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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-QSB

 

ý

 

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

o

 

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the transition period from                 to                

 

Commission file number 0-17171

 

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

75-2212772

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

650 S. Edmonds Lane, Suite 108, Lewisville, Texas 75067

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

(972) 219-3330

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ý  No  o

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Title of Each Class of Common Stock

 

Number of Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

134,732,263 as of May 11, 2005

 

 



 

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

2004 FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-QSB

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets-
March 31, 2005 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations -
Three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Three months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements -
March 31, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Index to Exhibits

 

 

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URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

659,377

 

$

268,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, net

 

27,719

 

369,494

 

Uranium and materials/supplies inventory

 

200,350

 

45,151

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

151,720

 

108,799

 

Total current assets

 

1,039,166

 

792,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Uranium properties

 

46,371,097

 

45,456,483

 

Other property, plant and equipment

 

279,621

 

276,271

 

Less-accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment

 

(41,747,644

)

(41,424,883

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

4,903,074

 

4,307,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

396,256

 

259,532

 

Long-term investment:

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate of deposit, restricted

 

1,258,487

 

1,232,067

 

 

 

$

7,596,983

 

$

6,591,780

 

 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

707,085

 

$

505,591

 

Notes payable, stockholders

 

600,000

 

 

Current portion of restoration reserve

 

1,071,602

 

1,200,327

 

Accrued interest and other accrued liabilities

 

356,260

 

195,604

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

135,000

 

135,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

2,869,947

 

2,036,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term liabilities and deferred credits

 

3,608,045

 

3,551,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

14,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

450,000

 

450,000

 

Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 2 and 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.001 par value, shares authorized: 200,000,000; shares issued and outstanding (net of treasury shares): 2005—134,732,263; 2004—134,507,263

 

134,885

 

134,660

 

Paid-in capital

 

60,575,769

 

60,530,994

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(60,046,245

)

(60,102,822

)

Less: Treasury stock (152,500 shares), at cost

 

(9,418

)

(9,418

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

654,991

 

553,414

 

 

 

$

7,596,983

 

$

6,591,780

 

 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Uranium sales—

 

$

1,706,461

 

$

 

Total revenue

 

1,706,461

 

0

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of uranium sales—

 

 

 

 

 

Royalties and commissions

 

115,091

 

 

Operating expenses

 

649,507

 

190,051

 

Accretion/amortization of restoration reserve

 

75,098

 

122,778

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

290,499

 

5,979

 

Total cost of uranium sales

 

1,130,195

 

318,808

 

Earnings (loss) from operations before corporate expenses

 

576,266

 

(318,808

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate expenses—

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

519,310

 

324,504

 

Depreciation

 

4,109

 

724

 

Total corporate expenses

 

523,419

 

325,228

 

Earnings (loss) from operations

 

52,847

 

(644,036

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(2,497

)

(2,019

)

Interest and other income, net

 

20,227

 

52,104

 

Net earnings (loss) before income taxes

 

70,577

 

(593,951

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

14,000

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

56,577

 

$

(593,951

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

Diluted

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares per share date

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

134,689,763

 

85,258,259

 

Diluted

 

144,056,720

 

85,258,259

 

 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

 

$

56,577

 

$

(593,951

)

Reconciliation of net earnings (loss) to cash provided by (used in) in operations—

 

 

 

 

 

Accretion/amortization of restoration reserve

 

75,098

 

122,778

 

Depreciation and depletion

 

294,608

 

6,703

 

Decrease in restoration and reclamation accrual

 

(239,346

)

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

40,893

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

14,000

 

 

Other non-cash items, net

 

72,630

 

43,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of changes in operating working capital items—

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in receivables

 

341,775

 

25,250

 

Increase in inventories

 

(114,879

)

(3,225

)

Increase in prepaid and other current assets

 

(107,584

)

(131,707

)

Increase in payables and accrued liabilities

 

362,150

 

88,015

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operations

 

755,029

 

(401,325

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in certificate of deposit, restricted

 

(26,420

)

(814

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment—

 

 

 

 

 

Kingsville Dome

 

(117,437

)

(59,955

)

Rosita

 

(7,500

)

(10,233

)

Vasquez

 

(688,263

)

(133,251

)

Churchrock

 

(42,934

)

(18,639

)

Crownpoint

 

(77,609

)

(17,265

)

Other property

 

(4,355

)

(649

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(964,518

)

(240,806

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

600,000

 

 

Issuance of common stock, net

 

 

675,000

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

600,000

 

675,000

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

390,511

 

32,869

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

268,866

 

309,625

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

659,377

 

$

342,494

 

 

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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Uranium Resources, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2005 (Unaudited)

 

1.             BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  The accompanying statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full calendar year ending December 31, 2005.

