
industry data and forecasts obtained from independent industry publications, market research and analyst reports, surveys and other publicly
available sources. Although the Company believes these sources to be generally reliable, market and industry data is subject to interpretation
and cannot be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of
the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey. Accordingly, the accuracy and
completeness of this data is not guaranteed. Actual outcomes may vary materially from those forecast in such reports, surveys or publications,
and the prospect for material variation can be expected to increase as the length of the forecast period increases. The Company has not
independently verified any of the data from third party sources referred to herein nor ascertained the underlying assumptions relied
on by such sources.
Except
where otherwise stated, the disclosure herein, and in the documents incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus, relating
to properties underlying the Company’s interests is based primarily on information publicly disclosed by the owners or operators
of such properties, as is customary for royalty portfolio companies of this nature. Specifically, as a royalty holder, the Company has
limited, if any, access to the properties subject to its interests. The Company generally relies on publicly available information regarding
these properties and related operations and generally has no ability to independently verify such information, and there can be no assurance
that such third-party information is complete and accurate. In addition, such publicly available information may relate to a larger property
area than that covered by the Company’s interests. Additionally, the Company has received, and may from time to time receive, operating
information from the owners and operators of these properties, which it is not permitted to disclose to the public.
As
of the date of this prospectus supplement, the Company considers its royalty interest in the McArthur River Project and Cigar Lake Project
(each as described in the Annual Information Form), located in Saskatchewan, Canada as its material properties for the purposes of NI
43-101. Information contained in this prospectus supplement or accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference herein or therein
with respect to each of such projects has been prepared in accordance with the exemption set forth in section 9.2 of NI 43-101.
We
have obtained certain information contained in this prospectus supplement concerning the industries in which we operate from publicly
available information from third party sources. We have not verified the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in such
publicly available information. In addition, we have not determined if any such third party has omitted to disclose any facts, information
or events which may have occurred prior to or subsequent to the date as of which any such information became publicly available or which
may affect the significance or accuracy of any information contained in any such information and summarized herein.
DOCUMENTS
FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The
following documents have been, or will be, filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus supplement
forms a part: (1) the Distribution Agreement; (2) the documents listed under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”;
(3) the consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; (4) the consent of the Company’s Canadian counsel, Sangra Moller LLP; (5) the consent
of the Agents’ Canadian counsel, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP; (6) powers of attorney from certain of the Company’s directors
and officers (included on the signature page to the Registration Statement); and (7) the consents of the “qualified persons”
referred to in this prospectus supplement under “Interest of Experts”.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
This
prospectus supplement is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus solely for the purpose of the distribution
of the Offered Shares. Information has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus
from documents filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of the documents incorporated herein
by reference may be obtained on request without charge from Josephine Man, Chief Financial Officer of the Company at 1188 West Georgia
Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4A2, (604) 396-8222 or by accessing the disclosure documents available electronically
in Canada on the consolidated electronic filing and data access system of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“SEDAR+”)
at www.sedarplus.ca. Documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC are available electronically in the United States through the SEC’s
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”), at www.sec.gov. The Company’s filings through SEDAR+
and EDGAR are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement except as specifically set forth herein.
The
following documents, filed by the Company with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories
of Canada, and filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, are specifically incorporated by reference into, and form an integral part of, this
prospectus supplement:
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1) |
the
Annual Information Form; |
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|
|
|
2) |
the
management information circular of the Company regarding the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of the Company to
be held on October 17, 2024, dated August 23, 2024; |
|
|
|
|
3) |
the
audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the financial years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023,
together with the notes thereto, and the auditors reports thereon; and |
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4) |
management’s
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the financial year ended April 30, 2024
dated July 24, 2024. |
If
the Company disseminates a news release in respect of previously undisclosed information that, in the Company’s determination,
constitutes a “material fact” (as such term is defined under applicable Canadian securities laws), the Company will identify
such news release as a “designated news release” for the purposes of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
in writing on the face page of the version of such news release that the Company files on SEDAR+ (each such news release, a “Designated
News Release”), and each such Designated News Release shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus for the purposes of the Offering.
References
to the Company’s website in any documents that are incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus, of which this prospectus
supplement forms a part, do not incorporate by reference the information on such website into the accompanying prospectus, of which this
prospectus supplement forms a part, and the Company disclaims any such incorporation by reference. Neither the Company nor the Agents
have provided or otherwise authorized any other person to provide investors with information other than that contained or incorporated
by reference in the accompanying prospectus, of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, and neither the Company nor the Agents
take any responsibility for other information that others may give to investors. If an investor is provided with different or inconsistent
information, he or she should not rely on it.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
have filed with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form F-10, as amended (File No. 333-272534), under the U.S. Securities Act with
respect to the Offered Shares offered under this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, which form a part of the Registration Statement, do not contain all of the information
set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are contained in the exhibits to the Registration Statement as permitted
by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Information omitted from this prospectus supplement or the prospectus but contained in the Registration
Statement is available on EDGAR under the Company’s profile at www.sec.gov. Reference is also made to the Registration Statement
and the exhibits thereto for further information with respect to us, the Offering and the Offered Shares. Statements contained in this
prospectus supplement as to the contents of certain documents are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to
the copy of the document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such
reference.
We
are required to file with the various securities commissions or similar authorities in all of the provinces and territories of Canada,
annual and quarterly reports, material change reports and other information. We are also an SEC registrant subject to the informational
requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”) and, accordingly,
file with, or furnish to, the SEC certain reports and other information. Under MJDS, these reports and other information (including financial
information) may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which differ from those of the United States.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the U.S. Exchange Act, prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy
statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions
contained in Section 16 of the U.S. Exchange Act.
THE
COMPANY
The
following description of the Company does not contain all of the information about the Company and its assets and business that you should
consider before investing in the Offered Shares. You should carefully read the entire prospectus supplement and the prospectus, including
the section entitled “Risk Factors”, and the Annual Information Form, as well as the documents incorporated by reference
herein and therein before making an investment decision.
The
Company is a uranium royalty company focused on gaining exposure to uranium prices by making strategic investments in uranium interests,
including royalties, streams, debt and equity investments in uranium companies, as well as through holdings of physical uranium. For
further information on the Company and its business activities, see the Annual Information Form, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Acquisition
of Additional Royalty Interest on Churchrock
On
July 31, 2024, pursuant to a royalty purchase agreement dated July 26, 2024, the Company acquired an additional royalty interest on a
portion of the Churchrock uranium project (the “Churchrock Project”). The Churchrock Project is an advanced stage,
in-situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium project owned indirectly by Laramide Resources Ltd. (“Laramide”)
and located in the Grants Mineral Belt of New Mexico, USA, 12 miles northeast of Gallup, New Mexico. Laramide has disclosed that the
Churchrock Project and nearby properties represent one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped ISR uranium projects in the United
States. The consideration paid by the Company was US$3.5 million in cash.
The
royalty is structured as a gross overriding royalty of 6% “Mine Price”, which anticipates recovery of reasonable and actual
costs to transport the mineral to the final point of sale. The royalty covers the 10 patented mining claims in Section 8 property (640
acres) that comprise New Mexico Mineral Survey 2220 on the Churchrock Project.
Other
than as set forth herein, there have been no material developments in the Company’s business since April 30, 2024.
CONSOLIDATED
CAPITALIZATION
As
a result of the Offering, the shareholder’s equity of the Company will increase by the amount of the net proceeds of the Offering
and the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares will increase by the number of Offered Shares actually distributed under the Offering.
Other
than as set forth above and herein under “Prior Sales”, there have been no material changes in the Company’s
share or loan capital on a consolidated basis since April 30, 2024.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
The
Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, if any, to finance the acquisition of additional royalties, streams, physical
uranium and similar interests and for working capital purposes. The Company has a negative cash flow from operating activities in its
most recently completed financial year, and, if necessary, proceeds may be used to fund negative cash flow from operating activities
in future periods. The Company may, from time to time, issue securities (including equity and debt securities) other than pursuant to
this prospectus supplement.
The
net proceeds from the Offering, if any, are not determinable in light of the nature of the distribution. Sales of Offered Shares, if
any, will be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market distributions” as defined in NI 44-102, including
sales made by the Agents directly on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other trading market for the Common Shares in Canada or the United States.
Any proceeds that the Company receives will depend on the number of Offered Shares actually sold and the offering price of such Offered
Shares. The net proceeds to the Company of any given distribution of Offered Shares through the Agents in an “at-the-market distribution”
under the Distribution Agreement will represent the gross proceeds of the Offering, after deducting the applicable Commission, any transaction
or filing fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory organization in connection with any such sales of Offered
Shares and the expenses of the Offering. The gross proceeds of the Offering will be up to US$39,000,000 (or the equivalent in Canadian
dollars determined using the daily exchange rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the Offered Shares are sold). The Agents will
receive the Commission of up to 2.50% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Offered Shares. Any Commission paid to the Agents
will be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of Offered Shares. There is no minimum amount of funds that must be raised under the Offering.
This means that the Offering may terminate after raising only a portion of the Offering amount set out above, or none at all. See “Plan
of Distribution”.
Although
the Company intends to expend the net proceeds from the Offering as set forth above, there may be circumstances where, for sound business
reasons, a reallocation of funds may be prudent or necessary, and may vary materially from that set forth above. In addition, management
of the Company will have broad discretion with respect to the actual use of the net proceeds from the Offering. See “Risk Factors”.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
Company has entered into the Distribution Agreement with the Agents under which the Company may issue and sell from time to time Offered
Shares having an aggregate sale price of up to US$39,000,000 (or the equivalent in Canadian dollars determined using the daily exchange
rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the Offered Shares are sold) in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and in
the United States pursuant to placement notices delivered by the Company to the Agents from time to time in accordance with the terms
of the Distribution Agreement. Sales of Offered Shares, if any, will be made in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market
distributions” as defined in NI 44-102, including sales made by the Agents directly on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other trading market
for the Common Shares in Canada or the United States. Subject to the pricing parameters in a placement notice, the Offered Shares will
be distributed at the market prices prevailing at the time of the sale. As a result, prices may vary as between purchasers and during
the period of distribution. The Company cannot predict the number of Offered Shares that it may sell under the Distribution Agreement
on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other trading market for the Common Shares in Canada or the United States, or if any Offered Shares will be
sold.
The
Agents will offer the Offered Shares subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement from time to time as agreed upon
by the Company and the Agents. The Company will designate the maximum amount of, and the minimum price at which the Company is willing
to sell, Offered Shares to be sold pursuant to any single placement notice to the applicable Agent or Agents. The Company will identify
in the placement notice which Agent or Agents will effect the placement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement,
the Agents will use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell, on the Company’s behalf, all of the Offered Shares requested
to be sold by the Company. Any placement notice delivered to an applicable Agent or Agents shall be effective upon delivery unless and
until (i) the applicable Agent or Agents declines to accept the terms contained in the placement notice or such Agent or Agents does
not promptly confirm the acceptability of such placement notice, (ii) the entire amount of Offered Shares under the placement notice
are sold, (iii) the Company suspends or terminates the placement notice in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, (iv)
the Company issues a subsequent placement notice with parameters superseding those of the earlier placement notice, or (v) the Distribution
Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms. No Agent will be required to purchase Offered Shares as principals pursuant to
the Distribution Agreement.
Either
the Company or the Agents may suspend the Offering upon proper notice to the other party. The Company and the Agents each have the right,
by giving written notice as specified in the Distribution Agreement, to terminate the Distribution Agreement in each party’s sole
discretion at any time.
The
Company will pay the Agents the Commission for their services in acting as agents in connection with the sale of Offered Shares pursuant
to the Distribution Agreement. The amount of the Commission will be up to 2.50% of the gross sales price per Offered Share sold,
provided however, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay the Agents any Commission on any sale of Offered Shares that it is not
possible to settle due to (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the TSX or the Nasdaq, (ii) a
material disruption in securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or Canada, or (iii) failure by the applicable
Agent to comply with its obligations under the terms of the Distribution Agreement. The sales proceeds remaining after payment of the
Commission and after deducting any expenses payable by the Company and any transaction or filing fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory,
or self-regulatory organization in connection with the sales, will equal the net proceeds to the Company from the sale of any such Offered
Shares.
The
applicable Agent or Agents will provide written confirmation to the Company following close of trading on the trading day on which such
Agent has made sales of the Offered Shares under the Distribution Agreement setting forth (i) the number of Offered Shares sold on such
day (including the number of Offered Shares sold on the TSX or Nasdaq), (ii) the average price of the Offered Shares sold on such day
(including the average price of Offered Shares sold on the TSX, Nasdaq or on any other marketplace in Canada or the United States), (iii)
the gross proceeds, (iv) the Commission payable by the Company to the Agents with respect to such sales, and (v) the net proceeds payable
to the Company.
The
Company will disclose the number and average price of the Offered Shares sold under this prospectus supplement, as well as the gross
proceeds, Commission and net proceeds from sales hereunder in the Company’s annual and interim financial statements and related
management’s discussion and analysis, annual information forms and Annual Reports on Form 40-F, filed with the Canadian securities
regulators on www.sedarplus.ca and with the SEC on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, for any quarters or annual periods in which sales of Offered
Shares occur.
Settlement
for sales of Offered Shares will occur on the first trading day on the applicable exchange following the date on which any sales were
made in return for payment of the gross proceeds (less Commission) to the Company. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in
an escrow, trust or similar arrangement. Sales of Offered Shares in the United States will be settled through the facilities of The Depository
Trust Corporation, or by such other means as the Company and the Agents may agree upon, and sales of Offered Shares in Canada will be
settled through the facilities of The Canadian Depository for Securities or by such other means as the Company and the Agents may agree.
The
Canadian Agents are not registered as broker-dealers in the United States and, accordingly, will only sell Offered Shares on marketplaces
in Canada, the U.S. Agents are not registered as investment dealers in any Canadian jurisdiction and, accordingly, will only sell Offered
Shares on marketplaces in the United States.
In
connection with the sales of the Offered Shares on the Company’s behalf, each of the Agents may be deemed to be an “underwriter”
within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act, and the compensation paid to the Agents may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts. The Company has agreed in the Distribution Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to the Agents against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act and under Canadian securities laws. In addition, the Company has agreed
to pay the reasonable expenses of the Agents in connection with the Offering, pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement.
The
Agents and their affiliates will not engage in any transactions to stabilize or maintain the price of the Common Shares in connection
with any offer or sales of Offered Shares pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. No underwriter of the at-the-market distribution, including
the Agents, and no person or company acting jointly or in concert with an underwriter, may, in connection with the distribution, enter
into any transaction that is intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities or securities of the same class as
the securities distributed under this prospectus supplement and the related prospectus, including selling an aggregate number or principal
amount of securities that would result in the underwriter creating an over-allocation position in the securities.
The
total expenses related to the commencement of the Offering to be paid by the Company, excluding
the Commission payable to the Agents under the Distribution Agreement, are estimated to be
approximately C$400,000.
Pursuant
to the Distribution Agreement, the Offering will terminate upon the earliest of: (i) August 20, 2025; (ii) the issuance and sale of all
of the Offered Shares subject to the Distribution Agreement; and (iii) the termination of the Distribution Agreement as permitted therein.
The
Agents and their affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for
the Company and its affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation
M under the U.S. Exchange Act, the Agents will not engage in any market making activities involving the Common Shares while the Offering
is ongoing under this prospectus supplement.
The
Common Shares are listed on the TSX and Nasdaq. The Company has applied for conditional approval from TSX to list the Offered Shares
distributed under the Offering, subject to the Company fulfilling all of the requirements of the TSX. The Company has applied to list
the Offered Shares distributed under the Offering on Nasdaq.
