UEX Corporation (TSX:UEX)  is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced flow-through common share offering with Sprott Capital Partners, a division of Sprott Private Wealth LP, for 6,700,000 common shares of the Company, which qualify as “flow-through” shares pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) at a price of C$0.30 per flow-through share. The Company has also closed its additional private placement with Sprott for 15,999,994 units of the Company at a price of C$0.25 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase a common share of the Company at a price of C$0.42 for a period of three years from the closing of the Unit Offering. The aggregate gross proceeds of the FT Offering and the Unit Offering totalled $6.01 million.

The Agent received a cash commission on the sale of the FT Offering and Unit Offering equal to 6% of the gross proceeds raised. The Agent also received broker warrants equal to 3% of the total number of units and flow-through shares sold, each broker warrant being exercisable for a common share at C$0.30 for a period of two years from the date of closing.

The Company intends to use the gross proceeds of the Unit Offering for general working capital. The proceeds of the FT Share offering will be used to fund exploration of the Company’s uranium properties as qualifying Canadian Exploration Expenses as defined in subsection 127(9) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) which will be renounced to the subscribers with an effective date of December 31, 2017.

The securities issued by UEX in connection with the FT Offering and Unit Offering are subject to a four month plus one day “hold period” as prescribed by the Toronto Stock Exchange and applicable securities laws.