 

2.             DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

Since 1988, the company has produced about 6.1 million pounds of uranium from two South Texas properties, 3.5 million pounds from Kingsville Dome and 2.6 million pounds from Rosita.  Additional mineralized uranium materials exist at Kingsville Dome.  The Rosita property is essentially at the end of its productive capacity, although some minor mineralized uranium materials remain that may be produced.  In 1999 the Company shut-in our production because of depressed uranium prices, and from the first quarter of 2000 until December 2004 it had no source of revenue and had to rely on equity infusions to remain in business.  During that period the Company raised a total of approximately $6.5 million allowing it to maintain the critical employees and assets of the Company until such time that uranium prices reached a level where it was prudent to commence operations.  Across this period, the Company performed ongoing restoration and reclamation at certain of our wellfields at Rosita and Kingsville Dome via an agreement with the State of Texas and our bonding company that allowed access to approximately $3.2 million that had been pledged to secure restoration bonds (the “Restoration Agreement”).

 

Since 2000, the spot price for uranium has increased from $7.10 to $29.00 at May 9, 2005.  In May 2004, the Company raised approximately $5.9 million by the sale of about 39.3 million shares of Common Stock at $0.15 per share and commenced the development and mining of our Vasquez property in South Texas.  Wellfield injection commenced in October 2004, and we produced approximately 76,200 pounds of uranium in the fourth quarter of 2004 and sold 72,350 pounds in December 2004.

 

Production from Vasquez in the first three months of 2005 totaled approximately 100,000 pounds.  Our average monthly rate of production (33,000 pounds) is about 50% of that needed to satisfy the annual delivery requirements under our long-term uranium sales contracts.  The Company has experienced certain chemical and permeability obstacles in the Vasquez formation that were not experienced at our Kingsville Dome and Rosita properties.  As a result, our rate of production is lower than projected and our production costs are higher.  The Company has developed a plan to increase the production rate.  Implementation of the plan is expected to cost approximately $2.6 million.  We borrowed $600,000 on March 24, 2005 from five of our stockholders (see Note 4. “Notes Payable”) and on May 13, 2005, the Company completed the sale of 3,333,333 shares of common stock, in a private placement at $0.45 per share, receiving cash of $1.5 million (see Note 8. “Subsequent Event”).

 

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3.             CONTRACT COMMITMENTS

 

Sales Contracts

 

The Company currently has two long-term contracts that call for deliveries of 617,650 pounds of uranium in 2005 and 600,000 pounds of uranium in each of the years 2006 through 2008.  In February 2005, the Company renegotiated the pricing on one of the contracts.  The Company expects to realize under these two contracts an average base price of $14.69 per pound for its 2005 deliveries and $13.13 per pound for its 2006 through 2008 deliveries, plus any escalations provided for in the contracts.

 

4.             NOTES PAYABLE

 

Note Purchase Agreement

 

On March 28, 2005 the Company borrowed $600,000 pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2005. The lenders are five (5) stockholders of the Company, each of whom may be considered an affiliate.  The Notes are unsecured, mature on March 24, 2006 and bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  The proceeds will be used to commence the new development plan for Vasquez and for general and administrative expenses.

 

5.             STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company has five stock option plans, the Employees’ Stock Option Plan, the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, the Directors’ Stock Option Plan and the 2004 Directors’ Stock Option Plan.  The Company accounts for these plans under APB Opinion No. 25, under which no compensation cost has been recognized. Had compensation cost for these plans been determined consistent with FAS 148, the Company’s net loss and loss per share (“EPS”) for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 would have been adjusted to the following pro forma amounts:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Net Earnings (Loss): As reported

 

$

56,577

 

$

(593,951)

 

Pro forma stock based compensation costs under the fair value method, net of tax

 

(107,478

)

(5,239

)

Pro forma

 

$

(50,901

)

$

(599,190

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

Basic EPS:

Pro forma

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

As reported

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

Diluted EPS:

Pro forma

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.01

)

 

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  No options were granted in the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

The FAS 123 method of accounting has not been applied to options granted prior to January 1, 1995, and accordingly the resulting pro forma compensation cost may not be representative of that to be expected in future years.