PRIOR
SALES
The
following table summarizes the issuances by the Company of Common Shares and securities convertible into Common Shares within the 12
months prior to the dates of this prospectus supplement:
Date
of Issuance | |
Type
of Security | |
Number
of Securities | | |
Issuance
Price /
Exercise Price | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
August
18, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 300 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August
21, 2023 | |
Stock
Options | |
| 418,800 | | |
| N/A | |
August
24, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 587,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August
29, 2023 | |
Stock
Options | |
| 32,500 | | |
| N/A | |
August
30, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 800 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
September
5, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 28,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
September
6, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 181,678 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
September
25, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 227,000 | | |
US$ | 3.13 | (2) |
September
25, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 46,800 | | |
$ | 4.22 | (2) |
September
26, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 17,610 | | |
US$ | 3.12 | (2) |
September
26, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 4,400 | | |
$ | 4.20 | (2) |
September
28, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 55,400 | | |
US$ | 3.06 | (2) |
September
28, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 19,100 | | |
$ | 4.12 | (2) |
October
4, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 270,000 | | |
US$ | 2.86 | (2) |
October
4, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 65,000 | | |
$ | 3.92
| (2) |
October
5, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 41,900 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
October
5, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 121,400 | | |
US$ | 2.93 | (2) |
October
5, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 44,200 | | |
$ | 4.03 | (2) |
October
6, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 9,750 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
October
10, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 13,850 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
October
11, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 110,300 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
October
17, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 10,205,000 | | |
US$ | 2.94 | |
November
8, 2023 | |
Stock
Options | |
| 50,000 | | |
| N/A | |
November
28, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 22,600 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
November
30, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 60,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
December
8, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 24,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
December
11, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 187,600 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
December
12, 2023 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 22,500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
11, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 2,520 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
16, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 3,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
19, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 120,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
25, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 80,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
26, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 50,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
January
31, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 140,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
1, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 127,200 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
2, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 130,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
5, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 24,200 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
9, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 6,724,600 | | |
US$ | 3.40 | |
February
9, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 10,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
14, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 5,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
16, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 30,240 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
February
28, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 13,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
March
15, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 39,133 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
March
18, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 70,933 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
March
21, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 8,368 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
April
4, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 140,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
April
5, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 35,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
April
8, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 65,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
April
10, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
May
31, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 100,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
June
19, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 50,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
June
24, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 95,588 | | |
$ | 1.40 | (1) |
June
28, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 100,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
8, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 200,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
12, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 66,500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
15, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 17,600 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
16, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 29,500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
17, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 24,600 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
18, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 14,500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
19, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 140,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
24, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 4,500 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
25, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 50,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
July
29, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 1,400 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August
2, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 5,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August
8, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 14,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August
14, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 32,200 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
August 19, 2024 | |
Common Shares | |
| 250 | | |
$ | 2.92 | (3) |
August
26, 2024 | |
Common
Shares | |
| 5,000 | | |
$ | 2.00 | (1) |
Notes:
|
(1) |
Common
Shares issued from the exercise of common share purchase warrants. |
|
(2) |
Common
Shares issued from distributions under the Company’s “at-the-market” distribution equity program qualified by a
prospectus supplement dated August 8, 2023 to the prospectus, pursuant to an equity distribution agreement dated August 8, 2023 among
the Company and the agents party to such equity distribution agreement. Common Shares sold with an issuance price in “US$”
were sold through the facilities of the Nasdaq. Common Shares sold with an issuance price in “$” were sold through the
facilities of the TSX. |
|
(3) |
Common Shares issued from the exercise of stock options. |
TRADING
PRICE AND VOLUME
The
following table sets forth the monthly high and low sales price and trading volume of the Common Shares in Canada for the 12-month period
before the date of this prospectus supplement:
| |
Trading
Summary | |
| |
High ($) | | |
Low ($) | | |
Volume
Traded (#) | |
2023 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
August | |
| 3.44 | | |
| 2.71 | | |
| 1,570,481 | |
September | |
| 4.26 | | |
| 3.30 | | |
| 2,826,467 | |
October | |
| 4.38 | | |
| 3.50 | | |
| 4,562,200 | |
November | |
| 4.33 | | |
| 3.59 | | |
| 3,439,400 | |
December | |
| 4.06 | | |
| 3.42 | | |
| 2,766,100 | |
2024 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
January | |
| 4.95 | | |
| 3.25 | | |
| 6,483,851 | |
February | |
| 5.05 | | |
| 3.46 | | |
| 6,287,245 | |
March | |
| 3.74 | | |
| 3.14 | | |
| 4,135,841 | |
April | |
| 3.71 | | |
| 3.05 | | |
| 4,149,550 | |
May | |
| 3.88 | | |
| 3.20 | | |
| 3,241,697 | |
June | |
| 3.62 | | |
| 3.07 | | |
| 2,502,231 | |
July | |
| 3.64 | | |
| 3.01 | | |
| 3,000,119 | |
August
1 - 28 | |
| 3.34 | | |
| 2.75 | | |
| 3,938,418 | |
The
following table provides the monthly high and low sales price and trading volume of the Common Shares on Nasdaq for the 12-month period
before the date of this prospectus supplement:
| |
Trading
Summary | |
| |
High (US$) | | |
Low (US$) | | |
Volume
Traded (#) | |
2023 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
August | |
| 2.54 | | |
| 2.02 | | |
| 16,669,320 | |
September | |
| 3.18 | | |
| 2.42 | | |
| 28,878,133 | |
October | |
| 3.29 | | |
| 2.54 | | |
| 40,264,900 | |
November | |
| 3.17 | | |
| 2.61 | | |
| 22,768,500 | |
December | |
| 3.02 | | |
| 2.56 | | |
| 21,026,500 | |
2024 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
January | |
| 3.72 | | |
| 2.43 | | |
| 42,703,340 | |
February | |
| 3.76 | | |
| 2.54 | | |
| 42,073,121 | |
March | |
| 2.76 | | |
| 2.33 | | |
| 31,873,387 | |
April | |
| 2.78 | | |
| 2.21 | | |
| 27,313,734 | |
May | |
| 2.86 | | |
| 2.32 | | |
| 22,543,543 | |
June | |
| 2.66 | | |
| 2.23 | | |
| 17,433,891 | |
July | |
| 2.68 | | |
| 2.16 | | |
| 24,396,520 | |
August
1 - 28 | |
| 2.45 | | |
| 1.92 | | |
| 35,702,643 | |
The
Company’s warrants are listed on the TSX under the stock symbol “URC.WT.” The following table provides the monthly
high and low sales price and trading volume of the warrants in Canada for the 12-month period before the date of this prospectus supplement:
| |
Trading
Summary | |
| |
High ($) | | |
Low ($) | | |
Volume
Traded (#) | |
2023 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
August | |
| 1.48 | | |
| 0.95 | | |
| 333,798 | |
September | |
| 2.33 | | |
| 1.37 | | |
| 848,175 | |
October | |
| 2.38 | | |
| 1.60 | | |
| 573,145 | |
November | |
| 2.34 | | |
| 1.70 | | |
| 715,312 | |
December | |
| 1.99 | | |
| 1.51 | | |
| 564,571 | |
2024 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
January | |
| 2.99 | | |
| 1.33 | | |
| 1,434,142 | |
February | |
| 3.05 | | |
| 1.50 | | |
| 1,474,614 | |
March | |
| 1.75 | | |
| 1.30 | | |
| 471,915 | |
April | |
| 1.75 | | |
| 1.12 | | |
| 392,666 | |
May | |
| 1.87 | | |
| 1.30 | | |
| 435,931 | |
June | |
| 1.55 | | |
| 1.08 | | |
| 336,543 | |
July | |
| 1.63 | | |
| 1.01 | | |
| 424,927 | |
August
1 - 28 | |
| 1.27 | | |
| 0.77 | | |
| 371,202 | |
CERTAIN
CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
In
the opinion of Sangra Moller LLP, Canadian counsel to the Company, and Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Canadian counsel to the Agents, the
following is, as of the date hereof, a general summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations under the Income
Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder (the “Tax Act”) generally applicable to a holder who acquires
Offered Shares as beneficial owner pursuant to the Offering and who, at all relevant times, for the purposes of the Tax Act, deals at
arm’s length with the Company and the Agents, is not affiliated with the Company or the Agents, and will acquire and hold such
Offered Shares as capital property (each, a “Holder”), all within the meaning of the Tax Act. Offered Shares will
generally be considered to be capital property to a Holder unless the Holder acquires or holds the Offered Shares or is deemed to acquire
or hold the Offered Shares in the course of carrying on a business of trading or dealing in securities or has acquired them or deemed
to have acquired them in one or more transactions considered to be an adventure or concern in the nature of trade.
This
summary does not apply to a Holder (a) that is a “financial institution” for purposes of the “mark-to-market property”
rules in the Tax Act; (b) an interest in which is or would constitute a “tax shelter investment” (as defined in the Tax Act);
(c) that is a “specified financial institution” (as defined in the Tax Act); (d) that reports its “Canadian tax results”
(as defined in the Tax Act) in a currency other than Canadian currency; (e) that is exempt from tax under Part I of the Tax Act; (f)
that has entered into, or will enter into, a “synthetic disposition arrangement” or a “derivative forward agreement”
(as those terms are defined in the Tax Act) with respect to the Offered Shares; (g) that receives dividends on the Offered Shares under
or as part of a “dividend rental arrangement” (as defined in the Tax Act), (h) that is a partnership, or (i) that is a corporation
resident in Canada that is or becomes (or does not deal at arm’s length with a corporation resident in Canada for purposes of the
Tax Act that is or becomes), as part of a transaction or event or series of transactions or events that includes the acquisition of Offered
Shares, controlled by a non-resident person or a group of persons comprised of any combination of non-resident corporations, non-resident
individuals or non-resident trusts that do not deal with each other at arm’s length, for the purposes of the “foreign affiliate
dumping” rules in Section 212.3 of the Tax Act. Such Holders should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular
Canadian federal income tax consequences to them of acquiring Offered Shares pursuant to the Offering.
This
summary does not address the deductibility of interest by a Holder who has borrowed money or otherwise incurred debt in connection with
the acquisition of Offered Shares.
This
summary is based upon the current provisions of the Tax Act in force as of the date hereof, all specific proposals to amend the Tax Act
publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “Tax Proposals”),
the current provisions of the Canada-United States Tax Convention (1980), as amended (the “Canada-U.S. Tax Convention”),
and counsel’s understanding of the current published administrative policies and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency
(the “CRA”) published in writing by it prior to the date hereof. This summary assumes that the Tax Proposals will
be enacted in the form proposed and does not take into account or anticipate any other changes in law, whether by way of judicial, legislative
or governmental decision or action, nor does it take into account provincial, territorial or foreign income tax legislation or considerations,
which may differ from the Canadian federal income tax considerations discussed herein. No assurances can be given that the Tax Proposals
will be enacted as proposed or at all, or that legislative, judicial or administrative changes will not modify or change the statements
expressed herein.
This
summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations applicable to an investment in Offered Shares. This
summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular
Holder. Holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences applicable to them based on their own particular
circumstances.
Currency
Conversion
Subject
to certain exceptions that are not discussed in this summary, for the purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the acquisition,
holding or disposition of Offered Shares must be determined in Canadian dollars based on the Bank of Canada rate for the day on which
such amount arose or such other rate as is acceptable to the CRA.
Residents
of Canada
The
following portion of this summary is generally applicable to a Holder who, for the purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable income
tax treaty or convention, is resident or deemed to be resident in Canada at all relevant times (each, a “Resident Holder”)
and this portion of the summary only addresses such Resident Holders. Certain Resident Holders who might not be considered to hold their
Offered Shares as capital property may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to make an irrevocable election pursuant to subsection
39(4) of the Tax Act to have the Offered Shares, and every other “Canadian security” (as defined by the Tax Act) owned by
such Resident Holder in the taxation year of the election and in all subsequent taxation years, deemed to be capital property. Resident
Holders should consult their own tax advisors for advice as to whether an election under subsection 39(4) of the Tax Act is available
or advisable in their particular circumstances.
Taxation
of Dividends
Dividends
received or deemed to be received on the Offered Shares in a taxation year by a Resident Holder who is an individual (other than certain
trusts) will be included in computing such Resident Holder’s income for that taxation year and will be subject to the gross-up
and dividend tax credit rules normally applicable under the Tax Act to “taxable dividends” received by an individual from
“taxable Canadian corporations” (each as defined in the Tax Act). An enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit will be available
to individuals in respect of “eligible dividends” (as defined in the Tax Act) designated by the Company in accordance with
the provisions of the Tax Act. There may be limitations on the ability of the Company to designate dividends as “eligible dividends”
and the Company has made no commitment in this regard.
In
the case of a Resident Holder that is a corporation, dividends (including deemed dividends) received on the Offered Shares in a taxation
year will be included in the Resident Holder’s income but will generally be deductible in computing such Resident Holder’s
taxable income for the taxation year, subject to all of the rules and restrictions under the Tax Act in that regard. In certain circumstances,
subsection 55(2) of the Tax Act will treat a taxable dividend received (or deemed to be received) by a Resident Holder that is a corporation
as proceeds of disposition or a capital gain. Resident Holders that are corporations should consult their own tax advisors having regard
to their own circumstances.
A
Resident Holder that is a “private corporation” or “subject corporation” (as such terms are defined in the Tax
Act) will generally be liable to pay an additional tax under Part IV of the Tax Act (which generally is refundable, subject to the detailed
rules of the Tax Act) on dividends received or deemed to be received on the Offered Shares to the extent that such dividends are deductible
in computing the Resident Holder’s taxable income for the year.
Dispositions
of Offered Shares
A
Resident Holder who disposes of, or is deemed to have disposed of, Offered Shares (other than a disposition to the Company that is not
a sale in the open market in the manner in which shares are normally purchased by any member of the public in the open market) will generally
realize a capital gain (or capital loss) in the taxation year of the disposition equal to the amount by which the proceeds of disposition
in respect of the Offered Shares, exceed (or are exceeded by) the adjusted cost base to the Resident Holder of such Offered Shares immediately
before the disposition or deemed disposition and any reasonable expenses incurred for the purpose of making the disposition. The adjusted
cost base to a Resident Holder of an Offered Share will be determined by averaging the cost of that Offered Share with the adjusted cost
base (determined immediately before the acquisition of the Offered Share) of all other Common Shares held as capital property at that
time by the Resident Holder. The tax treatment of capital gains and capital losses is discussed in greater detail below under the subheading
“Residents of Canada – Taxation of Capital Gains and Losses”.
Taxation
of Capital Gains and Losses
For
capital gains and capital losses realized on or after June 25, 2024, under Tax Proposals announced in the Federal Budget on April 16,
2024, introduced in Parliament on June 10, 2024 in a Notice of Ways and Means Motion and included in Legislative Proposals Relating to
the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations released by the Department of Finance (Canada) on August 12, 2024 (the “2024
Capital Gains Proposals”), and subject to certain transitional rules discussed below, generally, a Resident Holder is required
to include in computing its income two-thirds of the amount of any capital gain (a “taxable capital gain”) realized
in the taxation year in which the disposition occurs. Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Act, two-thirds of
any capital loss realized by a Resident Holder (an “allowable capital loss”) must generally be deducted from taxable
capital gains realized by the Resident Holder in the taxation year in which the disposition occurs. However, under the 2024 Capital Gains
Proposals, a Resident Holder that is an individual (excluding most types of trusts) is required to include in income only one-half of
net capital gains realized (including net capital gains realized indirectly through a trust or partnership) in a taxation year (and on
or after June 25, 2024) up to a maximum of $250,000, with the two-thirds inclusion rate applying to the portion of net capital gains
realized in the year (and on or after June 25, 2024) that exceeds $250,000. Allowable capital losses in excess of taxable capital gains
for the taxation year of disposition generally may be carried back and deducted in any of the three preceding taxation years or carried
forward and deducted in any subsequent year against net taxable capital gains realized in such years (but not against other income),
in the circumstances and to the extent provided in the Tax Act (as proposed to be amended by the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals).
Subject
to transitional rules in the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals, for a capital gain or capital loss realized prior to June 25, 2024, only one-half
of such capital gain would be included in income as a taxable gain and one-half of such capital loss would constitute an allowable capital
loss. Under the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals, different inclusion rates (or a blended inclusion rate) may apply for taxation years that
begin before and end on or after June 25, 2024 (the “Transitional Year”). As a result, for its Transitional Year,
a Resident Holder will be required to separately identify capital gains and capital losses realized before June 25, 2024 (“Period
1”) and those realized on or after June 25, 2024 (“Period 2”). Capital gains and capital losses from the
same period will first be netted against each other. A net capital gain (or net capital loss) will arise if capital gains (or capital
losses) from one period exceed capital losses (or capital gains) from that same period. A Resident Holder would effectively be subject
to the higher inclusion rate of two-thirds in respect of its net capital gains (or net capital losses) arising in Period 2, to the extent
that these net capital gains (or net capital losses) exceed any net capital losses (or net capital gains) incurred in Period 1, subject
to, in the case of a Resident Holder that is an individual, the lower inclusion rate on the first $250,000 of net capital gains as described
below. Conversely, a Resident Holder would effectively be subject to the lower inclusion rate of one-half in respect of its net capital
gains (or net capital losses) arising in Period 1, to the extent that these net capital gains (or net capital losses) exceed any net
capital losses (or net capital gains) incurred in Period 2.
The
annual $250,000 threshold for a Resident Holder that is an individual (excluding most types of trusts) will be fully available in 2024
without proration and will apply only in respect of net capital gains realized in Period 2 less any net capital loss from Period 1. Certain
other limitations to the $250,000 threshold may apply.
Under
the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals, two-thirds of capital losses realized prior to June 25, 2024 will be deductible against capital gains
realized on or after June 25, 2024 included in income at the two-thirds inclusion rate.
The
foregoing summary only generally describes the considerations applicable under the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals, and is not an exhaustive
summary of the considerations that could arise in respect of the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals. Furthermore, the announcements accompanying
the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals indicated that additional draft legislation to implement the change to the capital gains inclusion rate
may be released following a consultation period ending September 3, 2024. Resident Holders should consult their own tax advisors with
regard to the 2024 Capital Gains Proposals.
A
capital loss realized on the disposition or deemed disposition of an Offered Share by a Resident Holder that is a corporation may in
certain circumstances be reduced by the amount of dividends which have been previously received or deemed to have been received by the
Resident Holder on such Offered Share, or a share substituted for such share, to the extent and in the circumstances specified by the
Tax Act. Similar rules may apply where a Resident Holder that is a corporation is, directly or indirectly through a trust or partnership,
a member of a partnership or a beneficiary of a trust that owns Offered Shares. A Resident Holder to which these rules may be relevant
is urged to consult its own tax advisor.
A
Resident Holder that is a “Canadian-controlled private corporation” (as defined in the Tax Act) throughout the relevant taxation
year or a “substantive CCPC” (as defined in the Tax Act) at any time in the relevant taxation year may be liable to pay an
additional tax on its “aggregate investment income” (as defined in the Tax Act), including taxable capital gains.
Alternative
Taxes
Capital
gains realized (or deemed to be realized) and dividends received (or deemed to be received) by a Resident Holder who is an individual
(including certain trusts) may result in such Resident Holder being liable for alternative minimum tax under the Tax Act. The Minister
of Finance (Canada) announced Tax Proposals relating to alternative minimum tax in the Federal Budgets on March 28, 2023 and April 16,
2024. Resident Holders who are individuals (including certain trusts) should consult their own tax advisors in this regard.
Non-Residents
of Canada
The
following portion of this summary is generally applicable to a Holder who, for purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable income tax
treaty or convention, and at all relevant times: (i) is neither resident nor deemed to be resident in Canada, and (ii) does not use or
hold, and will not be deemed to use or hold, Offered Shares in a business carried on in Canada (each, a “Non-Resident Holder”).
The term “U.S. Holder,” for the purposes of this summary, means a Non-Resident Holder who, for purposes of the Canada-U.S.
Tax Convention, is at all relevant times a resident of the United States and is a “qualifying person” within the meaning
of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention. In some circumstances, persons deriving amounts through fiscally transparent entities (including limited
liability companies) may be entitled to benefits under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax
advisors to determine their entitlement to benefits under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention based on their particular circumstances.
Special
considerations, which are not discussed in this summary, may apply to a Non-Resident Holder that is an insurer that carries on an insurance
business in Canada and elsewhere or an authorized foreign bank (as defined in the Tax Act). Such Non-Resident Holders should consult
their own advisors.
Taxation
of Dividends
Subject
to an applicable tax treaty or convention, dividends paid or credited, or deemed to be paid or credited, to a Non-Resident Holder on
the Offered Shares will be subject to Canadian withholding tax under the Tax Act at the rate of 25% of the gross amount of the dividend.
Such rate is generally reduced under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention to 15% of the gross amount of the dividend if the beneficial owner
of such dividend is a U.S. Holder. The rate of withholding tax is further reduced to 5% if the beneficial owner of such dividend is a
U.S. Holder that is a company that owns at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company. In addition, under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention,
dividends may be exempt from such Canadian withholding tax if paid to certain U.S. Holders that are qualifying religious, scientific,
literary, educational or charitable tax exempt organizations or qualifying trusts, companies, organizations or arrangements operated
exclusively to administer or provide pension, retirement or employee benefits or benefits for the self-employed under one or more funds
or plans established to provide pension or retirement benefits or other employee benefits that are exempt from tax in the United States
and that have complied with specific administrative procedures.
The
Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, of which Canada
is a signatory, affects many of Canada’s bilateral tax treaties, including the ability to claim benefits thereunder. Affected Non-Resident
Holders should consult their own tax advisors in this regard.
Disposition
of Offered Shares
A
Non-Resident Holder will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act in respect of any capital gain realized by such Non-Resident Holder
on a disposition of Offered Shares, nor will capital losses arising therefrom be recognized under the Tax Act, unless the Offered Shares
constitute “taxable Canadian property” (as defined in the Tax Act) of the Non-Resident Holder at the time of the disposition
and are not “treaty-protected property” (as defined in the Tax Act) of the Non-Resident Holder at the time of the disposition.
Provided
the Offered Shares are listed on a “designated stock exchange” (as defined in the Tax Act, and which currently includes the
TSX and Nasdaq) at the time of disposition, the Offered Shares will generally not constitute taxable Canadian property of a Non-Resident
Holder at that time, unless at any time during the 60-month period immediately preceding the disposition the following two conditions
are met concurrently: (a) the Non-Resident Holder, persons with whom the Non-Resident Holder does not deal at arm’s length, partnerships
whose members include, either directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships, the Non-Resident Holder or persons who do not
deal at arm’s length with the Non-Resident Holder, or any combination of them, owned 25% or more of the issued shares of any class
or series of shares of the capital stock of the Company, and (b) more than 50% of the fair market value of the Offered Shares was derived
directly or indirectly, from one or any combination of real or immovable property situated in Canada, “Canadian resource properties”,
“timber resource properties” (each as defined in the Tax Act), and options in respect of or interests in, or for civil law
rights in, any such property (whether or not such property exists).
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, an Offered Share may otherwise be deemed to be taxable Canadian property to a Non-Resident Holder for purposes of the
Tax Act in particular circumstances.
