Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE: UEC) is pleased to announce that, in furtherance of its recently announced (June 13) entry into of a definitive agreement with UEX Corporation pursuant to which it is to acquire  all of the issued and outstanding common shares of UEX in an all-share transaction by way of statutory plan of arrangement, the Company has now completed its C$5 million private placement in UEX consisting of the acquisition by UEC of 11,627,907 UEX Common Shares at a price of C$0.43 per UEX Common Share.

UEC may acquire additional UEX common shares by making purchases through the facilities of the TSX subject to and in accordance with applicable laws.  UEC will provide periodic updates in respect of any UEX common share purchases made.

About Uranium Energy Corp

Uranium Energy Corp is America’s leading, fastest growing, uranium mining company listed on the NYSE American. UEC is a pure play uranium company and is advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly ISR mining uranium projects. The Company has two production ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming, anchored by fully licensed and operational processing capacity at the Hobson and Irigaray Processing Plants. UEC also has seven U.S. ISR uranium projects with all of their major permits in place.  Additionally, the Company has other diversified holdings of uranium assets, including: 1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of U.S. warehoused U3O8; 2) a major equity stake in the only royalty company in the sector, Uranium Royalty Corp; and 3) a pipeline of resource-stage uranium projects in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Paraguay.  The Company’s operations are managed by professionals with a recognized profile for excellence in their industry, a profile based on many decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development and mining.