 

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6.             ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

As a result of adoption of FAS 143, the Company recorded a net reduction in its restoration liability of approximately $1.4 million at January 1, 2003. The Company had previously recorded the undiscounted future estimated restoration costs into expense. Under FAS 143, future restoration liabilities are usually added to the carrying value of the related asset but the Company has recorded them to expense because the associated properties had been fully impaired.  Under FAS 143 the present value of the restoration costs are recorded instead of the undiscounted amount.

 

The following table shows the change in the balance of the restoration and reclamation liability during the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs beginning of period

 

$

3,410,293

 

$

3,480,656

 

Additions

 

161,731

 

 

Costs incurred

 

(239,346

)

 

Accretion expense

 

50,091

 

122,778

 

Reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs at end of period

 

$

3,382,769

 

$

3,603,434

 

 

7.             SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Equity Infusion

 

In the first quarter of 2004 the Company sold shares of common stock in the following private placements:

 

Date

 

Price per Share

 

Amount

 

Shares Issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2004

 

$

0.10

 

$

325,000

 

3,250,000

 

January 2004

 

$

0.10

 

$

350,000

 

3,500,000

 

 

Increase in Authorized Shares

 

In January 2004, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000.

 

8.             SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

Equity Infusion

 

On May 13, 2005, the Company completed the sale of 3,333,333 shares of common stock, in a private placement at $0.45 per share, receiving cash of $1.5 million.  The private placement was made with certain entities in which George R. Ireland, a director of the Company, is an affiliate.  This funding will be used to continue to implement the Company’s plans to increase the production rate at the Company’s Vasquez property.

 

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ITEM 2.                  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Item 2 contains “forward-looking statements”.  These statements include, without limitation, statements relating to liquidity, financing of operations, continued volatility of uranium prices, estimates of future capital expenditures, and other such matters.  The words “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “targets,” or “estimates” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  The Company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking information.  Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s disclosures under the heading: “Cautionary Statements” in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A.

 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 Consolidated Results of Operations

 

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, our results of operations were net earnings of $57,000 and a net loss of ($594,000).  In the first quarter of 2005, we sold 83,280 pounds of Vasquez production resulting in revenues of $1.7 million (including $253,000 from the renegotiation of the contract price of our 2004 sales).  There was no uranium sold or revenues generated in the first quarter of 2004.

 

Our operating expenses and related royalties and commissions for Vasquez production sold in the first quarter of 2005 totaled $743,000; and we incurred $21,000 of stand-by costs at the Rosita project that was charged to operations.  In the first quarter of 2004, there was no cost of sales related to production sold during the year, but we did incur $190,000 of stand-by costs that were charged to operations.  In the first quarter of 2005 we incurred depreciation and depletion cost of sales from our Vasquez production of $286,000 and $4,000 of stand-by depreciation cost from the Rosita project.  In the first three months of 2004, we incurred depreciation related to stand-by activities of $6,000.  Accretion and amortization of future restoration costs in the first quarters of 2005 and 2004 totaled $75,000 and $123,000, respectively.

 

We incurred general and administrative charges and corporate depreciation of $519,000 in the first quarter of 2005 and $325,000 for the same period in 2004.  The increase in these charges in 2005 resulted primarily from the increased personnel costs related to Vasquez project activities, increases in insurance premiums and legal fees.

 

Selected Production, Price and Cost of Uranium Sold Data for the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Pounds of uranium produced

 

92,830

 

 

Pounds of uranium sold

 

83,280

 

 

Average sales price per pound (1)

 

$

20.49

 

 

Cost of produced pounds sold (2),(3)

 

$

10.96

 

 

Royalties/commissions per pound

 

$

1.38

 

 

 


(1) Average sales price per pound includes approximately $253,000 in revenue recorded in 2005 related to a renegotiation of the contract price completed in the first quarter of 2005 for pounds sold in 2004.