The
Offered Shares of a U.S. Holder will generally constitute “treaty-protected property” for purposes of the Tax Act unless
the value of the Offered Shares is derived principally from real property situated in Canada at that time. For this purpose, “real
property” has the meaning that term has under the laws of Canada and includes any option or similar right in respect thereof and
usufruct of real property, rights to explore for or to exploit mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources and rights to amounts
computed by reference to the amount or value of production from such resources.
If
Offered Shares are taxable Canadian property (or deemed to be taxable Canadian property) of a Non-Resident Holder and are not treaty-protected
property of the Non-Resident Holder at the time of their disposition, the consequences above under “Residents of Canada —
Disposition of Offered Shares” and “Residents of Canada — Taxation of Capital Gains and Capital Losses”
will generally apply.
Non-Resident
Holders whose Offered Shares are taxable Canadian property should consult their own advisors.
CERTAIN
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The
following is a general summary of certain anticipated U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to a U.S. Holder (as defined
below) arising from and relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered Shares acquired pursuant to this prospectus
supplement.
This
summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a complete analysis or listing of all potential U.S. federal
income tax considerations that may apply to a U.S. Holder as a result of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered Shares
acquired pursuant to this prospectus supplement. This summary does not take into account the individual facts and circumstances of any
particular U.S. Holder that may affect the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to such U.S. Holder of Offered Shares. Accordingly,
this summary is not intended to be, and should not be construed as, legal or U.S. federal income tax advice with respect to any U.S.
Holder. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences
relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered Shares.
No
ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or legal opinion has been requested, or will be obtained,
regarding the potential U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to U.S. Holders as discussed in this summary. This summary
is not binding on the IRS, and the IRS is not precluded from taking a position that is different from, and contrary to, the positions
taken in this summary. In addition, because the authorities on which this summary is based are subject to various interpretations, the
IRS and the U.S. courts could disagree with one or more of the positions taken in this summary.
Scope
of this Summary
Authorities
This
summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), regulations promulgated by the Department
of the Treasury (whether final, temporary or proposed) (“Treasury Regulations”), U.S. court decisions published rulings
and administrative positions of the IRS, and the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, in each case, in effect as of the date of this prospectus
supplement. Any of the authorities on which this summary is based could be changed in a material and adverse manner possibly with retroactive
effect, at any time.
U.S.
Holder
For
purposes of this section, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Offered Shares acquired pursuant to this prospectus
supplement that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (b) a
corporation, or other entity treated as a corporation, that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any
state in the United States or the District of Columbia; (c) an estate if the income of such estate is subject to U.S. federal income
tax regardless of the source of such income; or (d) a trust if (i) such trust has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (ii) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust
and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust.
Non-U.S.
Holder
For
purposes of this summary, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Offered Shares that is neither a U.S. Holder
nor a partnership (or other “pass-through” entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This summary does not address the
U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to Non-U.S. Holders relating to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered
Shares. Accordingly, Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, U.S. state and local, and non-U.S.
tax consequences (including the potential application of and operation of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention or any other tax treaties) relating
to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Offered Shares.
U.S.
Holders Subject to Special U.S. Federal Income Tax Rules Not Addressed
This
summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to U.S. Holders that are subject to special provisions
under the Code, including: (a) U.S. Holders that are tax-exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, individual retirement accounts
or other tax deferred accounts; (b) U.S. Holders that are financial institutions, underwriters, insurance companies, real estate investment
trusts or regulated investment companies or that are broker-dealers, dealers, or traders in securities or currencies that elect to apply
a mark-to-market accounting method; (c) U.S. Holders that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar; (d) U.S.
Holders that own Offered Shares as part of a straddle, hedging transaction, conversion transaction, constructive sale or other integrated
transaction; (e) U.S. Holders that acquired Offered Shares in connection with the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as
compensation for services; (f) U.S. Holders that hold Offered Shares other than as a capital asset (generally property held for investment
purposes) within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code; (g) U.S. Holders that are partnerships or other flow-through entities; (h)
U.S. Holders that are subject to special tax accounting rules with respect to the Offered Shares for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(i) U.S. Holders that are subject to taxing jurisdictions other than, or in addition to, the United States; or (j) U.S. Holders that
own, directly, indirectly or by attribution, 10% or more, by voting power or value, of the outstanding shares of the Company. The summary
below also does not address the impact of the Offering on persons who are US expatriates or former long-term residents of the United
States subject to Section 877 or 877A of the Code. U.S. Holders and others that are subject to special provisions under the Code, including
U.S. Holders described immediately above, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences relating
to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered Shares.
If
a partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Offered Shares, the
U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership (or other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in partnerships
(or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that are beneficial owners of Offered
Shares should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences arising from and relating to the acquisition,
ownership and disposition of Offered Shares.
Tax
Considerations Other than U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations Not Addressed
This
summary does not address the US state and local tax, US estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax, U.S. federal net investment income,
the excise tax on stock repurchases, U.S. federal alternative minimum tax or corporate alternative minimum tax, or non-U.S. tax considerations
to U.S. Holders relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Offered Shares. In addition, except as specifically set forth
below, this summary does not discuss applicable tax reporting requirements. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding
the US state and local tax, US estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax, U.S. federal net investment income, U.S. federal alternative
minimum tax and non-U.S. tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Offered Shares.
U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of Offered Shares
Classification
as a Passive Foreign Investment Company
As
discussed below under “Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules – PFIC Status of the Company”, although the
Company has not made a formal determination as to whether it was a “passive foreign investment company” under Section 1297
of the Code (“PFIC”) for the tax year ended April 30, 2024, and does not plan to make such a determination for subsequent
years, the Company believes there is a significant risk that it was a PFIC for the tax year ended April 30, 2024 and anticipates that
there will be a significant risk that it will be a PFIC in subsequent years. If the Company is classified as a PFIC in any taxable year
in which a U.S. Holder holds Offered Shares, the Company generally will be considered a PFIC with respect to such U.S. Holder’s
Offered Shares in subsequent taxable years even if the Company is otherwise not a PFIC in such subsequent taxable years. If the Company
is considered to be a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder’s Offered Shares, such holder generally will be liable to pay income tax
at the highest ordinary income tax rate on any “excess distribution” from the Company and on the U.S. Holder’s gain
from the disposition of Offered Shares as if such excess distribution or gain had been recognized ratably over the U.S. Holder’s
holding period for the Offered Shares, plus interest on such amount as if it were treated as a series of underpayments of tax in such
prior years. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the classification of the Company as a PFIC and the consequences
of such classification. The Company has not made a formal determination in past years. For the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023, 2022,
2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1295-1(g)(1), the Company issued to its U.S. Shareholders a “PFIC
Annual Information Statement” to assist U.S. Shareholders who wish to make a Qualified Electing Fund Election under Section 1295
of the Code (“QEF Election”). The Company intends to issue to its U.S. Shareholders a PFIC Annual Information Statement
for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.
Distributions
on Offered Shares
Subject
to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution with respect to an Offered Share will be required to include
the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distribution)
to the extent of the current or accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, as computed for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. To the extent that a distribution exceeds the current and accumulated “earnings and profits” of the Company, such
distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Offered Shares,
and thereafter as a gain from the sale or exchange of such Offered Shares (see “Sale or Other Taxable Disposition of Offered
Shares” below). However, the Company does not expect to determine its current and accumulated earnings and profits in accordance
with U.S. federal income tax principles, and U.S. Holders should therefore assume that any distribution by the Company with respect to
Offered Shares will constitute dividend income. Dividends received on Offered Shares will not be eligible for the “dividends received
deduction” allowed to corporations under the Code with respect to dividends received from domestic corporations.
Subject
to applicable limitations and provided the Company is eligible for the benefits of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention or the Offered Shares
are readily tradable on a United States securities market, dividends paid by the Company to non-corporate U.S. Holders, including individuals,
generally will be eligible for preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains for dividends, provided certain holding period
and other conditions are satisfied, including that the Company is not classified as a PFIC in the tax year of distribution or in the
preceding tax year. If the Company is not a PFIC, dividends paid to a U.S. Holder that do not result in qualified dividend income generally
will be taxed at ordinary income tax rates. The dividend rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding
the application of such rules.
Sale
or Other Taxable Disposition of Offered Shares
Subject
to the PFIC rules discussed below, upon the sale or other taxable disposition of Offered Shares, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize
gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (a) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received
and (b) its tax basis in such Offered Shares sold or otherwise disposed of. Such gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss
if the Offered Shares have been held for more than one year and will be short-term gain or loss if the holding period is equal to or
less than one year. Such gain generally will be treated as “U.S. source” for purposes of applying the U.S. foreign tax credit
rules unless the gain is subject to tax in Canada and is re-sourced as “foreign source” under the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention
and such U.S. Holder elects to treat such gain or loss as “foreign source” (see a more detailed discussion at “Foreign
Tax Credit” below). Long-term capital gains of certain non-corporate U.S. Holders are eligible for reduced rates of taxation.
Deductions for capital losses are subject to complex limitations.
Foreign
Tax Credit
A
U.S. Holder who pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian income tax with respect to dividends paid on Offered Shares generally
may elect to deduct or credit such tax. This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid (whether
directly or through withholding) by a U.S. Holder during a year.
Complex
limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of
a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holder’s “foreign source” taxable income bears
to such U.S. Holder’s worldwide taxable income. In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holder’s various items of income and
deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as either “foreign source” or “US source.” In addition, this
limitation is calculated separately with respect to specific categories of income. Dividends paid by the Company generally will constitute
“foreign source” income and generally will be categorized as “passive category income”. Because the foreign tax
credit rules are complex, U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the foreign tax credit rules, including the source
of any dividends paid to U.S. Holders.
Subject
to certain specific rules, foreign income and withholding taxes paid with respect to any distribution in respect of stock in a PFIC should
qualify for the foreign tax credit. The rules relating to distributions by a PFIC are complex, and a U.S. Holder should consult with
its own tax advisor with respect to any distribution received from a PFIC.
Receipt
of Foreign Currency
The
amount of any distribution paid in foreign currency to a U.S. Holder in connection with the ownership of Offered Shares, or on the sale,
exchange or other taxable disposition of Offered Shares, generally will be equal to the U.S. dollar value of such foreign currency based
on the exchange rate applicable on the date of actual or constructive receipt (regardless of whether such foreign currency is converted
into U.S. dollars at that time). If the foreign currency received is not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder
will have a basis in the foreign currency equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt. A U.S. Holder that receives foreign
currency and converts such foreign currency into U.S. dollars at a conversion rate other than the rate in effect on the date of receipt
may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss, which generally would be treated as US source ordinary income or loss for foreign
tax credit purposes. Different rules may apply to U.S. Holders subject to the accrual method of tax accounting. U.S. Holders should consult
their own U.S. tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving, owning and disposing of foreign currency.
Passive
Foreign Investment Company Rules
If
the Company is a PFIC within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code at any time during a U.S. Holder’s holding period, then certain
different and potentially adverse tax consequences would apply to such U.S. Holder’s acquisition, ownership and disposition of
Offered Shares.
PFIC
Status of the Company
The
Company generally will be a PFIC if, for a given tax year, (a) 75% or more of the gross income of the Company for such tax year is “passive
income” (the “income test”) or (b) on average at least 50% or more of the assets in a taxable year, held by
the Company either produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income, based on the quarterly average of the fair
market value or adjusted bases of such assets (the “asset test”). “Gross income” generally includes all
income less the cost of goods sold, and “passive income” for this purpose includes, among other things, dividends, interest,
rents and royalties (other than rents and royalties derived from the active conduct of a trade or business), and gains from the sale
or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income generally
include cash, even if held as working capital or raised in a public offering, marketable securities, and other assets that may produce
passive income.
For
purposes of the PFIC income test and asset test described above, if the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the total
value of the outstanding shares of another corporation, the Company will be treated as if it (a) held a proportionate share of the assets
of such other corporation and (b) received directly a proportionate share of the income of such other corporation. In addition, for purposes
of the PFIC income test and asset test described above, “passive income” does not include any interest, dividends, rents
or royalties that are received or accrued by the Company from a “related person” (as defined in Section 954(d)(3) of the
Code), to the extent such items are properly allocable to the income of such related person that is not passive income.
Under
certain attribution rules, if the Company is a PFIC for any taxable year during which U.S. Holders hold Offered Shares and one of our
non-U.S. corporate subsidiaries is also a PFIC (a “lower-tier PFIC”), U.S. Holders will be deemed to own their proportionate
share (by value) of the shares of the lower-tier PFIC, and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on (a) a distribution on the shares
of a lower-tier PFIC and (b) a disposition of shares of a lower-tier PFIC, both as if the U.S. Holder directly held the shares of such
lower-tier PFIC, even though such U.S. Holder may not receive the proceeds of those distributions or dispositions. U.S. Holders are advised
to consult its tax advisors regarding the application of the PFIC rules to our non-US. Subsidiaries.
Although
the Company has not made a formal determination as to whether it was a PFIC for the tax year ended April 30, 2024, and does not plan
to make such a determination for subsequent years, the Company believes there is a significant risk that it was a PFIC for the tax year
ended April 30, 2024, and anticipates that there will be a significant risk that it will be a PFIC in subsequent years. The determination
of whether the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company) was, or will be, a PFIC for a tax year depends, in part, on the application of
complex US federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. In addition, whether the Company (or subsidiary)
will be a PFIC for any tax year depends on the assets and income of the Company (and each such subsidiary) over the course of each such
tax year and, as a result, cannot be predicted with certainty as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, there can be
no assurance that the IRS will not challenge any determination made by the Company (or subsidiary) concerning its PFIC status or that
the Company (and any subsidiary) was not, or will not be, a PFIC for any tax year. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors
regarding the PFIC status of the Company and any subsidiary of the Company.
Default
PFIC Rules under Section 1291 of the Code
If
the Company is a PFIC, the U.S. federal income tax considerations to a U.S. Holder of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Offered
Shares will depend on whether such U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election or makes a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the Code
(a “Mark-to-Market Election”) with respect to Offered Shares. A U.S. Holder that does not make either a QEF Election
or a Mark-to-Market Election will be referred to in this summary as a “Non-Electing U.S. Holder.”
A
Non-Electing U.S. Holder will be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code with respect to (a) any gain recognized on the sale
or other taxable disposition of Offered Shares and (b) any excess distribution paid on the Offered Shares. A distribution generally will
be an “excess distribution” to the extent that such distribution (together with all other distributions received in the current
tax year) exceeds 125% of the average distributions received during the three preceding tax years (or during a U.S. Holder’s holding
period for the Offered Shares, if shorter).
If
the Company is a PFIC, under Section 1291 of the Code any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of Offered Shares
(including an indirect disposition of shares of a lower-tier PFIC), and any excess distribution paid on Offered Shares (or a distribution
by a lower-tier PFIC to its shareholder that is deemed to be received by a U.S. Holder) must be ratably allocated to each day of a Non-Electing
U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Offered Shares, as applicable. The amount of any such gain or excess distribution allocated
to the tax year of disposition or excess distribution and to years before the Company became a PFIC, if any, would be taxed as ordinary
income. The amounts allocated to any other tax year would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest tax rate applicable to
ordinary income in each such year without regard to the U.S. Holder’s other tax attributes, and an interest charge would be imposed
on the tax liability for each such year, calculated as if such tax liability had been due in each such year. A Non-Electing U.S. Holder
that is not a corporation must treat any such interest paid as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.
If
the Company is a PFIC for any tax year during which a Non-Electing U.S. Holder holds Offered Shares, the Company will continue to be
treated as a PFIC with respect to such Non-Electing U.S. Holder, regardless of whether the Company ceases to be a PFIC in one or more
subsequent years. If the Company ceases to be a PFIC, a Non-Electing U.S. Holder may terminate this deemed PFIC status with respect to
Offered Shares by electing to recognize gain (which will be taxed under the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above) as if
such Offered Shares were sold on the last day of the last tax year for which the Company was a PFIC.
QEF
Election
If
the Company is a PFIC and a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election for the first tax year in which its holding period of its Offered Shares
begins, such U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to the rules of Section 1291 of the Code discussed above with respect to its Offered
Shares. However, a U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such U.S. Holder’s pro rata
share of (a) the net capital gain of the Company, which will be taxed as long-term capital gain to such U.S. Holder, and (b) the ordinary
earnings of the Company, which will be taxed as ordinary income to such U.S. Holder. Generally, “net capital gain” is the
excess of (a) net long-term capital gain over (b) net short-term capital gain, and “ordinary earnings” are the excess of
(a) “earnings and profits” over (b) net capital gain. A U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election will be subject to U.S. federal
income tax on such amounts for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, regardless of whether such amounts are actually distributed
to such U.S. Holder by the Company. However, a U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election may, subject to certain limitations, elect to defer
payment of current U.S. federal income tax on such amounts, subject to an interest charge. If such U.S. Holder is not a corporation,
any such interest paid will be treated as “personal interest,” which is not deductible.
A
U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election generally (a) may receive a tax-free distribution from the Company to the extent that such distribution
represents “earnings and profits” of the Company that were previously included in income by the U.S. Holder because of such
QEF Election and (b) will adjust such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Offered Shares to reflect the amount included in income or
allowed as a tax-free distribution because of such QEF Election. In addition, a U.S. Holder that makes a QEF Election generally will
recognize capital gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of Offered Shares.
The
procedure for making a QEF Election, and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of making a QEF Election, will depend on whether such
QEF Election is timely. A QEF Election will be treated as timely if it is made for the first year in the U.S. Holder’s holding
period for the Offered Shares in which the Company was a PFIC. A U.S. Holder may make a timely QEF Election by filing the appropriate
QEF Election documents at the time such U.S. Holder files a U.S. federal income tax return for such year.
A
QEF Election will apply to the tax year for which such QEF Election is made and to all subsequent tax years, unless such QEF Election
is invalidated or terminated or the IRS consents to revocation of such QEF Election. If a U.S. Holder makes a QEF Election and, in a
subsequent tax year, the Company ceases to be a PFIC, the QEF Election will remain in effect (although it will not be applicable) during
those tax years in which the Company is not a PFIC. Accordingly, if the Company becomes a PFIC in a subsequent tax year, the QEF Election
will be effective, and the U.S. Holder will be subject to the QEF rules described above during a subsequent tax year in which the Company
qualifies as a PFIC.
U.S.
Holders should be aware that, for each tax year, if any, that the Company is a PFIC, the Company can provide no assurances that it will
satisfy the record-keeping requirements or make available to U.S. Holders a PFIC Annual Information Statement or any other information
such U.S. Holders require to make a QEF Election with respect to the Company or any subsidiary that also is classified as a PFIC. Accordingly,
it is expected that U.S. Holders will not be able to make a QEF Election with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries.
Mark-to-Market
Election
A
U.S. Holder may make a Mark-to-Market Election only if the Offered Shares are marketable stock. The Offered Shares generally will be
“marketable stock” if they are regularly traded on (a) a national securities exchange that is registered with the SEC; (b)
the national market system established pursuant to section 11A of the U.S. Exchange Act; or (c) a foreign securities exchange that is
regulated or supervised by a governmental authority of the country in which the market is located, provided that (i) such foreign exchange
has trading volume, listing, financial disclosure and other requirements and the laws of the country in which such foreign exchange is
located, together with the rules of such foreign exchange, ensure that such requirements are actually enforced; and (ii) the rules of
such foreign exchange ensure active trading of listed stocks. If such stock is traded on such a qualified exchange or other market, such
stock generally will be “regularly traded” for any calendar year during which such stock is traded, other than in de minimis
quantities, on at least 15 days during each calendar quarter.
