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Ucore Grants Incentive Stock Options and Provides Corporate Updates

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Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) has made several corporate updates. The company has granted 965,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants, exercisable at $0.70 per share with a five-year expiry. Additionally, 960,000 restricted share units were granted to officers and employees, vesting over three years.

Ucore has also amended the terms of 1,145 convertible debentures originally issued in May 2020. The maturity date has been extended to January 31, 2026, and the conversion price reduced from $1.20 to $0.90 per unit. The warrant exercise price associated with these debentures has been adjusted from $1.80 to $1.30 per Common Share.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) ha effettuato diversi aggiornamenti aziendali. L'azienda ha concesso 965.000 opzioni su azioni a dirigenti, funzionari, dipendenti e consulenti, esercitabili a $0,70 per azione con scadenza di cinque anni. Inoltre, sono state concesse 960.000 unità di azioni vincolate a funzionari e dipendenti, con maturazione in tre anni.

Ucore ha anche modificato i termini di 1.145 obbligazioni convertibili originariamente emesse a maggio 2020. La data di scadenza è stata estesa al 31 gennaio 2026, e il prezzo di conversione è stato ridotto da $1,20 a $0,90 per unità. Il prezzo di esercizio dei warrant associati a queste obbligazioni è stato adattato da $1,80 a $1,30 per azione comune.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) ha realizado varias actualizaciones corporativas. La compañía ha otorgado 965,000 opciones de acciones a directores, funcionarios, empleados y consultores, que se pueden ejercer a $0.70 por acción con un vencimiento de cinco años. Además, se han otorgado 960,000 unidades de acciones restringidas a funcionarios y empleados, con un periodo de consolidación de tres años.

Ucore también ha modificado los términos de 1,145 obligaciones convertibles que se emitieron originalmente en mayo de 2020. La fecha de vencimiento se ha extendido a 31 de enero de 2026, y el precio de conversión se ha reducido de $1.20 a $0.90 por unidad. El precio de ejercicio de los warrants asociados con estas obligaciones se ha ajustado de $1.80 a $1.30 por acción común.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF)는 여러 가지 기업 업데이트를 발표했습니다. 이 회사는 965,000주의 스톡 옵션을 이사, 임원, 직원 및 컨설턴트에게 부여하였으며, 5년 만기 $0.70에 행사할 수 있습니다. 추가적으로, 960,000개의 제한 주식 유닛이 임원 및 직원에게 부여되어 3년에 걸쳐 만기됩니다.

Ucore는 또한 2020년 5월에 원래 발행된 1,145개의 전환 가능한 채권의 조건을 2026년 1월 31일로 연장하고, 전환 가격을 $1.20에서 $0.90로 낮추었습니다. 이러한 채권과 관련된 워런트 행사가격은 $1.80에서 $1.30로 조정되었습니다.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) a réalisé plusieurs mises à jour de l'entreprise. La société a accordé 965 000 options d'achat d'actions à des directeurs, dirigeants, employés et consultants, exerçables à 0,70 $ par action avec une expiration de cinq ans. De plus, 960 000 unités d'actions restreintes ont été accordées à des dirigeants et employés, acquises sur une période de trois ans.

Ucore a également modifié les conditions de 1 145 obligations convertibles initialement émises en mai 2020. La date d'échéance a été prolongée jusqu'au 31 janvier 2026, et le prix de conversion a été réduit de 1,20 $ à 0,90 $ par unité. Le prix d'exercice des bons de souscription associés à ces obligations a été ajusté de 1,80 $ à 1,30 $ par action ordinaire.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) hat mehrere Unternehmensaktualisierungen vorgenommen. Das Unternehmen hat 965.000 Aktienoptionen an Direktoren, Führungskräfte, Mitarbeiter und Berater gewährt, die zu einem Preis von $0,70 pro Aktie mit einer Laufzeit von fünf Jahren ausgeübt werden können. Zudem wurden 960.000 Restricted Share Units an Führungskräfte und Mitarbeiter vergeben, die über drei Jahre erwerben.

Ucore hat außerdem die Bedingungen von 1.145 wandelbaren Anleihen geändert, die ursprünglich im Mai 2020 ausgegeben wurden. Das Fälligkeitsdatum wurde auf 31. Januar 2026 verlängert, und der Umwandlungspreis wurde von $1,20 auf $0,90 pro Einheit gesenkt. Der Anspruchspreis der mit diesen Anleihen verbundenen Warrants wurde von $1,80 auf $1,30 pro Stammaktie angepasst.

Positive
  • Granting of 965,000 stock options and 960,000 restricted share units, potentially aligning employee interests with company performance
  • Extension of convertible debentures maturity date to January 31, 2026, providing more time for potential conversion
  • Reduction of conversion price from $1.20 to $0.90 per unit, potentially making conversion more attractive to debenture holders
Negative
  • Potential dilution of existing shareholders due to the issuance of new stock options and restricted share units
  • Lowering of warrant exercise price from $1.80 to $1.30, potentially reducing future cash inflows if exercised

Halifax, Nova Scotia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2024) - Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) ("Ucore" or the "Company") advises that an aggregate of 965,000 options have been granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The options are exercisable into common shares at a price of $0.70 per share and the options expire five years from September 2, 2024, the date of grant. One third of the options will vest after six months, with one third vesting every six months thereafter until fully vested.

The Company further reports that an aggregate of 960,000 restricted share units have been granted to officers and employees of the Company. The restricted share units will vest over a three-year period, with the first third vesting 12 months from the date of grant.

In addition, further to its press release of April 26, 2024, the Company reports that it has completed its previously announced amendments to the terms of a total of 1,145 convertible debentures (representing an aggregate face value of $1,145,000) with a previous maturity of May 31, 2024 (the "2020 Convertible Debentures").