(2) The cost per pound excludes standby costs incurred in 2005 of $27,000.  Such standby costs of $196,000 were charged to operating expense in 2004.  It also excludes any amortization of $2.7 million of Vasquez costs capitalized in prior periods and written off prior to 2004.

(3) Cost of produced pounds sold includes plant and wellfield operations costs ($7.54) and depreciation and depletion of capital costs ($3.42).  The estimated future costs of restoring the groundwater and the reclamation and decommissioning of surface and facilities ($1.20/lb.) are treated as a period cost and are not included herein as a cost of production.

 

Cash Sources and Uses

 

As of March 31, 2005 we have a cash balance of approximately $660,000 compared to $342,000 at the same date in 2004.

 

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In the first quarter of 2005, we generated cash flow from operations of $755,000, primarily from sales of 83,280 pounds of uranium from our Vasquez project.  We also raised $600,000 in financing activities from the issuance of one year notes.

 

In the first quarter of 2004 we raised $675,000, from two private placements closed in January and February 2004, which resulted in the issuance of 6,750,000 shares of our Common Stock.

 

Our uses of cash in the first quarter of 2005 were made primarily on expenditures for property, plant and equipment at Vasquez of $688,000, additions to Kingsville Dome of $117,000 and other property additions in Texas and New Mexico of $133,000.  Uses of cash in the first quarter of 2004 were on expenditures for property, plant and equipment at Vasquez of $133,000, additions to Kingsville Dome of $60,000, other property additions in Texas and New Mexico of $48,000 and working capital needs of approximately $400,000.

 

Liquidity

 

Severely depressed uranium prices, in mid-1999 caused us to reduce our payroll and shut in our producing properties.  From that time until 2004, the Company had relied on equity infusions to remain in business.  From August 2000 to February 2004, we raised a total of approximately $6.5 million by issuing shares of our Common Stock allowing us to maintain the critical employees and assets of the Company until such time that uranium prices reached a level where it was prudent to commence operations.  During this period, we performed ongoing restoration and reclamation at certain of our wellfields at Rosita and Kingsville Dome via an agreement with the State of Texas and our bonding company that allowed us access to approximately $3.2 million that had been pledged to secure restoration bonds (the “Restoration Agreement”).

 

Since 2000, uranium prices have increased from a low of $7.10 per pound to $29.00 as of May 9, 2005.  In August 2003, we signed a sales contract to deliver approximately 300,000 pounds of uranium annually for the years 2005-2008.  In January 2004, we signed a second uranium supply contract to deliver approximately 300,000 pounds annually for the years 2005-2008.  Each of these contacts contains quantity flexibilities whereby the purchaser may elect to increase or decrease the amount of the uranium delivered each year by 15%.  Both customers exercised the option in 2005 to increase their deliveries bringing the total to be sold to each customer in 2005 to 345,000 pounds of which 72,350 was delivered in 2004.

 

In May 2004, we raised equity of approximately $5.9 million by the sale of about 39.3 million shares of Common Stock at $0.15 per share and commenced the development and mining of our Vasquez property in South Texas.  Wellfield injection commenced in October 2004, and we produced approximately 76,200 pounds of uranium in the fourth quarter of 2004.  In 2004, we accelerated certain of the 2005 scheduled deliveries under one of our long-term contracts and sold 72,350 pounds in December 2004, which resulted in approximately $1.0 million in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

Our projected cash requirements for 2005 are expected to be approximately $12.5 million and these expenditures are expected to be utilized for ongoing Vasquez production, development and related activities of $8.7 million (which includes ongoing financial surety requirements of $1.2 million required in the third quarter of the year), ongoing groundwater restoration activities at our Kingsville Dome and Rosita projects of approximately $700,000, permitting, licensing and land holding costs for our Texas and New Mexico properties of approximately $800,000 and general and administrative and other costs of approximately $2.3 million.