A
U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to its Offered Shares generally will not be subject to the rules of Section
1291 of the Code discussed above. However, if a U.S. Holder does not make a Mark-to-Market Election beginning in the first tax year of
such U.S. Holder’s holding period for Offered Shares or such U.S. Holder has not made a timely QEF Election, the rules of Section
1291 of the Code discussed above will apply to certain dispositions of, and distributions on, the Offered Shares.
A
U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will include in ordinary income, for each tax year in which the Company is a PFIC, an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of the Offered Shares, as of the close of such tax year over (b) such
U.S. Holder’s tax basis in such Offered Shares. A U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will be allowed a deduction
in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Offered Shares over (ii) the fair
market value of such Offered Shares (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the Mark-to-Market
Election for prior tax years).
U.S.
Holders that make a Mark-to-Market Election generally also will adjust their tax basis in the Offered Shares to reflect the amount included
in gross income or allowed as a deduction because of such Mark-to-Market Election. In addition, upon a sale or other taxable disposition
of Offered Shares, a U.S. Holder that makes a Mark-to-Market Election will recognize ordinary income or loss (not to exceed the excess,
if any, of (a) the amount included in ordinary income because of such Mark-to-Market Election for prior tax years over (b) the amount
allowed as a deduction because of such Mark-to-Market Election for prior tax years).
A
Mark-to-Market Election applies to the tax year in which such Mark-to-Market Election is made and to each subsequent tax year, unless
the Offered Shares cease to be “marketable stock” or the IRS consents to revocation of such election. U.S. Holders should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the availability of, and procedure for making, a Mark-to-Market Election.
Although
a U.S. Holder may be eligible to make a Mark-to-Market Election with respect to Offered Shares, no such election may be made with respect
to the stock of any lower-tier PFIC that a U.S. Holder is treated as owning because such stock is not marketable. Hence, the Mark-to-Market
Election will not be effective to eliminate the interest charge described above with respect to deemed dispositions of lower-tier PFIC
stock or distributions from a lower-tier PFIC.
Other
PFIC Rules
Under
Section 1291(f) of the Code, the IRS has issued proposed Treasury Regulations that, subject to certain exceptions, would cause a U.S.
Holder that had not made a timely QEF Election to recognize gain (but not loss) upon certain transfers of Offered Shares that would otherwise
be tax-deferred (e.g., gifts and exchanges pursuant to corporate reorganizations) in the event the Company is a PFIC during such U.S.
Holder’s holding period for the relevant shares. However, the specific U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder may
vary based on the manner in which Offered Shares are transferred.
Certain
additional adverse rules will apply with respect to a U.S. Holder if the Company is a PFIC, regardless of whether such U.S. Holder makes
a QEF Election. For example, under Section 1298(b)(6) of the Code, a U.S. Holder that uses Offered Shares as security for a loan will,
except as may be provided in Treasury Regulations, be treated as having made a taxable disposition of such Offered Shares.
If
the Company were a PFIC, a U.S. Holder would be required to attach a completed IRS Form 8621 to its tax return every year in which it
recognized gain on a disposition of the Offered Shares or received an excess distribution. In addition, subject to certain rules intended
to avoid duplicative filings, U.S. Holders may also be required to file an annual information return on IRS Form 8621 with respect to
each PFIC in which the U.S. Holder holds a direct or indirect interest. The failure to file IRS Form 8621 could result in the imposition
of penalties and the extension of the statute of limitations with respect to U.S. federal income tax. U.S. Holders should consult their
own tax advisors regarding their filing obligations with respect to such information returns.
In
addition, a U.S. Holder who acquires Offered Shares from a decedent will not receive a “step up” in tax basis of such Offered
Shares to fair market value unless such decedent had a timely and effective QEF Election in place.
Special
rules also apply to foreign tax credits that a U.S. Holder may claim on a distribution from a PFIC.
The
PFIC rules are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the PFIC rules and how they may affect the U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of Offered Shares in the event the Company is a PFIC at
any time during the holding period for such Offered Shares.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Certain
U.S. Holders are required to report information relating to an interest in Offered Shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an
exception for Offered Shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions), by attaching a completed IRS Form 8938,
Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, with their tax return for each year in which they hold an interest in Offered Shares.
Failure to do so could result in substantial penalties and in the extension of the statute of limitations with respect to such holder’s
U.S. federal income tax returns. In addition, if U.S. Holders hold Offered Shares in any tax year in which we are classified as a PFIC,
such U.S. Holders will generally be required to file an IRS Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment
Company or Qualified Electing Fund, for such tax year. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding information
reporting requirements relating to their ownership of the Offered Shares.
Payments
made within the United States, or by a US payor or US middleman, of dividends on Offered Shares, and proceeds arising from certain sales
or other taxable dispositions of Offered Shares, may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax, currently at the
rate of 24%, if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S. Holder’s correct US social security or other taxpayer identification
number (generally on Form W-9); (b) furnishes an incorrect U.S. taxpayer identification number; (c) is notified by the IRS that such
U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report items subject to backup withholding tax; or (d) fails under certain circumstances
to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer identification number and that the
IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding tax. However, U.S. Holders that are corporations generally
are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
withheld under the US backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability,
if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder timely furnishes the required information to the IRS.
The
discussion of reporting requirements set forth above is not intended to constitute a complete description of all reporting requirements
that may apply to a U.S. Holder. A failure to satisfy certain reporting requirements may result in an extension of the time period during
which the IRS can assess a tax, and under certain circumstances, such an extension may apply to assessments of amounts unrelated to any
unsatisfied reporting requirement. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the information reporting and backup
withholding tax rules.
THE
ABOVE SUMMARY IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ALL TAX CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO U.S. HOLDERS WITH RESPECT TO
THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP, AND DISPOSITION OF OFFERED SHARES. U.S. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSIDERATIONS
APPLICABLE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk due to the nature of our business and the present stage of its development.
The following risk factors, as well as risks currently unknown to us, could materially adversely affect our future business, operations
and financial condition and could cause them to differ materially from the estimates described in forward-looking statements relating
to the Company, or its business, property or financial results, each of which could cause purchasers of our securities to lose part or
all of their investment. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face; risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or
that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects. In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including
the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, you should carefully consider the risks described below as they relate to
the Offering under this prospectus supplement, as well as the risks described under the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual
Information Form and the accompanying prospectus, as they relate to the business of the Company, our Common Shares and more, before purchasing
the Offered Shares.
Risks
Related to the Offering
Net
Proceeds to the Company
There
is no certainty that the maximum amount of US$39,000,000 (or the equivalent in Canadian dollars determined using the daily exchange rate
posted by the Bank of Canada on the date the Offered Shares are sold) will be raised under the Offering. The Agents have agreed to use
their commercially reasonable efforts to sell, on the Company’s behalf, the Offered Shares designated by the Company, but the Company
is not required to request the sale of the maximum amount offered or any amount and, if the Company requests a sale, the Agents are not
obligated to purchase any Offered Shares that are not sold. As a result of the Offering being made on a commercially reasonable efforts
basis with no minimum, and only as requested by the Company, the Company may raise substantially less than the maximum total offering
amount or nothing at all.
Discretion
Concerning the Use of Proceeds
The
Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering as described under “Use of Proceeds”. However, management
will have substantial discretion concerning the use of proceeds from sales of Offered Shares made under the Offering, as well as the
timing of the expenditure of the proceeds thereof. As a result, investors will be relying on the judgment of management as to the specific
application of the proceeds from sales of Offered Shares made under the Offering. Management may use the net proceeds from the Offering
in ways that an investor may not consider desirable or that may not yield a significant return or any return at all. The failure by management
to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company. The results and effectiveness of
the application of the net proceeds are uncertain.
At-the-Market
Offering
Investors
who purchase Offered Shares in this Offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes
in their investment results. The Company will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices and numbers of Offered
Shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their Offered Shares
as a result of Common Share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.
Liquidity
Concerns and Future Financing Requirements
The
Company may require additional financing in order to fund its business plan. The Company’s ability to arrange such financing in
the future will depend in part on prevailing capital market conditions, as well as the Company’s business success. There can be
no assurance that it will be successful in its efforts to arrange additional financing on satisfactory terms, or at all. If additional
financing is raised by the issuance of Common Shares or securities exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares, control of the
Company may change and its shareholders may suffer additional dilution. If adequate funds are not available, or are not available on
acceptable terms, the Company may not be able to operate its businesses at its maximum potential, to expand, to take advantage of other
opportunities or to otherwise remain in business.
“Passive
Foreign Investment Company” Risk
Prospective
investors who are “U.S. Holders” (as defined above in “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”)
should be aware that they could be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences if the Company is classified as a
PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The determination of whether we are a PFIC for a taxable year depends, in part, on the application
of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations, and such determination will depend on the composition
of our income, expenses and assets from time to time and the nature of the activities performed by our officers and employees. Although
the Company has not made a formal determination as to whether it was a PFIC for the tax year ended April 30, 2024, and does not plan
to make such a determination for subsequent years, the Company believes there is a significant risk that it was a PFIC for the tax year
ended April 30, 2024, and anticipates that there will be a significant risk that it will be a PFIC in subsequent years. If the Company
is classified as a PFIC in any taxable year in which a U.S. Holder holds Offered Shares, the Company generally will be considered a PFIC
with respect to such Offered Shares in subsequent taxable years even if the Company is otherwise not a PFIC in such subsequent taxable
years. If the Company is considered to be a PFIC with respect to a U.S. Holder’s Offered Shares, such holder generally will be
liable to pay income tax at the highest ordinary income tax rate on any “excess distribution” from the Company and on the
U.S. Holder’s gain from the disposition of Offered Shares as if such excess distribution or gain had been recognized ratably over
the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Offered Shares, plus interest on such amount as if it were treated as a series of underpayments
of tax in such prior years. Prospective investors who are U.S. Holders should also be aware that, for each tax year, if any, that the
Company is a PFIC, the Company may not satisfy the record-keeping requirements or make available to U.S. Holders a PFIC annual information
statement or any other information such U.S. Holders require to make a “QEF Election” (as defined above in “Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations”) with respect to the Company or any subsidiary that also is classified as
a PFIC. Accordingly, it is expected that U.S. Holders will not be able to make a QEF Election with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries.
Prospective investors who are U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the likelihood and consequences of the Company
being treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including the availability, advisability and implications of making tax
elections to mitigate possible adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences but may result in an inclusion in gross income without receipt
of such income. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations – U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of
the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of Offered Shares “.
ENFORCEMENT
OF JUDGEMENTS AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS
We
are a company incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Additionally, certain of the Company’s directors and officers
reside outside of Canada. The directors and officers named below have appointed the following agent for service of process:
Name
of Director |
|
Name
and Address of Agent |
Scott
Melbye |
|
Sangra
Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
Vina
Patel |
|
Sangra
Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
Neil
Gregson |
|
Sangra
Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
Purchasers
are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person that resides outside
of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process. It may also be difficult for holders of securities who reside
in the United States to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon our civil liability
and the civil liability of our directors, officers and experts under the United States federal securities laws. We have been advised
that a judgment of a U.S. court predicated solely upon civil liability under U.S. federal securities laws or the securities or “blue
sky” laws of any state within the United States, would likely be enforceable in Canada if the United States court in which the judgment
was obtained has a basis for jurisdiction in the matter that would be recognized by a Canadian court for the same purposes. We have also
been advised, however, that there is substantial doubt whether an action could be brought in Canada in the first instance on the basis
of the liability predicated solely upon U.S. federal securities laws.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Certain
legal matters in connection with the Offering will be passed upon on behalf of the Company by Sangra Moller LLP, with respect to Canadian
legal matters, and by Haynes and Boone, LLP, with respect to United States legal matters, and on behalf of the Agents by Gowling WLG
(Canada) LLP, with respect to Canadian legal matters, and by DLA Piper LLP (US), with respect to United States legal matters.
As
of the date hereof, the partners and associates, as a group, of each of Sangra Moller LLP and Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP beneficially own,
directly and indirectly, less than 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company or any of its associates or affiliates.
AUDITOR,
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The
auditor of the Company is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, (“PwC”), located at 250 Howe Street,
Suite 1400, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3S7. PwC reports that they are independent from the Company within the meaning of Chartered Professional
Accountants of British Columbia Code of Professional Conduct and in accordance with the independence rules of the SEC and the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
The
Company’s transfer agent and registrar is Computershare Investor Services Inc., 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5J 2Y1 and 510 Burrard Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B9.
INTEREST
OF EXPERTS
Darcy
Hirsekorn, the Company’s Chief Technical Officer, has supervised the preparation of, and reviewed the technical information incorporated
by reference into, this prospectus supplement. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan, is a “qualified
person” as defined in NI 43-101 and is registered as a professional geoscientist in Saskatchewan.
None
of the foregoing experts, nor any partner, employee or consultant of such an expert who participated in and who was in a position to
directly influence the preparation of the applicable statement, report or valuation, has, has received, or is expected to receive, registered
or beneficial interests, direct or indirect, in Common Shares or other property of the Company or any of its associates or affiliates
representing 1% or more of the outstanding Common Shares.
ELIGIBILITY
FOR INVESTMENT
In
the opinion of Sangra Moller LLP, counsel to the Company, and Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, counsel to the Agents, based on the current provisions
of the Tax Act and the Regulations, the Offered Shares, if issued on the date hereof, would be “qualified investments” under
the Tax Act and the Regulations for trusts governed by a “registered retirement savings plan”, “registered retirement
income fund”, “tax-free savings account”, “registered education savings plan”, “registered disability savings
plan”, “first home savings account” (as those terms are defined in the Tax Act) (collectively referred to as “Registered
Plans”) and a “deferred profit sharing plan” (each as defined in the Tax Act), provided that the Offered Shares are listed
on a designated stock exchange for the purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX and Nasdaq) or the Company qualifies
as a “public corporation” (as defined in the Tax Act).
Notwithstanding
that an Offered Share may be a qualified investment for a Registered Plan, if an Offered Share is a “prohibited investment”
within the meaning of the Tax Act for the Registered Plan, the holder, annuitant or subscriber of the Registered Plan, as the case may
be, will be subject to a penalty tax as set out in the Tax Act. The Offered Shares will not generally be a “prohibited investment”
for a Registered Plan if the holder, annuitant or subscriber, as the case may be, (i) deals at arm’s length with the Company for the
purposes of the Tax Act and (ii) does not have a “significant interest” (as defined in the Tax Act) in the Company. In addition,
the Offered Shares will not be a “prohibited investment” if the Offered Shares are “excluded property” within the
meaning of the Tax Act, for the Registered Plan.
Holders,
annuitants and subscribers of Registered Plans should consult their own tax advisors with respect to whether Offered Shares would be
a “prohibited investment” having regard to their particular circumstances.
STATUTORY
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant
to a decision of the Autorité des marchés financiers dated June 6, 2023, the Company was granted exemptive relief from
the requirement that this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein
be publicly filed in both the French and English languages. For the purposes of this prospectus supplement, the Company is not required
to publicly file French versions of this prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein.
PURCHASERS’
STATUTORY RIGHTS OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESCISSION
The
following is a description of a purchaser’s statutory rights in connection with any purchase of Offered Shares pursuant to the Offering,
which supersedes and replaces the statement of purchasers’ rights in the prospectus under the heading “Statutory Rights of Withdrawal
and Rescission” solely with regard to the Offering.
Securities
legislation in some provinces and territories of Canada provides purchasers of securities with the right to withdraw from an agreement
to purchase securities and with remedies for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price, or damages if the prospectus,
prospectus supplement and any amendment relating to securities purchased by a purchaser are not sent or delivered to the purchaser. However,
purchasers of Offered Shares distributed under an at-the-market distribution by the Company do not have the right to withdraw from an
agreement to purchase the Offered Shares and do not have remedies of rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price, or
damages for non-delivery of the prospectus, prospectus supplement and any amendment relating to the Offered Shares purchased by such
purchaser because the prospectus, prospectus supplement and any amendment relating to the Offered Shares purchased by such purchaser
will not be sent or delivered, as permitted under Part 9 of NI 44-102.
Securities
legislation in some provinces and territories of Canada further provides purchasers with remedies for rescission or, in some jurisdictions,
revisions of the price or damages if the prospectus, prospectus supplement and any amendment relating to securities purchased by a purchaser
contains a misrepresentation. Those remedies must be exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by securities legislation.
Any remedies under securities legislation that a purchaser of Offered Shares distributed under an at-the-market distribution by the Company
may have against the Company or the Agents for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price, or damages if the prospectus,
prospectus supplement and any amendment relating to securities purchased by a purchaser contain a misrepresentation will remain unaffected
by the non-delivery of the prospectus referred to above.
A
purchaser should refer to applicable securities legislation for the particulars of these rights and should consult a legal adviser.
No securities regulatory authority has expressed
an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. This short form base shelf prospectus constitutes a public
offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and only by persons permitted to
sell such securities. See “Plan of Distribution”.
Information has been incorporated by reference
in this short form base shelf prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada.
Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Chief Financial
Officer of Uranium Royalty Corp., 1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2Y3, telephone number 604-396-8222
and are also available electronically at www.sedar.com.
SHORT FORM BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS
URANIUM
ROYALTY CORP.
$130,000,000
Common
Shares
Preferred
Shares
Warrants
Subscription
Receipts
Debt
Securities
Units
This short form base shelf prospectus (the “Prospectus”)
relates to the offering for sale by Uranium Royalty Corp. (the “Company”) from time to time, during the 25-month period
that this Prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains effective, of up to $130,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies
based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of the offering) in the aggregate of: (i) common shares in the capital of the Company
(“Common Shares”); (ii) preferred shares in the capital of the Company (“Preferred Shares”), issuable
in series; (iii) warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase other Securities (as defined below) of the Company; (iv) subscription
receipts (“Subscription Receipts”) convertible into other Securities of the Company; (v) debentures, notes or other
evidence of indebtedness of any kind, nature or description and which may be issuable in series (collectively, “Debt Securities”);
and (vi) units (“Units”) comprised of one or more of any of the other Securities, or any combination of such Securities
(the Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, Debt Securities and Units are collectively referred to herein as
the “Securities”). The Securities may be offered separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined
based on market conditions at the time of sale and set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”).
In addition, the Securities may be offered and issued in consideration for the acquisition of other businesses, assets or securities by
the Company or one of its subsidiaries. The consideration for any such acquisition may consist of the Securities separately, a combination
of Securities or any combination of, among other things, Securities, cash and assumption of liabilities.
The issued and outstanding Common Shares
of the Company are listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol “URC”,
and on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “UROY”. Certain outstanding and listed
common share purchase warrants of the Company (the “Listed Warrants”) are listed on the TSX under the symbol “URC.WT”.
On July 19, 2023, the last complete trading day prior to the date of this Prospectus, the closing price of the Common Shares on
the TSX was $2.69 per Common Share, and on the Nasdaq was US$2.04 per Common Share. The closing price of the Listed Warrants
on the TSX as at the last trading day prior to the date of this Prospectus was $1.01 per Listed Warrant. Unless otherwise specified
in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, any Securities, other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants, will not be listed on any securities
or stock exchange or on any automated dealer quotation system.
The Company is permitted, under a multi-jurisdictional
disclosure system adopted by the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and the United States, to prepare this Prospectus in accordance
with the disclosure requirements of Canada. Prospective investors in the United States should be aware that such requirements are different
from those of the United States. The financial statements incorporated by reference herein have been prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and may not be comparable to financial statements
of United States companies.