The 2020 Convertible Debentures were originally sold and issued by the Company in May 2020. These unsecured 2020 Convertible Debentures bear interest at a rate of 7.5% payable semi-annually. At any time during the term of the 2020 Convertible Debentures, a holder may have elected to convert the outstanding net principal amount, or any portion thereof, into units at a conversion price of $1.20 per unit. Each unit shall have consisted of one common share of the Company (a "Common Share") and one-half of a warrant with each whole warrant entitling the holder to acquire a Common Share at an exercise price of $1.80 for a period ending on the maturity date.

The Company has extended the term of the 2020 Convertible Debentures so that the new maturity date of these 1,145 convertible debentures is January 31, 2026. Further, the Company has incorporated the following amended conversion features. At any time during the term of the 2020 Convertible Debentures, a holder may elect to convert the outstanding net principal amount, or any portion thereof, into units at a conversion price of $0.90 per unit instead of the previous conversion price of $1.20 per unit. Each unit still consists of one Common Share and one-half of a Common Share purchase warrant, but the exercise price of each whole warrant has been amended to be $1.30 per Common Share. The term of these underlying warrants has also been amended to reflect the new maturity date of the 2020 Convertible Debentures, resulting in these warrants being exercisable until January 31, 2026. In consideration for the extension and amendments, the Company has paid a restructuring fee equal to six months of interest. The other terms of the 2020 Convertible Debentures remain unchanged.

Certain of the 2020 Convertible Debentures are owned by related parties of the Company. Specifically, Pat Ryan (Ucore's Chairman and CEO) holds 10 of the 2020 Convertible Debentures (representing a principal amount of $10,000) and Peter Manuel (Ucore's CFO) holds 25 of the 2020 Convertible Debentures (representing a principal amount of $25,000). The above-described transactions with Mr. Ryan and Mr. Manuel are considered to be related party transactions within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-01 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The transactions are exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 since neither the fair market value of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involves interested parties, exceeds 25% of the Company's market capitalization.

The aforementioned amendments to the 2020 Convertible Debentures remain subject to the final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

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 About Ucore Rare Metals Inc.

Ucore is focused on rare- and critical-metal resources, extraction, beneficiation, and separation technologies with the potential for production, growth, and scalability. Ucore has an effective 100% ownership stake in the Bokan-Dotson Ridge Rare Earth Element Project in Southeast Alaska, USA. Ucore's vision and plan is to become a leading advanced technology company, providing best-in-class metal separation products and services to the mining and mineral extraction industry.

Through strategic partnerships, this plan includes disrupting the People's Republic of China's control of the North American REE supply chain through the near-term development of a heavy and light rare-earth processing facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, subsequent SMCs in Alaska and Canada and the longer-term development of Ucore's heavy-rare-earth-element mineral-resource property at Bokan Mountain on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Ucore is listed on the TSXV under the trading symbol "UCU" and in the United States on the OTC Markets' OTCQX® Best Market under the ticker symbol "UURAF."

For further information, please visit www.ucore.com/corporateupdate.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements." All statements in this release (other than statements of historical facts) that address future business development, technological development and/or acquisition activities (including any related required financings), timelines, events, or developments that the Company is pursuing are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

Regarding the disclosure in the press release above, including in the "About Ucore Rare Metals Inc." section, the Company has assumed that it will be able to procure or retain additional partners and/or suppliers, in addition to Innovation Metals Corp. ("IMC"), as suppliers for Ucore's expected future Strategic Metals Complexes ("SMCs"). Ucore has also assumed that sufficient external funding will be found to complete the Demo Plant commissioning and demonstration schedule and also later prepare a new National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") technical report that demonstrates that the Bokan Mountain Rare Earth Element project ("Bokan") is feasible and economically viable for the production of both REE and co-product metals and the then prevailing market prices based upon assumed customer offtake agreements. Ucore has also assumed that sufficient external funding will be secured to continue the development of the specific engineering plans for the SMCs and their construction. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, without limitation: IMC failing to protect its intellectual property rights in RapidSX™; RapidSX™ failing to demonstrate commercial viability in large commercial-scale applications; Ucore not being able to procure additional key partners or suppliers for the SMCs; Ucore not being able to raise sufficient funds to fund the specific design and construction of the SMCs and/or the continued development of RapidSX™; adverse capital-market conditions; unexpected due-diligence findings; the emergence of alternative superior metallurgy and metal-separation technologies; the inability of Ucore and/or IMC to retain its key staff members; a change in the legislation in Louisiana or Alaska and/or in the support expressed by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority ("AIDEA") regarding the development of Bokan; the availability and procurement of any required interim and/or long-term financing that may be required; and general economic, market or business conditions.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined by the TSXV) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

CONTACT

Mark MacDonald
Vice President, Investor Relations
Ucore Rare Metals Inc.
1.902.482.5214
mark@ucore.com

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/221886

FAQ

What is the new conversion price for Ucore's 2020 Convertible Debentures (UURAF)?

The new conversion price for Ucore's 2020 Convertible Debentures has been reduced from $1.20 to $0.90 per unit.

When is the new maturity date for Ucore's amended 2020 Convertible Debentures (UURAF)?

The new maturity date for Ucore's amended 2020 Convertible Debentures is January 31, 2026.

How many stock options did Ucore (UURAF) grant on September 2, 2024?

Ucore granted an aggregate of 965,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants on September 2, 2024.

What is the new warrant exercise price for Ucore's amended 2020 Convertible Debentures (UURAF)?

The new warrant exercise price for Ucore's amended 2020 Convertible Debentures has been reduced from $1.80 to $1.30 per Common Share.

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