 

In 2005, we expect production from the Vasquez project to be sufficient to meet our contracted deliveries of approximately 617,000 pounds.  Such deliveries are expected to generate approximately $9.1 to $10.4 million in revenue during the year.  In order to achieve this expected production level we have developed a revised production plan to increase the production rates at Vasquez.  The revised plan calls for construction of an additional remote ion exchange plant (satellite plant) and the drilling of additional production wells in the wellfields to reduce the distance between our injection and production wells.  We also plan to bring on additional wellfields to supply feed to the additional satellite plant sooner than previously projected, in order to increase the flow of wellfield solutions.  These actions are expected to provide an increased circulation of wellfield solution sufficient to achieve our expected production rate.  In order to fund the needed activities we need to raise approximately $2.6 million of additional capital in 2005.  We raised $600,000 through borrowings from five or our stockholders in March 2005 and raised an additional $1.5 million on May 13, 2005 from the sale of 3,333,333 shares of the Company’s common stock in a private placement at $0.45 per share.  The private placement was made with certain entities in which George R. Ireland, a director of the Company, is an affiliate.  We are actively seeking to raise the balance of these funds.  Should the Company be unable to achieve profitable operations or raise additional capital, it may not be able to

 

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continue operation.  These factors raise substantial doubt concerning the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have secured financial surety relating to certain of our future restoration and reclamation obligations as required by the State of Texas regulatory agencies.  The Company has had a combination of bank Letters of Credit (the “L/C’s) and performance bonds issued for the benefit of the Company to satisfy such regulatory requirements.  The L/C’s were issued by Bank of America and the performance bonds have been issued by United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (“USF&G”).  The amount of L/C’s issued was $897,000 and $0, at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively and the L/C’s are collateralized in their entirety by certificates of deposit.  The amount of performance bonds issued was $2,835,000 on December 31, 2004 and 2003 and USF&G has required that the Company deposit funds collateralizing a portion of the bonds.  The amount of bonding issued by USF&G exceeded the amount of collateral by $2,500,000 and $2,434,000 at December 31, 2004 and 2003.  In the event that either provider is required to perform under its financial surety or the financial surety is called by the state agencies, the Company would be obligated to pay any expenditures in excess of the collateral.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A.  We believe our most critical accounting policies involve those requiring the use of significant estimates and assumptions in determining values or projecting future costs.

 

Specifically regarding our uranium properties, significant estimates were utilized in determining the carrying value of these assets. These assets have been recorded at their estimated net realizable value for impairment purposes on a liquidation basis, which is less than our cost. The actual value realized from these assets may vary significantly from these estimates based upon market conditions, financing availability and other factors.

 

Regarding our reserve for future restoration and reclamation costs, significant estimates were utilized in determining the future costs to complete the groundwater restoration and surface reclamation at our mine sites.  The actual cost to conduct these activities may vary significantly from these estimates.

 

Such estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

 

ITEM 3.                  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The management of the company has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (“Evaluation date”) and has concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective based upon their evaluation as of the Evaluation date.

 

There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls during our most recent quarter, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

See the Company’s Form 10-KSB/A for period ended December 31, 2004 for discussion regarding legal proceedings.

 

ITEM 2.          CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None

 

ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None

 

ITEM 4.          SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

 

(a)           Exhibits

 

See the Index to Exhibits on Page E-1 for a listing of the exhibits that are filed as part of this Quarterly Report.

 

(b)           Reports on Form 8-K

 

The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated January 4, 2005 that announced the update of information regarding the operations at its Vasquez insitu leach property in South Texas, its sales volumes for 2004, the signing of an agreement with local South Texas County officials and decisions issued by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission on its New Mexico mining projects.

 

The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2005 of a press release announcing its entry into a material definitive agreement whereby the Company renegotiated the pricing on one of its uranium sales contracts.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 15, 2005

By:

/S/ Paul K. Willmott

 

 

 

Paul K. Willmott

 

 

Director, President and

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 15, 2005

By:

/S/ Thomas H. Ehrlich

 

 

 

Thomas H. Ehrlich

 

 

Vice President - Finance and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1*

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated February 15, 2004 (filed with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 dated July 26, 2004, SEC File Number 333-117653).

 

 

 

3.2*

 

Restated Bylaws of the Company (filed with the Company’s Form 8-K on April 14, 2005).

 

 

 

4.1*

 

Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 28, 2001 between the Company and Purchasers of the Common Stock of the Company (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KA dated July 26, 2001, SEC File Number
000-17171).

 

 

 

10.1*

 

Amended and Restated Directors Stock Option Plan (filed with the Company’s Form S-8 Registration No. 333- 00349 on January 22, 1996).

 

 

 

10.2*

 

Amended and Restated Employee’s Stock Option Plan (filed with the Company’s Form S-8 Registration No. 333-00403 on January 24, 1996).