The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities
under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is governed by the laws of Canada,
that some of its officers and directors are residents of a foreign country, that some of the experts named in this Prospectus are, and
the underwriters, dealers or agents named in any Prospectus Supplement may be, residents of a foreign country, and a substantial portion
of the assets of the Company and said persons may be located outside of the United States. See “Enforceability of Certain Civil
Liabilities”.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
BY THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SEC OR
ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENCE.
Investing in Securities of the Company involves
a high degree of risk. You should carefully review the risks outlined in this Prospectus (together with any Prospectus Supplement) and
in the documents incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement and consider such risks in connection with
an investment in such Securities. See “Risk Factors”.
Prospective investors should be aware that the
acquisition of the Securities may have tax consequences in Canada and the United States. Such consequences may not be described fully
herein or in any applicable Prospectus Supplement. Prospective investors should read the tax discussion contained in this Prospectus under
the heading “Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations” as well as the tax discussion, if any, contained in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement with respect to a particular offering of Securities.
The specific terms of any Securities with respect
to a particular offering will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement including, where applicable: (i) in the case of Common
Shares, the number of Common Shares offered, the offering price, whether the Common Shares are being offered for cash, and any other terms
specific to the Common Shares; (ii) in the case of Preferred Shares, the designation of the particular series, the number of Preferred
Shares offered, the offering price, any voting rights, any rights to receive dividends, any terms of redemption, any conversion or exchange
rights and any other terms specific to the Preferred Shares; (iii) in the case of Warrants, the number of Warrants being offered, the
offering price, whether the Warrants are being offered for cash, the designation, number and terms of the other Securities issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants, and any procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers, the exercise price, the dates and periods
of exercise, the currency in which the Warrants are issued and any other terms specific to the Warrants; (iv) in the case of Subscription
Receipts, the number of Subscription Receipts being offered, the offering price, whether the Subscription Receipts are being offered for
cash, the terms, conditions and procedures for the conversion of the Subscription Receipts into other Securities, the designation, number
and terms of such other Securities, the currency in which such other Securities are issued and any other terms specific to the Subscription
Receipts; (v) in the case of Debt Securities, the specific designation of the Debt Securities, whether such Debt Securities are senior
or subordinated, the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities being offered, the currency or currency unit in which the Debt
Securities may be purchased, authorized denominations, any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the series
being offered, the issue and delivery date, the maturity date, the offering price (at par, at a discount or at a premium), the interest
rate or method of determining the interest rate, the interest payment date(s), any conversion or exchange rights that are attached to
the Debt Securities, any redemption provisions, any repayment provisions, and any other terms specific to the Debt Securities; and (vi)
in the case of Units, the number of Units being offered, the offering price and the designation, number and terms of the Securities comprising
the Units, and any other terms specific to the Units. A Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities may include
terms pertaining to the Securities being offered thereunder that are not within the terms and parameters described in this Prospectus.
Where required by statute, regulation or policy, and where the Securities are offered in currencies other than Canadian dollars, appropriate
disclosure of foreign exchange rates applicable to the Securities will be included in the Prospectus Supplement describing the Securities.
All information permitted under applicable securities
laws to be omitted from this Prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together
with this Prospectus to the extent required by applicable securities law. Each Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference
into this Prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of such Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes
of the distribution of the Securities to which such Prospectus Supplement pertains. Prospective investors should read this Prospectus
and any applicable Prospectus Supplement carefully before investing in any Securities issued pursuant to this Prospectus.
This Prospectus constitutes a public offering of the
Securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and only by persons permitted to sell the Securities
in those jurisdictions. The Company may offer and sell the Securities to or through underwriters or dealers purchasing as principals,
and may also sell directly to one or more purchasers or through agents or pursuant to exemptions from registration or qualifications under
applicable securities law. The Prospectus Supplement relating to each issue of Securities will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent,
as the case may be, engaged by the Company in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities, and will set forth the terms of
the offering of such Securities, including, to the extent applicable, any fees, discounts or any other compensation payable to underwriters,
dealers or agents in connection with the offering, the method of distribution of the Securities, the initial issue price (in the event
that the offering is a fixed price distribution), the proceeds that the Company will or expects to receive, and any other material terms
of the plan of distribution. This Prospectus may qualify an “at-the-market distribution” as defined in National Instrument
44-102 – Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102”).
The Securities may be sold from time to time in one
or more transactions at a fixed price or prices or at non-fixed prices. If offered on a non-fixed price basis, the Securities may be offered
at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at prices to be negotiated with
purchasers at the time of sale, which prices vary as between purchasers and during the period of distribution of the Securities.
In connection with any offering of Securities (unless
otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement), other than an “at-the-market” distribution, the underwriters, dealers or
agents may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities offered at a level above that
which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time. No underwriter,
dealer or agent involved in an “at-the-market distribution” under this Prospectus, no affiliate of such an underwriter, dealer
or agent and no person or company acting jointly or in concert with such an underwriter, dealer or agent will over-allot Securities in
connection with such distribution or effect any other transactions that are intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the
Securities, including selling an aggregate number or principal amount of Securities that would result in the underwriter, dealer or agent
creating an over-allotment position in the Securities. See “Plan of Distribution”.
No underwriter has been involved in the preparation
of the Prospectus or performed any review of the contents of the Prospectus.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, each series or issue of Securities (other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants) will not be listed on any securities exchange.
Accordingly, there is currently no market through which the Securities (other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants) may be sold and
purchasers may not be able to resell such Securities purchased under this Prospectus. This may affect the pricing of such Securities in
the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of such Securities and the extent of issuer regulation.
See “Risk Factors”.
The Company’s head office is located at 1030
West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2Y3, and its registered and records office is located at 925 West Georgia
Street, Suite 1000, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3L2.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
In this Prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires,
references to “we”, “us”, “our” or similar terms, as well as references to “URC” or the
“Company”, refer to Uranium Royalty Corp. together with our wholly owned subsidiaries.
In this Prospectus, “U3O8”
means triuranium octoxide, a compound of uranium that is converted to uranium hexafluoride for the purpose of uranium enrichment.
URC is a company incorporated under the federal laws
of Canada. The Common Shares are registered under Section 12(b) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). The Common Shares are traded in Canada on the TSX under the symbol “URC” and in
the United States on the Nasdaq under the symbol “UROY”.
This Prospectus is a base shelf prospectus that:
| ● | the Company has filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada,
in order to qualify the offering of the Securities described in this Prospectus in accordance with National Instrument 44-101 –
Short Form Prospectus Distributions (“NI 44-101”) and NI 44-102; and |
| | |
| ● | forms part of a registration statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”)
that the Company has filed with the SEC under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities
Act”) under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system (“MJDS”) adopted by Canada and the United States. |
Under this shelf registration process, the Company
may sell any combination of the Securities described in this Prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total aggregate offering price
of $130,000,000. This Prospectus provides investors with a general description of the Securities that the Company may offer. Each time
the Company sells Securities under this Prospectus it will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about
the terms of that specific offering. The specific terms of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered will
be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.
Investors should rely only on the information contained
in or incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and in any applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Company has not authorized anyone
to provide investors with different information. The Company is not making any offer of these Securities in any jurisdiction where the
offer is not permitted. Investors should not assume that the information contained in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents or that any information contained in any document incorporated
by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of that document.
This Prospectus does not contain all of the information
set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, or
the schedules or exhibits that are part of the Registration Statement. Investors in the United States should refer to the Registration
Statement and the exhibits thereto for further information with respect to the Company and the Securities.
CURRENCY PRESENTATION AND EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION
The financial statements of the Company incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus are reported in Canadian dollars. In this Prospectus, all dollar amounts referenced, unless otherwise
indicated, are expressed in Canadian dollars and are referred to as “$” or “C$”. United States dollars are referred
to as “US$”.
The high, low, average and closing exchange rates
for United States dollars in terms of the Canadian dollar for each of the indicated periods, as quoted by the Bank of Canada, were as
follows:
| |
Year ended April 30 (US$) | |
| |
2023 |
|
|
2022 | | |
2021 |
|
High | |
|
0.7974 |
|
|
| 0.8306 | | |
| 0.8140 |
|
Low | |
|
0.7217 |
|
|
| 0.7727 | | |
| 0.7080 |
|
Average | |
|
0.7526 |
|
|
| 0.7972 | | |
| 0.7649 |
|
Closing | |
|
0.7817 |
|
|
| 0.7755 | | |
| 0.8140 |
|
On July 19, 2023, the daily average
exchange rate provided by the Bank of Canada in terms of the Canadian dollar was C$1.00 = US$0.7593.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference herein contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of securities laws in the United States (collectively, “Forward-Looking Statements”).
These statements relate to the expectations of management about future events, results of operations and the Company’s future performance
(both operational and financial) and business prospects. All statements other than statements of historical fact are Forward-Looking Statements.
The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “estimate”,
“expect”, “intend”, “propose”, “might”, “may”, “will”, “shall”,
“project”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “believe”, “predict”, “forecast”,
“target”, “aim”, “pursue”, “potential”, “objective” and “capable”
and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are generally indicative of Forward-Looking Statements. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those
anticipated in such Forward-Looking Statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such Forward-Looking
Statements should not be unduly relied on. These statements speak only as of the date hereof. In addition, this Prospectus may contain
Forward-Looking Statements attributed to third party industry sources. Without limitation, this Prospectus contains Forward-Looking Statements
pertaining to the following: use of funds; the ongoing operation of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold uranium interests;
future events or future performance; the impact of general business and economic conditions; future debt levels, financial capacity, liquidity
and capital resources; anticipated future sources of funds to meet working capital requirements; future capital expenditures and contractual
commitments; expectations respecting future financial results; expectations with respect to the Company’s financial position; expectations
regarding uranium prices and the impacts of United States and other governmental policies on uranium demand; expectations regarding supply
and demand for uranium; expectations regarding the Company’s business plans, strategies, growth and results of operations; the Company’s
dividend policy; conditions, trends and practices pertaining to the uranium industry and other industries in which uranium is used; the
financial and operational strength of counterparties; production volumes; mineral resources and mine life; governmental regulatory regimes
with respect to environmental matters; and governmental taxation regimes.
Forward-Looking Statements are based on a number of
material assumptions, including those listed here, which could prove to be significantly incorrect: market prices of uranium; global economic
and financial conditions; demand for uranium; uranium supply; industry conditions; future operations and developments on the properties
in which the Company holds or may hold interests; the ongoing operation of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold uranium
interests; and the accuracy of public statements and disclosure, including future plans and expectations, made by the owners or operators
of the properties underlying the Company’s interests.
Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these Forward-Looking Statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation,
the following:
| ● | dependence on third party operators; |
| ● | the Company has limited or no access to the operations underlying its interests, including data; |
| ● | risks faced by owners and operators of the properties underlying the Company’s interest, including
all of the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of metals, including excessive cost escalation,
technical difficulties, geological and metallurgical conditions, natural disasters and title, permit or licensing disputes related to
any of the properties in which the Company holds or may hold royalties, streams or similar interests; |
| ● | the Company is dependent on future payments from owners and operators of its royalty and other interests; |
| ● | investment price risks, which may affect the value of the Company’s current and future equity investments,
including those in Yellow Cake plc (“Yellow Cake”) and Queen’s Road Capital Investment Ltd. (“QRC”); |
| ● | commodities price risks, which may affect revenue derived by the Company from its asset portfolio; |
| ● | risks associated with future acquisitions; |
| ● | global financial conditions and increased volatility in response to global events, including as a result
of geopolitical factors such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the political unrest in Kazakhstan; |
| ● | macroeconomic developments and changes in general economic, financial, market and business conditions
in the industries in which uranium is used; |
| ● | risks related to mineral reserve and resource estimates, including the rate and timing of production differences
from resource and reserve estimates; |
| ● | the impact of project costs on profit based royalties, such as net profit interest royalties; |
| ● | alternatives to, and changing demand for, uranium; |
| ● | the public acceptance of nuclear energy in relation to other energy sources; |
| ● | the absence of any public market for uranium; |
| ● | liquidity risks in connection with the Company’s equity investments, including those in Yellow Cake
and QRC; |
| ● | changes in the technologies pertaining to the use of uranium; |
| ● | changes in legislation, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies, including regulations
and political or economic developments in any of the jurisdictions where properties in which the Company holds or may hold royalties,
streams or other interests are located; |
| ● | buy-back and similar rights held by the operators of the Company’s interests; |
| ● | royalties, streams and similar interests may not be honoured by operators of a project; |
| ● | any inability of the Company to obtain necessary financing when required on acceptable terms or at all; |
| ● | effects of competition and pricing pressures and the competitive nature of the royalty and streaming business; |
| ● | risks relating to epidemics, pandemics and other health crises; |
| ● | interest rate fluctuations, foreign exchange rate fluctuations, fluctuations
in the value of the Canadian dollar and fluctuations in the market prices of the Company’s investments; |
| ● | any inability to attract and retain key employees; |
| ● | inability of the Company to execute its growth strategy; |
| ● | litigation; |
| ● | First Nations land claims; |
| ● | potential conflicts of interests; |
| ● | any inability to ensure compliance with anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws; |
| ● | any future expansion of the Company’s business activities; |
| ● | any failure to maintain effective internal controls; and |
| ● | the other factors discussed under “Risk Factors” herein and in the
Company’s annual information form for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023, dated July 13, 2023 (the “Annual
Information Form”) incorporated by reference herein. |
Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in these Forward-Looking
Statements. These Forward-Looking Statements are based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements
are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update Forward-Looking Statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other
circumstances should change, other than as required by applicable laws. Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to
Forward-Looking Statements.
The risk factors referenced herein should not be construed
as exhaustive. Except as required under applicable laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-Looking
Statements. An investment in the Company is speculative and involves a high degree of risk due to the nature of our business and the present
state of our projects and interests.
Please carefully consider the risk factors set out
herein under “Risk Factors” and in the Annual Information Form.
NOTE REGARDING RESOURCE AND RESERVE ESTIMATES
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference herein, as applicable, have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Canadian securities laws, which differ from
the requirements of United States securities laws. Unless otherwise indicated, all mineral reserve and resource estimates included in
this Prospectus have been prepared for or by the current or former owners and operators of the relevant properties, as and to the extent
indicated by them, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI
43-101”) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) classification system
or the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (“JORC”),
as applicable. In accordance with NI 43-101, the Company uses the terms mineral reserves and resources as they are defined in accordance
with the CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves as adopted by the CIM (the “CIM Definition
Standards”).
The SEC has adopted mining disclosure rules under
sub-part 1300 of SEC Regulation S-K – Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations (“Regulation S-K 1300”).
As a foreign private issuer that is eligible to file reports with the SEC pursuant to MJDS, the Company is not required to provide disclosure
under Regulation S-K 1300 and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101. Under Regulation S-K 1300, the SEC now recognizes estimates
of “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources”. In
addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of “proven mineral reserves” and “probable mineral reserves” to
be substantially similar to the corresponding definitions under the CIM Standards, as required under NI 43-101.
United States investors are also cautioned that while
the SEC will now recognize “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral
resources”, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into
a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty
as to their existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned
not to assume that any “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources”, or “inferred mineral
resources” that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable.
Further, “inferred resources” have a greater
amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. In accordance with Canadian rules,
estimates of “inferred mineral resources” cannot form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies, except in limited
circumstances where permitted under NI 43-101. In addition, the project stage classifications utilized by the Company under NI 43-101
do not conform to defined project stages under Regulation S-K 1300.
Certain resource estimates disclosed in this Prospectus
and the documents incorporated by reference herein, have been prepared in accordance with JORC, which differs from the requirements of
NI 43-101 and S-K 1300. Accordingly, information contained in this Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference herein, may contain descriptions of the projects underlying the interests that differ from similar
information made available by Canadian and United States issuers.
TECHNICAL AND THIRD PARTY INFORMATION
This Prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference herein include market information, industry data and forecasts obtained from independent industry publications, market research
and analyst reports, surveys and other publicly available sources. Although the Company believes these sources to be generally reliable,
market and industry data is subject to interpretation and cannot be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the availability
and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any
statistical survey. Accordingly, the accuracy and completeness of this data is not guaranteed. Actual outcomes may vary materially from
those forecast in such reports, surveys or publications, and the prospect for material variation can be expected to increase as the length
of the forecast period increases. The Company has not independently verified any of the data from third party sources referred to herein
nor ascertained the underlying assumptions relied on by such sources.
Except where otherwise stated, the disclosure contained
in this Prospectus, any applicable Prospectus Supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein respecting the
properties underlying the Company’s royalty and other interests has been prepared in accordance with the exemption set forth in
Section 9.2 of NI 43-101, and is based primarily on information publicly disclosed by the owners or operators of such properties. Specifically,
as a royalty holder, the Company has limited, if any, access to the properties subject to its interests. The Company generally relies
on publicly available information regarding these properties and related operations, which may relate to a larger property area than that
covered by the Company’s interests. Additionally, the Company may from time to time receive operating information from the owners
and operators of the properties, which it is not permitted to disclose to the public. The Company is dependent on the operators of the
properties and their qualified persons to provide information to it or on publicly available information to prepare disclosure pertaining
to properties and operations on the properties on which it holds interests, and generally will have limited or no ability to independently
verify such information. Although the Company does not have any knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there can be no assurance
that such third-party information is complete or accurate.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company considers
its royalty interest in the McArthur River Project and Cigar Lake Project (each as described in the Annual Information Form), located
in Saskatchewan, Canada as its material properties for the purposes of NI 43-101.
Unless otherwise indicated, the scientific and technical
information contained herein or in the documents incorporated by reference regarding McArthur River has been derived from the technical
report titled “McArthur River Operation, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report”, with
an effective date of December 31, 2018, prepared for Cameco Corporation (“Cameco”), the Cameco Annual Information Form
for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Cameco 2022 AIF”) and Cameco’s other public disclosures, copies of
which are available under its profile on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”).
Unless otherwise indicated, the scientific and technical
information contained herein or in the documents incorporated by reference regarding Cigar Lake has been derived from the technical report
titled “Cigar Lake Operation, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report”, with an effective
date of December 31, 2015, prepared for Cameco, the Cameco 2022 AIF and Cameco’s other public disclosures, copies of which are available
under its profile on SEDAR.
MARKETING MATERIALS
Certain marketing materials (as that term is defined
in applicable Canadian securities legislation) may be used in connection with a distribution of Securities under this Prospectus and the
applicable Prospectus Supplement(s). Any “template version” of “marketing materials” (as those terms are defined
in applicable Canadian securities legislation) pertaining to a distribution of Securities, and filed by the Company after the date of
the Prospectus Supplement for the distribution and before termination of the distribution of such Securities, will be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in that Prospectus Supplement for the purposes of the distribution of Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Information has been incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus from documents filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of the documents incorporated
herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Chief Financial Officer of the Company at 1030 West Georgia Street,
Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2Y3, 604-396-8222 and are also available electronically through SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The
filings of the Company through SEDAR are not incorporated by reference in this Prospectus except as specifically set out herein.
As at the date hereof, the following documents of
the Company, filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada, are specifically incorporated by reference into and
form an integral part of this Prospectus, provided that such documents are not incorporated by reference to the extent that their contents
are modified or superseded by a statement contained in this Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus, as further described below:
| 1) | the Annual Information Form; |
| | |
| 2) | the management information circular of the Company regarding the annual general meeting of shareholders
of the Company held on October 13, 2022, dated August 19, 2022; |
| | |
| 3) | the audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the financial years ended April
30, 2023 and 2022, together with the notes thereto, and the auditors reports thereon (the “Annual Financial Statements”);
and |
| | |
| 4) | management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the
financial year ended April 30, 2023 dated July 13, 2023 (the “Annual MD&A”). |
Any document of the type referred to in the preceding
paragraph (excluding confidential material change reports), and all other documents of the type required to be incorporated by reference
in a short form prospectus by NI 44-101 filed by the Company with a securities commission or similar regulatory authority in Canada after
the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination of any offering of Securities hereunder shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus. In addition, to the extent that any document or information incorporated by reference into this Prospectus
is included in any report on Form 6-K, Form 40-F, Form 20-F, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K (or any respective successor form) that
is filed with or furnished by the Company to the SEC after the date of this Prospectus, that document or information shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. In addition, the Company
may incorporate by reference into this Prospectus, or the Registration Statement of which it forms a part, other information from documents
filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, if and to the extent expressly provided therein.
Any statement contained in this Prospectus or in
a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this Prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is
deemed to be, incorporated by reference into this Prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. The modifying or superseding statement
need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it
modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the
modified or superseded statement when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to
state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to prevent a statement that is made from being false or misleading
in the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute part of this Prospectus.
Upon a new annual information form and related annual
financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis being filed by the Company with, and where required, accepted by,
the applicable securities regulatory authorities during the term of this Prospectus: (i) the previous annual information form, the previous
annual financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis; (ii) all interim financial statements and related
management’s discussion and analysis; (iii) all material change reports and information circulars and all Prospectus Supplements
filed by the Company prior to the commencement of the Company’s financial year in respect of which the new annual information form
is filed; shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities
hereunder.
Upon new interim consolidated financial statements
and related management’s discussion and analysis being filed by the Company with the applicable securities regulatory authorities
in Canada during the term of this Prospectus, all interim consolidated financial statements and related management’s discussion
and analysis filed prior to the new interim consolidated financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis shall
be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder.
Upon a new information circular relating to an annual
meeting of shareholders being filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada subsequent to the date
of this Prospectus and prior to the date on which this Prospectus ceases to be effective, the information circular for the preceding annual
meeting of shareholders and any other information circular filed by the Company prior to the commencement of the Company’s financial
year in respect of which the new annual information form is filed shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities under this Prospectus.
All information permitted under applicable securities
legislation to be omitted from the Prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers
together with the Prospectus, to the extent required by applicable securities laws. A Prospectus Supplement containing the specific terms
of any Securities offered thereunder will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus as of the date of such Prospectus
Supplement solely for the purposes of the Securities offered thereunder. Investors should read the Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus
Supplement carefully before investing in the Company’s securities.
The Company has not provided or otherwise authorized
any other person to provide investors with information other than as contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any
Prospectus Supplement. If an investor is provided with different or inconsistent information, he or she should not rely on it.
References to our website in any documents that are
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement do not incorporate by reference the information on such website
into this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, and we disclaim any such incorporation by reference.
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The following documents have been, or will be, filed
with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part: (1) the documents listed under “Documents
Incorporated by Reference”; (2) the consents of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; (3) powers of attorney from certain of the Company’s
directors and officers; (4) the consents of the “qualified persons” (for the purposes of NI 43-101) referred to in this Prospectus
under “Interest of Experts”; and (5) the form of indenture for any Debt Securities issued hereunder. A copy of the
form of any applicable warrant agreement, indenture, subscription receipt agreement, or statement of eligibility of trustee on Form T-1,
as applicable, will be filed by post-effective amendment or by incorporation by reference to documents filed or furnished with the SEC
under the Exchange Act.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the information reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act and applicable Canadian requirements and, in accordance therewith, files reports and other information
with the SEC and with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Under MJDS, such reports and other information may generally be prepared
in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which requirements are different from those of the United States. As a foreign
private issuer, the Company is exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements,
and the Company’s officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions
contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Prospective investors may read and download any public document that the Company has filed
with securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in Canada on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The reports and other information filed
and furnished by the Company with the SEC can be inspected on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”)
at www.sec.gov. Reports and other information filed by the Company with, or furnished to, the SEC may also be inspected and copied for
a fee at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549.
The Company has filed with the SEC the Registration
Statement under the U.S. Securities Act, with respect to the Securities. This Prospectus, which forms part of the Registration Statement,
does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are contained in the exhibits
to the Registration Statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. See “Documents Filed as Part of the Registration
Statement”. For further information with respect to the Company and the Securities, reference is made to the Registration Statement
and the exhibits thereto. Statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Prospectus about the contents of any contract,
agreement or other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of the document filed as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement for a complete description of the matter involved. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety
by such reference. The Registration Statement can be found on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Each time the Company sells Securities under the Registration
Statement, it will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The Prospectus
Supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this Prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
The following description of the Company is, in
some instances, derived from selected information about the Company contained in the documents incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
This description does not contain all of the information about the Company and its properties and business that you should consider before
investing in any Securities. You should carefully read the entire Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, as well as the
documents incorporated by reference into this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, including the section of the Annual
Information Form titled “Risk Factors”, before making an investment decision.
URC is a pure-play uranium royalty company focused
on gaining exposure to uranium prices by making strategic investments in uranium interests, including royalties, streams, debt and equity
investments in uranium companies, as well as through holdings of physical uranium.
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Company considers
its royalty interest in the McArthur River Project and Cigar Lake Project (each as described in the Annual Information Form), located
in Saskatchewan, Canada as its material properties for the purposes of NI 43-101.
McArthur River Project
The Company holds a 1% gross overriding revenue royalty
on a 9.063% share of uranium production from the McArthur River Project, located in Saskatchewan, Canada, derived from Orano Canada Inc.’s
current 30.195% production interest in the project. The Company has elected to receive royalty proceeds from the McArthur River mine through
delivery of physical uranium.
Cigar Lake Project
The Company holds a 10% to 20% sliding scale net profits
interest (an “NPI”) royalty on a 3.75% share of overall uranium production, drawn from Orano’s approximate 40.453%
ownership interest in the Waterbury Lake / Cigar Lake Project (the “Cigar Lake Project”) located in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The sliding scale NPI royalty percentage will decrease to 10% after the combined production on the Waterbury Lake / Cigar Lake and Dawn
Lake Projects reach 200 million pounds U3O8.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Repayment of BMO Credit Facility
On May 3, 2023, the Company paid $9.7 million (US$7.2
million) in full repayment of all remaining principal, interest and fees under the BMO Credit Facility (as defined below) and extinguished
the BMO Credit Facility. See “Consolidated Capitalization”.
The margin loan facility of up to approximately $19
million (US$15 million) (the “BMO Credit Facility”) was provided by Bank of Montreal pursuant to a margin loan agreement
entered into on May 7, 2021, as amended and restated on January 17, 2023. The BMO Credit Facility was secured by a pledge of all the shares
of Yellow Cake held by the Company and, upon repayment and extinguishment of the BMO Credit Facility, the security registration on the
Yellow Cakes shares was discharged.
Listing on the TSX
The Common Shares and Listed Warrants
were delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange effective after markets on July 5, 2023 and became listed and began trading on the TSX on
July 6, 2023. The Common Shares and Listed Warrants continue to trade under the stock symbols “UROY” and “URC.WT”,
respectively.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following is a brief summary of certain general
terms and provisions of the Securities, as at the date of this Prospectus, that may be offered pursuant to this Prospectus. The summary
does not purport to be complete and is indicative only. The specific terms of any Securities as may be offered under this Prospectus will
be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement pertaining to such offering, and the extent to which the general terms and provisions
described below may apply to such Securities will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Moreover, a Prospectus Supplement
relating to a particular offering of Securities may include terms pertaining to the Securities being offered thereunder that are not within
the terms and parameters described in this Prospectus.
Common Shares
The Company is authorized to issue an
unlimited number of Common Shares, of which, at the date hereof, there are 100,369,451 Common Shares issued and outstanding.
The Common Shares are not subject to any future call
or assessment, do not have any pre-emptive, conversion or redemption rights and all have equal voting rights. There are no special rights
or restrictions of any nature attached to any of the Common Shares, all of which rank equally as to all benefits which might accrue to
the holders of the Common Shares. All shareholders of the Company are entitled to receive a notice of, attend and vote at any meeting
to be convened by the Company. At any meeting, subject to the restrictions on joint registered owners of Common Shares, every Shareholder
has one vote for each Common Share of which such holder is the registered owner. Voting rights may be exercised in person or by proxy.
Shareholders are entitled to share pro rata
in any dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Company, in its discretion, and such of the Company’s
assets as are distributable to them on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company. Rights pertaining to the Common Shares may
only be amended in accordance with applicable corporate law.
Preferred Shares
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number
of Preferred Shares, of which, at the date hereof, there are no Preferred Shares issued and outstanding.
The Preferred Shares are issuable in series. The Preferred
Shares of each series rank in parity with the Preferred Shares of every other series with respect to dividends and in the distribution
of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or other distribution of assets of the Company among its
shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs. The Preferred Shares are entitled to a preference over the Common Shares and any
other shares ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with respect to priority in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets
in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or other distribution of assets of the Company among its shareholders
for the purpose of winding-up its affairs.
The Company’s board of directors is empowered
to fix the number of Preferred Shares and the rights to be attached to the Preferred Shares of each series, including the rate, amount
or kind of dividends and any conversion, voting and redemption rights. Subject to the Company’s by-laws and applicable law, the
holders of Preferred Shares, as a class, are not entitled to receive notice of or attend or vote at meetings of the Company’s shareholders.
Warrants
The outstanding Warrants of the Company as of the
date hereof are as follows:
Expiry Date | |
Exercise Price ($) | | |
Number Outstanding | |
December 6, 2024(1) | |
| 1.40 | | |
| 95,588 | |
December 6, 2024(2) | |
| 2.00 | | |
| 16,732,638 | |
| |
| | | |
| 16,828,226 | |
Notes
| (1) | Unlisted Warrants. |
| (2) | Listed Warrants |
We may issue Warrants independently or together with
other Securities, and Warrants sold with other Securities may be attached to or separate from the other Securities. Warrants may be issued
directly by us to the purchasers thereof or under one or more warrant indentures or warrant agency agreements to be entered into by us
and one or more banks or trust companies acting as warrant agent. Warrants, like other Securities that may be sold, may be listed on a
securities exchange subject to exchange listing requirements and applicable legal requirements.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will include
details of the Warrant agreements, if any, governing the Warrants being offered. The Warrant agent, if any, will be expected to act solely
as the agent of the Company and will not assume a relationship of agency with any holders of Warrant certificates or beneficial owners
of Warrants. A copy of any warrant indenture or any warrant agency agreement relating to an offering of Warrants will be filed by the
Company with the relevant securities regulatory authorities in Canada after it has been entered into by the Company and, if applicable,
the Company will file with the SEC as exhibits to the Registration Statement, or will incorporate by reference from a Report of Foreign
Private Issuer on Form 6-K that the Company files with the SEC, any warrant indenture or form of warrant describing the terms and conditions
of such Warrants that the Company is offering before the issuance of such Warrants.
Each applicable Prospectus Supplement will set forth
the terms and other information with respect to the Warrants being offered thereby, which may include, without limitation, the following
(where applicable):
| ● | the designation of the Warrants; |
| ● | the description and aggregate number of Warrants offered and the offering price; |
| ● | the designation, number and terms of the other Securities purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants, and
procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers; |
| ● | the currency or currencies in which the Warrants will be offered; |
| ● | the exercise price of the Warrants and the currency or currencies in which the applicable Securities may
be purchased upon such exercise; |
| ● | the dates or periods during which the Warrants are exercisable including any “early termination”
provisions; |
| ● | the designation, number and terms of any Securities with which the Warrants are issued; |
| ● | if the Warrants are issued as a unit with another Security, the date on and after which the Warrants and
the other Security will be separately transferable; |
| ● | whether such Warrants are to be issued in registered form, “book-entry only” form, non-certificated
inventory system form, bearer form or in the form of temporary or permanent global securities and the basis of exchange, transfer and
ownership thereof; |
| ● | any minimum or maximum subscription amount of Warrants; |
| ● | the identity of the Warrant agent; |
| ● | whether such Warrants will be listed on any securities exchange; |
| ● | any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the Warrants; |
| ● | whether the Warrants will be subject to redemption and, if so, the terms of such redemption provisions; |
| ● | certain material U.S. and Canadian federal tax consequences of owning the Warrants; and |
| ● | any other material terms and conditions of the Warrants and the Securities to be issued upon exercise
of the Warrants. |
The terms and provisions of any Warrants offered under
a Prospectus Supplement may differ from the terms described above, and may not be subject to or contain any or all of the terms described
above.
Prior to the exercise of their Warrants, holders of
Warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the Securities to be received on the exercise of the Warrants, including the right
to receive payments of dividends or the right to vote such underlying Securities.
Subscription Receipts
Subscription Receipts may be offered separately or
together with other Securities, as the case may be. The Subscription Receipts may be issued under one or more subscription receipt agreements,
each to be entered into between the Company and an escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), which will establish the terms
and conditions of the Subscription Receipts. Each Escrow Agent will be a financial institution organized under the laws of Canada or a
province or territory thereof and authorized to carry on business as a trustee. The applicable Prospectus Supplement will include details
of the subscription receipt agreement, if any, governing the Subscription Receipts being offered. The Company will file a copy of any
subscription receipt agreement relating to an offering of Subscription Receipts with the relevant securities regulatory authorities in
Canada after it has been entered into by the Company. In the United States, the Company will file as exhibits to the Registration Statement,
or will incorporate by reference from Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K that the Company files with the SEC, any Subscription
Receipt describing the terms and conditions of subscription receipts the Company is offering before the issuance of such subscription
receipts.
Each applicable Prospectus Supplement will set forth
the terms and other information with respect to the Subscription Receipts being offered thereby, which may include, without limitation,
the following (where applicable):
| ● | the aggregate number of Subscription Receipts offered; |
| ● | the price at which the Subscription Receipts will be offered; |
| ● | the currency in which the Subscription Receipts will be offered and whether the price is payable in installments; |
| ● | the terms, conditions and procedures for the conversion or exchange of the Subscription Receipts into
other Securities; |
| ● | the dates or periods during which the Subscription Receipts may be converted or exchanged into other Securities; |
| ● | the designation, number and terms of the other Securities that may be issued upon exercise or deemed conversion
of each Subscription Receipt; |
| ● | the designation, number and terms of any other Securities with which the Subscription Receipts will be
offered, if any, and the number of Subscription Receipts that will be offered with each Security; |
| ● | conditions to the conversion or exchange of Subscription Receipts into Securities and the consequences
of such conditions not being satisfied; |
| ● | the circumstances, if any, which will cause the Subscription Receipts to be deemed to be automatically
converted or exchanged; |
| ● | provisions applicable to any escrow of the gross or net proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts
plus any interest or income earned thereon, and for the release of such proceeds from such escrow; |
| ● | the identity of the Subscription Receipt agent; |
| ● | whether the Subscription Receipts will be listed on any securities exchange; |
| ● | any minimum or maximum subscription amount; |
| ● | whether such Subscription Receipts are to be issued in registered form, “book-entry only”
form, non-certificated inventory system form, bearer form or in the form of temporary or permanent global securities and the basis of
exchange, transfer and ownership thereof; |
| ● | terms applicable to the gross or net proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts plus any interest
earned thereon; |
| ● | certain material Canadian and United States tax consequences of owning or converting or exchanging the
Subscription Receipts; and |
| ● | any other material terms and conditions of the Subscription Receipts. |
Prior to the exchange of their Subscription Receipts,
holders of Subscription Receipts will not have any of the rights of holders of the Securities to be received on the exchange of the Subscription
Receipts.
The terms and provisions of any Subscription Receipts
offered under a Prospectus Supplement may differ from the terms described above, and may not be subject to or contain any or all of the
terms described above.
Debt Securities
The Company may issue Debt Securities, separately
or together, with Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Subscription Receipts, Warrants or Units or any combination thereof, as the case may
be. The Company may issue Debt Securities and incur additional indebtedness other than through the offering of Debt Securities pursuant
to this Prospectus.
The Debt Securities may be issued in one or more series
under an indenture (the “Indenture”) to be entered into between the Company and one or more trustees (the “Trustee”)
that will be named in a Prospectus Supplement for a series of Debt Securities. To the extent applicable, the Indenture will be subject
to and governed by the United States Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). A
copy of any such trust indenture will be filed with the relevant securities regulatory authorities in Canada after it has been entered
into by the Company and will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
Prospective investors should read both the Prospectus
and the Prospectus Supplement for a complete summary of all material terms relating to a particular series of Debt Securities. Prospective
Investors should be aware that information in the applicable Prospectus Supplement may update and supersede the following information
regarding the general material terms and provisions of the Debt Securities. Prospective investors also should refer to the Indenture,
as it may be supplemented by any supplemental indenture, for a complete description of all terms relating to the Debt Securities.
The Indenture will not limit the aggregate principal
amount of Debt Securities that we may issue under the Indenture and will not limit the amount of other indebtedness that we may incur.
The Indenture will provide that we may issue Debt Securities from time to time in one or more series and may be denominated and payable
in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or any foreign currency. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Debt
Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company. The Indenture will also permit us to increase the principal amount of any series
of the Debt Securities previously issued and to issue that increased principal amount.
The description of certain provisions of the Indenture
in this section do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the provisions
of the Indenture. Terms used in this summary that are not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Indenture.
The particular terms relating to Debt Securities offered by a Prospectus Supplement will be described in the related Prospectus Supplement.
The description in any such Prospectus Supplement may include, but may not be limited to, any of the following, if applicable:
| ● | the specific designation of the Debt Securities; |
| ● | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities; |
| ● | the date or dates, if any, on which the Debt Securities will mature and the portion (if less than all
of the principal amount) of the Debt Securities to be payable upon declaration of acceleration of maturity; |
| ● | the rate or rates (whether fixed or variable) at which the Debt Securities will bear interest, if any,
the date or dates from which any such interest will accrue and on which any such interest will be payable and the record dates for any
interest payable on the Debt Securities that are in registered form; |
| ● | whether and under what circumstances we will be required to pay any additional amounts for withholding
or deduction for Canadian taxes with respect to the Debt Securities, and whether and on what terms we will have the option to redeem the
Debt Securities rather than pay the additional amounts; |
| ● | the terms and conditions under which we may be obligated to redeem, repay or purchase the Debt Securities
pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or otherwise; |
| ● | the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the Debt Securities, in whole or in part, at our option; |
| ● | the covenants applicable to the Debt Securities; |
| ● | the terms and conditions for any conversion or exchange of the Debt Securities for any other Securities; |
| ● | the extent and manner, if any, to which payment on or in respect of the Debt Securities of the series
will be senior or will be subordinated to the prior payment of other liabilities and obligations of the Company; |
| ● | whether the Debt Securities will be secured or unsecured; |
| ● | whether the Debt Securities will be issuable in registered form or bearer form or both, and, if issuable
in bearer form, the restrictions as to the offer, sale and delivery of the Debt Securities which are in bearer form and as to exchanges
between registered form and bearer form; |
| ● | whether the Debt Securities will be issuable in the form of registered global securities (“Global
Securities”), and, if so, the identity of the depositary for such registered Global Securities; |
| ● | the denominations in which registered Debt Securities will be issuable, if other than denominations of
$1,000, integral multiples of $1,000 and the denominations in which bearer Debt Securities will be issuable, if other than $5,000; |
| ● | each office or agency where payments on the Debt Securities will be made and each office or agency where
the Debt Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange; |
| ● | if other than United States dollars, the currency in which the Debt Securities are denominated or the
currency in which we will make payments on the Debt Securities; |
| ● | material Canadian federal income tax consequences and United States federal income tax consequences of
owning the Debt Securities; |
| ● | any index, formula or other method used to determine the amount of payments of principal of (and premium,
if any) or interest, if any, on the Debt Securities; |
| ● | any changes or additions to, or deletions of, events of default or covenants whether or not such events
of default or covenants are consistent with the events of default or covenants in the Indenture; |
| ● | the applicability of, and any changes or additions to, the provisions for defeasance described under “Defeasance”
below; |
| ● | whether the holders of any series of Debt Securities have special rights if specified events occur; and |
| ● | any other terms, conditions, rights or preferences of the Debt Securities which apply solely to the Debt
Securities. |
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the
Debt Securities in a currency or currencies other than United States dollars or a non-United States dollar unit or units, or if the principal
of and any premium and interest on any Debt Securities is payable in a currency or currencies other than United States dollars or a non-United
States dollar unit or units, we will provide investors with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific
terms and other information with respect to that issue of Debt Securities and such non-United States dollar currency or currencies or
non-United States dollar unit or units in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Each series of Debt Securities may be issued at various
times with different maturity dates, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary.