 

 

 

10.3*

 

Amended and restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (filed with the Company’s Form SB-2 Registration No. 333-117653 on July 26, 2005).

 

 

 

10.4*

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated June 19, 2001 between the Company and Leland O. Erdahl (filed with the Company’s 10-QSB dated August 13, 2001, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.5*

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated June 19, 2001 between the Company and George R. Ireland (filed with the Company’s 10-QSB dated August 13, 2001, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.7*

 

Summary of Supplemental Health Care Plan (filed with Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 33-32754) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 1990).

 

 

 

10.9*

 

License to Explore and Option to Purchase dated March 25, 1997 between Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation and Uranco, Inc. (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1997, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.12*

 

Compensation Agreement dated June 2, 1997 between the Company and Paul K. Willmott (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1998, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.13*

 

Compensation Agreement dated June 2, 1997 between the Company and Richard A. Van Horn (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1998, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.14*

 

Compensation Agreement dated June 2, 1997 between the Company and Thomas H. Ehrlich (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1998, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.15*

 

Compensation Agreement dated June 2, 1997 between the Company and Mark S. Pelizza (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1998, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.16*

 

Uranium Resources, Inc. 1999 Deferred Compensation Plan (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 1999, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.17*

 

2000-2001 Deferred Compensation Plan (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2004, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.22*

 

Uranium Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for 2002 (filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB dated November 13, 2002, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.23*

 

Uranium Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for 2003 (filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB dated November 13, 2002, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

10.26*

 

2004 Directors Stock Option Plan dated June 2, 2004 (filed with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 dated July 26, 2004, SEC File Number 333-117653).

 

 

 

10.27*

 

Contract for the Purchase of Natural Uranium Concentrates (U3O8) dated August 12, 2003 (filed with the Company’s Form 10-QSB dated November 15, 2004, SEC File Number 000-171711). (1)

 

 

 

10.28*

 

Contract for the Purchase of Natural Uranium Concentrates (U3O8) dated January 13, 2004 (filed

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

with the Company’s Form 10-QSB dated November 15, 2004, SEC File Number 000-171711). (1)

 

 

 

10.29*

 

Amendment #1 to Exhibit 10.28 (filed with the Company’s Form 10-QSB dated November 15, 2004, SEC File Number 000-171711). (1)

 

 

 

10.30*

 

Amendment #2 to Exhibit 10.28 (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, SEC File Number 000-17171). (1)

 

 

 

10.31*

 

Note Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2005 and promissory notes issued thereunder (filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

14*

 

Uranium Resources, Inc. Code of Ethics for Senior Executives. Filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB dated March 30, 2004, SEC File Number 000-17171).

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


*              Not filed herewith. Incorporated by reference pursuant to Rule 12b-32 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(1)           Certain provisions have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

 

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EX-31.1 2 a05-8429_1ex31d1.htm EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Paul K. Willmott, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Uranium Resources, Inc.;

 

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.   The small business issuer’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter of the annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.   The small business issuer’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: May 15, 2005

 

/s/ Paul K. Willmott

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-31.2 3 a05-8429_1ex31d2.htm EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Thomas H. Ehrlich, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Uranium Resources, Inc.;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

 

4.                                       The small business issuer’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:

 

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter of the annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The small business issuer’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date: May 15, 2005

 

/s/ Thomas H. Ehrlich

 

 

Title: Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-32.1 4 a05-8429_1ex32d1.htm EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

 

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

650 S. Edmonds Lane, Suite 108, Lewisville, TX 75067

972.219.3330 Phone  972.219.3311 Fax

 

May 15, 2005

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 5th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Paul K. Willmott, President and Chief Executive Officer of Uranium Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1)  The Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2005 which this certification accompanies fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/S/ Paul K. Willmott

 

Paul K. Willmott

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 15, 2005

 

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EX-32.2 5 a05-8429_1ex32d2.htm EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

 

URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.

650 S. Edmonds Lane, Suite 108, Lewisville, TX 75067

972.219.3330 Phone  972.219.3311 Fax

 

May 15, 2005

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 5th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Thomas H. Ehrlich, Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Uranium Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

 

(1)  The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2005 which this certification accompanies fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/S/ Thomas H. Ehrlich

 

Thomas H. Ehrlich

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

May 15, 2005

 

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