The terms on which a series of Debt Securities may
be convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares or other securities of the Company will be described in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. These terms may include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at the
option of the Company, and may include provisions pursuant to which the number of Common Shares or other securities to be received by
the holders of such series of Debt Securities would be subject to adjustment.
To the extent any Debt Securities are convertible
into Common Shares or other securities of the Company, prior to such conversion the holders of such Debt Securities will not have any
of the rights of holders of the securities into which the Debt Securities are convertible, including the right to receive payments of
dividends or the right to vote such underlying securities.
Guarantees
Our payment obligations under any series of Debt Securities
may be guaranteed by certain of our direct or indirect subsidiaries. In order to comply with certain registration statement form requirements
under U.S. law, these guarantees may in turn be guaranteed by the Company. The terms of such guarantees will be set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
Ranking and Other Indebtedness
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus
Supplement, and except to the extent prescribed by law, each such series of Debt Securities shall be senior, unsubordinated and unsecured
obligations of the Company and shall rank pari passu and ratably without preference among themselves and pari passu with
all other senior, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Company. The Debt Securities will be structurally subordinated to all
existing and future liabilities, including trade payable and other indebtedness, of our subsidiaries.
Our Board of Directors may establish the extent and
manner, if any, to which payment on or in respect of a series of Debt Securities will be senior, senior subordinated or will be subordinated
to the prior payment of the Company’s other liabilities and obligations, and whether the payment of principal, premium, if any,
and interest, if any, will be guaranteed by any other person and the nature and priority of any security.
Debt Securities in Global Form
The Depositary and Book-Entry
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, a series of the Debt Securities may be issued in whole or in part in global form as a “global security” and will
be registered in the name of or issued in bearer form and be deposited with a depositary, or its nominee, each of which will be identified
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to that series. Unless otherwise permitted by the terms of the Indenture or until exchanged,
in whole or in part, for the Debt Securities in definitive registered form, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole
by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of the depositary, by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another
nominee of the depositary or by the depositary or any such nominee to a successor of the depositary or a nominee of the successor.
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with
respect to any portion of a particular series of the Debt Securities to be represented by a global security will be described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement relating to such series. The Company anticipates that the provisions described in this section will apply to all
depositary arrangements.
Upon the issuance of a global security, the depositary
therefor or its nominee will credit, on its book entry and registration system, the respective principal amounts of the Debt Securities
represented by the global security to the accounts of such persons, designated as “participants”, having accounts with such
depositary or its nominee. Such accounts shall be designated by the underwriters, dealers or agents participating in the distribution
of the Debt Securities or by the Company if such Debt Securities are offered and sold directly by the Company. Ownership of beneficial
interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. Ownership
of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records
maintained by the depositary therefor or its nominee (with respect to interests of participants) or by participants or persons that hold
through participants (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The law of some states in the United States may require
that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. So long as the depositary for a global
security or its nominee is the registered owner of the global security or holder of a global security in bearer form, such depositary
or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Debt Securities represented by the global security
for all purposes under the Indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled
to have a series of the Debt Securities represented by the global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled
to receive physical delivery of such series of the Debt Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders
thereof under the Indenture.
Any payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest,
if any, on global securities registered in the name of a depositary or securities registrar will be made to the depositary or its nominee,
as the case may be, as the registered owner of the global security representing such Debt Securities. None of the Company, any trustee
or any paying agent for the Debt Securities represented by the global securities will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect
of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of the global security or for maintaining, supervising
or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.
The Company expects that the depositary for a global
security and its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, will credit participants’
accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global security
as shown on the records of such depositary or its nominee. The Company also expects that payments by participants to owners of beneficial
interests in a global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is
now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers registered in “street name”, and will be the responsibility
of such participants.
Discontinuation of Depositary’s Services
If a depositary for a global security representing
a particular series of the Debt Securities is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or, if at any time the depositary
for such series shall no longer be registered or in good standing under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed
by us within 90 days, the Company will issue such series of the Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for a global security representing
such series of the Debt Securities. If an event of default under the Indenture has occurred and is continuing, Debt Securities in definitive
form will be printed and delivered upon written request by the holder to the appropriate trustee. In addition, the Company may at any
time and in the Company’s sole discretion determine not to have a series of the Debt Securities represented by a global security
and, in such event, will issue a series of the Debt Securities in definitive form in exchange for all of the global securities representing
that series of Debt Securities.
Debt Securities in Definitive Form
A series of the Debt Securities may be issued in definitive
form, solely as registered securities, solely as unregistered securities or as both registered securities and unregistered securities.
Registered securities will be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 and unregistered securities will be
issuable in denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples of $5,000 or, in each case, in such other denominations as may be set out in
the terms of the Debt Securities of any particular series. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered
securities will have interest coupons attached.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Debt Securities in definitive form will be made at the
office or agency designated by the Company, or at the Company’s option the Company can pay principal, interest, if any, and premium,
if any, by check mailed to the address of the person entitled at the address appearing in the security register of the trustee or electronic
funds wire transfer to an account of persons who meet certain thresholds set out in the Indenture who are entitled to receive payments
by wire transfer. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, payment of interest, if any, will be made to the
persons in whose name the Debt Securities are registered at the close of business on the day or days specified by the Company.
At the option of the holder of Debt Securities, registered
securities of any series will be exchangeable for other registered securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination and of
a like aggregate principal amount. If, but only if, provided in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered securities (with all
unmatured coupons, except as provided below, and all matured coupons in default) of any series may be exchanged for registered securities
of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and tenor. In such event, unregistered securities
surrendered in a permitted exchange for registered securities between a regular record date or a special record date and the relevant
date for payment of interest shall be surrendered without the coupon relating to such date for payment of interest, and interest will
not be payable on such date for payment of interest in respect of the registered security issued in exchange for such unregistered security,
but will be payable only to the holder of such coupon when due in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. Unless otherwise specified
in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, unregistered securities will not be issued in exchange for registered securities.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement may indicate
the places to register a transfer of Debt Securities in definitive form. Service charges may be payable by the holder for any registration
of transfer or exchange of the Debt Securities in definitive form, and the Company may, in certain instances, require a sum sufficient
to cover any tax or other governmental charges payable in connection with these transactions.
We shall not be required to:
| ● | issue, register the transfer of or exchange any series of the Debt Securities in definitive form during
a period beginning at the opening of 15 days before any selection of securities of that series of the Debt Securities to be redeemed and
ending on the relevant date of notice of such redemption, as provided in the Indenture; |
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| ● | register the transfer of or exchange any registered security in definitive form, or portion thereof, called
for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any registered security being redeemed in part; |
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| ● | exchange any unregistered security called for redemption except to the extent that such unregistered security
may be exchanged for a registered security of that series and like tenor; provided that such registered security will be simultaneously
surrendered for redemption; or |
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| ● | issue, register the transfer of or exchange any of the Debt Securities in definitive form which have been
surrendered for repayment at the option of the holder, except the portion, if any, of such Debt Securities not to be so repaid. |
Provision of Financial Information
In the event that the Company is not required to remain
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis
on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, it shall continue
to file with the SEC and provide the trustee:
| ● | within 140 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual reports on Form 20-F, 40-F, or Form 10-K, as
applicable (or any successor form), containing audited financial statements and the other financial information required to be contained
therein (or required in such successor form); and |
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| ● | within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, reports on
Form 6-K or Form 10-Q (or any successor form), containing unaudited financial statements and the other financial information which, regardless
of applicable requirements shall, at a minimum, contain such information required to be provided in quarterly reports under the laws of
Canada or any province thereof to security holders of a corporation with securities listed on the TSX, whether or not the Company has
any of its securities so listed. |
Events of Default
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement relating to a particular series of Debt Securities, the following is a summary of events which will, with respect to any series
of the Debt Securities, constitute an event of default under the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of that series:
| ● | the Company fails to pay principal of, or any premium on any Debt Security of that series when it is due
and payable; |
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| ● | the Company fails to pay interest payable on any Debt Security of that series when it becomes due and
payable, and such default continues for 30 days; |
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| ● | the Company fails to make any required sinking fund or analogous payment when due for that series of Debt
Securities; |
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| ● | the Company fails to observe or perform any of its covenants or agreements in the Indenture that affect
or are applicable to the Debt Securities of that series for 90 days after written notice to the Company by the trustees or to the Company
and the trustees by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of that series; |
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| ● | certain events involving the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and |
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| ● | any other event of default provided for in that series of Debt Securities. |
A default under one series of Debt Securities will
not necessarily be a default under another series. A trustee may withhold notice to the holders of the Debt Securities of any default,
except in the payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest, if any, if in good faith it considers it in the interests of the holders
to do so and so advises the Company in writing.
If an event of default for any series of Debt Securities
occurs and continues (other than a bankruptcy-related event of default), a trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Debt Securities of that series may require the Company to repay immediately:
| ● | the entire principal and interest of the Debt Securities of the series; or |
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| ● | if the Debt Securities are discounted securities, that portion of the principal as described in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. |
If an event of default relates to events involving
the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal of all Debt Securities will become immediately due and payable
without any action by the trustee or any holder.
Subject to certain conditions, the holders of a majority
of the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of the affected series can rescind and annul an accelerated payment requirement.
If Debt Securities are discounted securities, the applicable Prospectus Supplement will contain provisions relating to the acceleration
of maturity of a portion of the principal amount of the discounted securities upon the occurrence or continuance of an event of default.
Other than its duties in case of a default, a trustee
is not obligated to exercise any of the rights or powers that it will have under the Indenture at the request or direction of any holders,
unless the holders offer the trustee reasonable security or indemnity. If they provide this reasonable security or indemnity, the holders
of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of Debt Securities may, subject to certain limitations, direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to a trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon a trustee,
for any series of Debt Securities.
The Company will be required to furnish to the trustees
a statement annually as to its compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture and, if the Company is not in compliance,
the Company must specify any defaults.
No holder of a Debt Security of any series will have
any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other
remedy, unless:
| ● | the holder has previously given to the trustees written notice of a continuing event of default with respect
to the Debt Securities of the affected series; |
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| ● | the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series affected
by an event of default have made a written request, and the holders have offered reasonable indemnity, to the trustees to institute a
proceeding as trustees; and |
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| ● | the trustees have failed to institute a proceeding, and have not received from the holders of a majority
in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of the series affected by an event of default a direction inconsistent
with the request, within 60 days after receipt of the holders’ notice, request and offer of indemnity. |
However, such above-mentioned limitations do not apply
to a suit instituted by the holder of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of the principal of or any premium, if any, or interest
on such Debt Security on or after the applicable due date specified in such Debt Security.
Defeasance
When the Company uses the term “defeasance”,
it means discharge from certain obligations (other than obligations that survive such defeasance, as specified in the Indenture) with
respect to any Debt Securities of or within a series under the Indenture. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement,
if the Company deposits with a trustee cash, government securities or a combination thereof sufficient to pay the principal, interest,
if any, premium, if any, and any other sums due to the stated maturity date or a redemption date of the Debt Securities of a series, then
at the Company’s option:
| ● | the Company will be discharged from the obligations with respect to the Debt Securities of that series;
or |
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| ● | the Company will no longer be under any obligation to comply with certain restrictive covenants under
the Indenture and certain events of default will no longer apply to the Company. |
If this happens, the holders of the Debt Securities
of the affected series will not be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture except for registration of transfer and exchange of Debt
Securities and the replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Debt Securities. These holders may look only to the deposited fund
for payment on their Debt Securities.
To exercise the defeasance option, the Company must
deliver to the trustees:
| ● | an opinion of counsel in the United States to the effect that the holders of the outstanding Debt Securities
of the affected series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of a defeasance and will
be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the
defeasance had not occurred; |
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| ● | an opinion of counsel in Canada or a ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency to the effect that the holders
of the outstanding Debt Securities of the affected series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Canadian federal, provincial or
territorial income or other tax purposes as a result of a defeasance and will be subject to Canadian federal, provincial or territorial
income tax and other tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case had the defeasance
not occurred; and |
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| ● | a certificate of one of the Company’s officers and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to defeasance have been complied with. |
If the Company is to be discharged from its obligations
with respect to the Debt Securities and not just from the Company’s covenants, the U.S. opinion must be based upon a ruling from
or published by the United States Internal Revenue Service or a change in law to that effect.
In addition to the delivery of the opinions described
above, the following conditions must be met before the Company may exercise its defeasance option:
| ● | no event of default or event that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, shall constitute
an event of default shall have occurred and be continuing for the Debt Securities of the affected series; |
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| ● | the Company is not an “insolvent person” within the meaning of applicable bankruptcy and insolvency
legislation; and |
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| ● | other customary conditions precedent are satisfied. |
Modification and Waiver
Modifications and amendments of the Indenture may
be made by the Company and the trustees pursuant to one or more Supplemental Indentures (a “Supplemental Indenture”)
with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of each series
affected by the modification. However, without the consent of each holder affected, no such modification may:
| ● | change the stated maturity of the principal of, premium, if any, or any instalment of interest, if any,
on any Debt Security; |
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| ● | reduce the principal, premium, if any, or rate of interest, if any, or change any obligation of the Company
to pay any additional amounts; |
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| ● | reduce the amount of principal of a debt security payable upon acceleration of its maturity or the amount
provable in bankruptcy; |
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| ● | change the place or currency of any payment; |
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| ● | affect the holder’s right to require the Company to repurchase the Debt Securities at the holder’s
option; |
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| ● | impair the right of the holders to institute a suit to enforce their rights to payment; |
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| ● | adversely affect any conversion or exchange right related to a series of Debt Securities; |
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| ● | reduce the percentage of Debt Securities required to modify the Indenture or to waive compliance with
certain provisions of the Indenture; or |
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| ● | reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding Debt Securities necessary to take certain actions. |
The holders of at least a majority in principal amount
of outstanding Debt Securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all Debt Securities of that series waive, insofar as only
that series is concerned, past defaults under the Indenture and compliance by the Company with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture.
However, these holders may not waive a default in any payment or principal, premium if any, or interest on any Debt Security or compliance
with a provision that cannot be modified without the consent of each holder affected.
The Company may modify the Indenture pursuant to a
Supplemental Indenture without the consent of any holders to:
| ● | evidence its successor under the Indenture; |
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| ● | add covenants of the Company or surrender any right or power of the Company for the benefit of holders; |
| ● | add events of default; |
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| ● | provide for unregistered securities to become registered securities under the Indenture and make other
such changes to unregistered securities that in each case do not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of outstanding
Debt Securities; |
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| ● | establish the forms of the Debt Securities as permitted by the Indenture; |
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| ● | appoint a successor trustee under the Indenture; |
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| ● | add provisions to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of the Debt Securities as long as
there is no material adverse effect on the holders; |
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| ● | cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision or make any other provisions
in each case that would not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of outstanding Debt Securities, if any; or |
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| ● | change or eliminate any provisions of the Indenture where such change takes effect when there are no Debt
Securities outstanding which are entitled to the benefit of those provisions under the Indenture. |
Governing Law
To the extent the Indenture is governed by the Trust
Indenture Act, the Indenture and the Debt Securities will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
The Trustee
The Trustee under the Indenture or its affiliates
may provide banking and other services to the Company in the ordinary course of their business.
The Indenture will contain certain limitations on
the rights of the Trustee, as long as it or any of its affiliates remains the Company’s creditor, to obtain payment of claims in
certain cases or to realize on certain property received on any claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee and its affiliates will be
permitted to engage in other transactions with the Company. If a Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as defined in the Trust Indenture
Act it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if the Indenture has been
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign.
Resignation and Removal of Trustee
A trustee may resign or be removed with respect to
one or more series of the Debt Securities and a successor trustee may be appointed to act with respect to such series.
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service
Under the Indenture, the Company will irrevocably
appoint an authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Debt
Securities or the Indenture that may be instituted in any United States federal or New York state court located in The City of New York,
and will submit to such non-exclusive jurisdiction.
Units
Units may be offered separately or together with other
Securities, as the case may be. Each Unit will be issued so that the holder of the Unit is also the holder of each Security included in
the Unit. Thus the holder of a Unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included Security. The Unit agreement, if
any, under which a Unit is issued may provide that the Securities comprising the Unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any
time or at any time before a specified date.
Each applicable Prospectus Supplement will set forth
the terms and other information with respect to the Units being offered thereby, which may include, without limitation, the following
(where applicable):
| ● | the designation and aggregate number of Units offered; |
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| ● | the price or prices, if any, at which the Units will be offered; |
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| ● | the currency in which the Units will be offered; |
| ● | the designation, number and terms of the Securities comprising the Units and any agreement governing the
Units; |
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| ● | whether the Units will be issued with any other Securities and, if so, the amount and terms of these Securities; |
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| ● | any minimum or maximum subscription amount; |
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| ● | the date on and after which the Securities comprising the Units will be separately transferable; |
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| ● | whether the Securities comprising the Units will be listed on any securities exchange; |
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| ● | whether such Units and the Securities comprising the Units are to be issued in registered form, “book-entry
only” form, non-certificated inventory system form, bearer form or in the form of temporary or permanent global securities and the
basis of exchange, transfer and ownership thereof; |
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| ● | any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the Units
and the Securities comprising the Units; |
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| ● | certain material U.S. and Canadian federal tax consequences of owning the Units; and |
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| ● | any other material terms and conditions of the Units. |
The terms and provisions of any Units offered under
a Prospectus Supplement may differ from the terms described above, and may not be subject to or contain any or all of the terms described
above.
CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION
The following information should be read in conjunction
with the Annual Financial Statements and Annual MD&A that are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
On May 3, 2023, the Company paid $9.7 million (US$7.2
million) in full repayment of all remaining principal, interest and fees under the BMO Credit Facility and extinguished the BMO Credit
Facility. Following closure of the BMO Credit Facility, the security granted over the remaining Yellow Cake ordinary shares was deregistered.
Additionally, Warrants of the Company have been exercised
into an aggregate of 565,722 Common Shares subsequent to April 30, 2023.
Other than as described herein, there have been no
material changes in the share and loan capital of the Company, on a consolidated basis, since the date of the Annual Financial Statements.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe
any material change in, and the effect of such material change on, the share and loan capital of the Company that will result from the
issuance of Securities pursuant to such Prospectus Supplement.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The use of proceeds from the sale of Securities will
be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement relating to a specific offering and sale of Securities. Among other potential uses,
the Company may use the net proceeds from the sale of Securities for general corporate purposes, including funding ongoing operations
and/or working capital requirements, to repay indebtedness outstanding from time to time, for capital projects and potential for future
direct or indirect acquisitions of physical uranium, royalties, streams or similar interests.
Management of the Company will retain broad discretion
in allocating the net proceeds of any offering of Securities under this Prospectus and the Company’s actual use of the net proceeds
will vary depending on the availability and suitability of investment opportunities and its operating and capital needs from time to time.
All expenses relating to an offering of Securities and any compensation paid to underwriting dealers or agents as the case may be, will
be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of Securities, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The Company may, from time to time, issue securities
(including Securities) other than pursuant to this Prospectus.
The Company is primarily engaged in
the acquisition of uranium interests. The Company had negative operating cash flow for the financial year ended April 30, 2023. If
the Company continues to have negative cash flow into the future, net proceeds may need to be allocated to fund this negative cash
flow. The Company anticipates it will continue to have negative cash flow from operating activities in future periods until such
time as the projects underlying its royalties or other future uranium interests or holdings generate sufficient revenues. Future
cash flows from such interests are dependent upon the underlying projects achieving or re-commencing production. There can be no
assurance that such production will ever be achieved. See “Risk Factors – Risks Related to the Business of URC
– Negative Cash Flow from Operating Activities” in the Annual Information Form.
PRIOR SALES
Information in respect of the Common Shares that were
issued within the previous twelve-month period, Common Shares that were issued upon the exercise of options and restricted share rights,
and in respect of the grant of options and restricted share rights will be provided as required in any applicable Prospectus Supplement.
TRADING PRICE AND VOLUME
The Company’s Common Shares are listed and posted
for trading on the TSX in Canada and the Nasdaq in the United States under the stock symbols “URC” and “UROY”,
respectively. The Company’s Listed Warrants are listed on the TSX under the stock symbol “URC.WT”. Trading price and
volume of the Common Shares and Listed Warrants will be provided as required in each Prospectus Supplement to this Prospectus.
EARNINGS COVERAGE RATIO
Earnings coverage ratios will be provided as required
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement(s) with respect to the issuance of Debt Securities pursuant to this Prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company may from time to time during the 25-month
period that this Prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains effective, offer for sale and issue up to an aggregate of $130,000,000
in Securities hereunder.
The Company may sell the Securities offered by this
Prospectus to one or more underwriters or dealers for public offering, through agents, directly to one or more purchasers or through a
combination of any such methods of sale. The name of any such underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the offer and sale of the Securities,
the amounts underwritten and the nature of its obligation to take the Securities will be specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The Company reserved the right to sell the Securities directly to investors on its own behalf in those jurisdictions where it is authorized
to do so. The sale of the Securities may be effected in one or more transactions: (a) on any national or international securities exchange
or quotation service on which the Securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; (b) in the over-the-counter market; (c) in transactions
otherwise than on such exchanges or in the over-the-counter market; or (d) through the writing of options. Each time that the Company
sells Securities covered by this Prospectus, the Company will provide a Prospectus Supplement or supplements that will describe the method
of distribution and set forth the terms and conditions of the offering of such Securities, including the offering price of the Securities
and the proceeds to the Company, if applicable.
In addition, the Securities may be offered and issued
in consideration for the acquisition of other businesses, assets or securities by the Company or its subsidiaries. The consideration for
any such acquisition may consist of the Securities separately, a combination of Securities or any combination of, among other things,
Securities, cash and assumption of liabilities.
The Company and its agents and underwriters may offer
and sell the Securities at a fixed price or prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at varying prices
determined at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices, including sales in transactions
that are deemed to be “at-the-market distributions” as defined in NI 44-102 made through the facilities of the TSX, the
Nasdaq or other existing trading markets for the Common Shares. A description of such pricing will be disclosed in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement. The price at which the Securities will be offered and sold may vary as between purchasers and during the period of distribution
of the applicable Securities. If, in connection with the offering of Securities at a fixed price or prices, the underwriters, dealers
or agents have made a bona fide effort to sell all of the Securities at the initial offering price fixed in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, the public offering price may be decreased and thereafter further changed, from time to time, to an amount not greater than
the initial offering price fixed in such Prospectus Supplement, in which case the compensation realized by the underwriters, dealers or
agents will be decreased by the amount that the aggregate price paid by purchasers for the Securities is less than the gross proceeds
paid by the underwriters, dealers or agents to the Company.
In connection with the sale of the Securities, underwriters,
dealers or agents may receive compensation from the Company or from other parties, including in the form of underwriters’, dealers’
or agents’ fees, commissions or concessions. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the Securities
may be deemed to be underwriters for the purposes of applicable Canadian securities legislation and any such compensation received by
them from the Company and any profit on the resale of the Securities by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions.
In connection with any offering of Securities, except
as otherwise set out in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities and other than in relation to an “at-the-market”
distribution, the underwriters, dealers or agents, as the case may be, may over-allot or effect transactions intended to fix, stabilize,
maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities at a level other than those which otherwise might prevail on the open
market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time. No underwriter, agent or dealer involved in an “at-the-market
distribution”, as defined in NI 44-102, no affiliate of such an underwriter, agent or dealer and no person or company acting jointly
or in concert with such an underwriter, agent or dealer may in connection with such distribution, enter into any transaction that is intended
to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Securities distributed under an “at-the-market” Prospectus Supplement, including
an aggregate number or principal amount of Securities that would result in the underwriter, agent or dealer creating an over-allotment
position in the Securities.
Underwriters, dealers or agents who participate in
the distribution of the Securities may be entitled, under agreements to be entered into with the Company, to indemnification by the Company
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act and Canadian securities legislation, or to contribution
with respect to payments which such underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Such underwriters, dealers
and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, the Company in the ordinary course of business.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, each series or issue of Securities (other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants) will be a new issue of Securities with no
established trading market. Accordingly, there is currently no market through which the Securities (other than Common Shares and Listed
Warrants) may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell such Securities purchased under this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.
This may affect the pricing of such Securities in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity
of such Securities and the extent of issuer regulation. Subject to applicable laws, certain dealers may make a market in the Securities
(other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants), as applicable, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making
at any time without notice. No assurances can be given that a market for trading in Securities (other than Common Shares and Listed Warrants)
of any series or issue will develop or as to the liquidity of any such market, whether or not the Securities are listed on a securities
exchange.
CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The applicable Prospectus Supplement may describe
certain Canadian federal income tax consequences to an investor who is a non-resident of Canada or to an investor who is a resident of
Canada of acquiring, owning and disposing of any of the Securities offered thereunder. The applicable Prospectus Supplement may also describe
certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of any of the Securities offered thereunder
by an initial investor who is a U.S. person (within the meaning of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)).
Investors should read the tax discussion in any Prospectus Supplement with respect to a particular offering and consult their own tax
advisors with respect to their own particular circumstances.
EXEMPTIONS
Pursuant to a decision of the Autorité
des marchés financiers dated June 6, 2023 the Company was granted a permanent exemption from the requirement to translate
into French this Prospectus as well as the documents incorporated by reference herein and any Prospectus Supplement to be filed in relation
to an “at-the-market” distribution. This exemption is granted on the condition that this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement
(other than in relation to an “at-the-market” distribution) be translated into French if the Company offers Securities to
Québec purchasers in connection with an offering other than in relation to an “at-the-market” distribution.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities is speculative and
involves a high degree of risk due to the nature of our business and the present stage of its development. The following risk factors,
as well as risks currently unknown to us, could materially adversely affect our future business, operations and financial condition and
could cause them to differ materially from the estimates described in forward-looking statements relating to the Company, or its business,
property or financial results, each of which could cause purchasers of our securities to lose part or all of their investment. The risks
set out below are not the only risks we face; risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial
may also materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition to the other
information contained in this Prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference herein and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, you
should carefully consider the risks described below as they relate to potential future offerings under this Prospectus, as well as the
risks described under the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Information Form, as they relate to the business of the Company.
Negative Cash Flow from Operations
The Company had negative cash flow from operating
activities in the fiscal periods since its incorporation. Given that the Company does not anticipate generating operating profits for
the foreseeable future, all expenditures to fund operating activities must be provided by financings. There is no assurance that future
financings can be completed.
No Assurance of Active or Liquid Market
There is no public market for the Preferred Shares,
Warrants, Subscription Receipts, Debt Securities or Units and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the
Company does not intend to apply for listing of such Securities on any securities exchanges. If the Preferred Shares, Warrants, Subscription
Receipts, Debt Securities or Units are traded after their initial issue, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering prices
depending on prevailing interest rates (as applicable), the market for similar securities and other factors including general economic
conditions and the Company’s financial condition. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for the Preferred
Shares, Warrants, Subscription Receipts, Debt Securities or Units or that a trading market for these securities will develop.
Public Markets and Share Prices
The market price of the Common Shares and any other
Securities offered hereunder that become listed and posted for trading on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other stock exchange could be subject
to significant fluctuations in response to variations in the Company’s financial results, the global economy or other factors. In
addition, fluctuations in the stock market may adversely affect the market price of the Common Shares and any other Securities offered
hereunder that become listed and posted for trading on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other stock exchange regardless of the financial performance of
the Company. Securities markets have also experienced significant price and volume fluctuations from time to time. In some instances,
these fluctuations have been unrelated or disproportionate to the financial performance of issuers. Market fluctuations may adversely
impact the market price of the Common Shares and any other Securities offered hereunder that become listed and posted for trading on the
TSX or any other stock exchange. There can be no assurance of the price at which the Common Shares or any other Securities offered hereunder
that become listed and posted for trading on the TSX, Nasdaq or any other stock exchange will trade.
Additional Issuances and Dilution
The Company may issue and sell additional securities
of the Company to finance its operations or future acquisitions. The Company cannot predict the size of future issuances of securities
of the Company or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of securities will have on the market price of any Securities of
the Company issued and outstanding from time to time. Sales or issuances of substantial amounts of securities of the Company, or the perception
that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for securities of the Company issued and outstanding from time
to time. With any additional sale or issuance of securities of the Company, holders will suffer dilution with respect to voting power
and may experience dilution in the Company’s earnings per share. Moreover, this Prospectus may create a perceived risk of dilution
resulting in downward pressure on the price of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares, which could contribute to progressive
declines in the prices of such securities.
Discretion Concerning the Use of Proceeds
Our management will have substantial discretion concerning
the use of proceeds of an offering under any Prospectus Supplement as well as the timing of the expenditure of the proceeds thereof. As
a result, investors will be relying on the judgment of management as to the specific application of the proceeds of any offering of Securities
under any Prospectus Supplement. Management may use the net proceeds of any offering of Securities under any Prospectus Supplement in
ways that an investor may not consider desirable. The results and effectiveness of the application of the net proceeds are uncertain.
Different Shareholder Protections between the United
States and Canada
We are organized and exist under the laws of Canada
and, accordingly, are governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”). The CBCA differs in certain
material respects from laws generally applicable to United States corporations and shareholders, including the provisions relating to
interested directors, mergers and similar arrangements, takeovers, shareholders’ suits, indemnification of directors and inspection
of corporation records.
The Company is a Foreign Private Issuer within
the Meaning of the Rules under the Exchange Act, and is Exempt from Certain Provisions Applicable to United States Domestic Public Companies
Because we are a “foreign private issuer”
under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable
to U.S. domestic issuers, including:
| ● | the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports
on Form 8-K with the SEC; |
| ● | the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in
respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; |
| ● | the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and
trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and |
| ● | the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material non-public information under Regulation FD. |
We are required to file an annual report on Form 40-F
with the SEC within three months of the end of each fiscal year. We do not intend to voluntarily file annual reports on Form 10-K and
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q in lieu of Form 40-F requirements. For so long as we choose to only comply with foreign private issuer
requirements, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that
required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information which
would be made available to you if you were investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.
The Company May Be Treated as a “Passive
Foreign Investment Company” under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Which Could Result in Adverse U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
for U.S. Investors
Prospective U.S. investors should be aware that they
could be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences if we are classified as a passive foreign investment company
(“PFIC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The determination of whether we are a PFIC for a taxable year depends,
in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations, and such determination
will depend on the composition of our income, expenses and assets from time to time and the nature of the activities performed by our
officers and employees. Prospective U.S. investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the likelihood and consequences of
the Company being treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including the advisability of making certain elections that
may mitigate certain possible adverse income tax consequences but may result in an inclusion in gross income without receipt of such income.
ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGEMENTS AGAINST FOREIGN PERSONS
Certain of the Company’s directors and officers
reside outside of Canada. The directors and officers named below have appointed the following agent for service of process:
Name of Director |
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Name and Address of Agent |
Scott Melbye |
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Sangra Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
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Vina Patel |
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Sangra Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
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Neil Gregson |
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Sangra Moller LLP, 1000 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L2 |
Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible
for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person that resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed
an agent for service of process.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL LIABILITIES
The Company is governed by the laws of Canada and
its principal place of business is outside the United States. Certain of the directors and officers of the Company are resident outside
of the United States and certain of the Company’s assets and the assets of such persons are located outside of the United States.
Consequently, it may be difficult for United States investors to effect service of process within the United States on the Company, its
directors or officers, or to realize in the United States on judgments of courts of the United States predicated on civil liabilities
under the U.S. Securities Act. Investors should not assume that Canadian courts would enforce judgments of United States courts obtained
in actions against the Company or such persons predicated on the civil liability provisions of the United States federal securities laws
or the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state within the United States or would enforce, in original actions, liabilities
against the Company or such persons predicated on the United States federal securities or any such state securities or “blue sky”
laws. A final judgment for a liquidated sum in favour of a private litigant granted by a United States court and predicated solely upon
civil liability under United States federal securities laws would, subject to certain exceptions identified in the law of individual provinces
of Canada, likely be enforceable in Canada if the United States court in which the judgment was obtained had a basis for jurisdiction
in the matter that would be recognized by the domestic Canadian court for the same purposes. There is a significant risk that a given
Canadian court may not have jurisdiction or may decline jurisdiction over a claim based solely upon United States federal securities law
on application of the conflict of laws principles of the province in Canada in which the claim is brought.
The Company filed with the SEC, concurrently with
the Registration Statement, an appointment of agent for service of process on Form F-X. Under the Form F-X, the Company appointed C T
Corporation System, with an address at 28 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10005, as its agent for service of process in the United
States in connection with any investigation or administrative proceeding conducted by the SEC, and any civil suit or action brought against
or involving the Company in a United States court arising out of or related to or concerning the offering of Securities under the Registration
Statement.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters in connection with the Securities
offered by this Prospectus relating to Canadian law will be passed upon for the Company by Sangra Moller LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Certain legal matters in connection with the Securities offered by this Prospectus relating to U.S. law will be passed upon for the Company
by Haynes and Boone, LLP, New York, New York.
AUDITORS, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The auditor of the Company is PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, located at 250 Howe St., Suite 1400, Vancouver, BC V6C 3S7, Canada. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has confirmed that it is independent
with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia Code of Professional Conduct
and within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the SEC and the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
The Company’s transfer agent and registrar is
Computershare Investor Services Inc., 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 and 510 Burrard Street, 2nd Floor,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B9.
INTEREST OF EXPERTS
Darcy Hirsekorn, the Company’s Chief Technical
Officer, has supervised the preparation of and reviewed the technical information incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. He holds
a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan, is a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 and is registered as a professional
geoscientist in Saskatchewan.
None of the experts named under this heading and the
heading “Legal Matters”, nor any partner, employee or consultant of such an expert who participated in and who was in a position
to directly influence the preparation of the applicable statement, report or valuation, has, has received, or is expected to receive,
registered or beneficial interests, direct or indirect, in Common Shares or other property of the Company or any of its associates or
affiliates representing 1% or more of the outstanding Common Shares.
INTERESTS OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL
TRANSACTIONS
Other than as described in this Prospectus and the
documents incorporated by reference herein, no director or executive officer of the Company or any person or company that beneficially
owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of any class or series of the Company’s outstanding voting securities,
or any of their respective associates or affiliates, had any material interest, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with the Company
since the Company’s incorporation that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect the Company or a subsidiary
of the Company.
CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OF RESCISSION
Original purchasers of Securities which are convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable for other securities of the Company, including Subscription Receipts and Warrants if offered separately without
any other Securities, will have a contractual right of rescission against the Company in respect of the conversion, exchange or exercise
of such Securities. The contractual right of rescission will entitle such original purchasers to receive, in addition to the amount paid
on original purchase of the Subscription Receipt or Warrant, as the case may be, the amount paid upon conversion, exchange or exercise,
upon surrender of the underlying securities gained thereby, in the event that this Prospectus, the relevant Prospectus Supplement or an
amendment thereto contains a misrepresentation, provided that: (i) the conversion, exchange or exercise takes place within 180 days of
the date of the purchase of such Securities under this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement; and (ii) the right of rescission
is exercised within 180 days of the date of the purchase of such Securities under this Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
This contractual right of rescission will be consistent with the statutory right of rescission described under section 131 of the Securities
Act (British Columbia), and is in addition to any other right or remedy available to original purchasers under section 131 of the
Securities Act (British Columbia) or otherwise at law.
STATUTORY RIGHTS OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESCISSION
Unless provided otherwise in a Prospectus Supplement,
the following is a description of a purchaser’s statutory rights of withdrawal and rescission.
Securities legislation in certain of the provinces
and territories of Canada provides purchasers with the right to withdraw from an agreement to purchase securities. This right must be
exercised within two business days after receipt or deemed receipt of a prospectus and any amendment. In several of the provinces and
territories of Canada, securities legislation further provides a purchaser with remedies for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions
of the price or damages if the prospectus and any amendment contains a misrepresentation or is not delivered to the purchaser, provided
that the remedies for rescission, revisions of the price or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by
the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of
the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for the particulars of these rights or consult with a legal
adviser.
However, purchasers of Securities distributed under
an “at-the-market” distribution by the Company do not have the right to withdraw from an agreement to purchase the Securities
and do not have remedies of rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price, or damages for non-delivery of the Prospectus,
Prospectus Supplement, and any amendment relating to the Securities purchased by such purchaser because the Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement,
and any amendment relating to the Securities purchased by such purchaser will not be sent or delivered, as permitted under NI 44-102.
The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province for the particulars
of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Any remedies under securities legislation that a purchaser
of Securities distributed under an “at-the-market” distribution by the Company may have against the Company or its agents
for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price, or damages if the Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, and any amendment
relating to the Securities purchased by a purchaser containing a misrepresentation will remain unaffected by the non-delivery of the Prospectus
referred to above.
In an offering of securities that are convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable into other securities, purchasers are cautioned that the statutory right of action for damages for a misrepresentation
contained in a prospectus is limited, in certain provincial and territorial securities legislation, to the price at which such securities
are offered to the public under the prospectus offering. This means that, under the securities legislation of certain provinces or territories,
if the purchaser pays additional amounts upon conversion, exchange or exercise of such securities, those amounts may not be recoverable
under the statutory right of action for damages that applies in those provinces. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions
of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province for the particulars of these rights, or consult with a legal advisor.
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