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LIQUIDITY
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
LIQUIDITY  
LIQUIDITY

3.  LIQUIDITY

 

The Company had negative cash flow from operations of $7.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Our cash position was $5.3 million at June 30, 2013 and $4.25 million at July 31, 2013. The Company is not currently commercially producing uranium and, as such, does not anticipate generating any significant sales revenues in 2013.

 

In March 2013, the Company completed a Shareholder Rights Offering (“Rights Offering”) whereby the Company received $3.6 million in cash, net of expenses and $5.0 million was used to repay the short term financing from Resource Capital Fund V L.P. (“RCF”).

 

In February 2013, the Company secured a new source to satisfy its financial surety obligations for the Texas regulatory agencies. Previously, the Company had met its financial surety obligations through a combination of bank issued letters of credit (the “L/Cs”) and bonds issued for the benefit of the Company. These financial surety arrangements required the Company to fully collateralize the face amount of the L/C’s and the bonds with short term investment vehicles. This requirement resulted in the Company posting $9.3 million in cash that was restricted for the purpose of collateralizing these obligations. The Company’s new financial surety arrangements are provided by Lexon Insurance Company (“Lexon”) in the form of bonds issued for the benefit of the Company. The amount of the bonds written by Lexon total approximately $9.0 million and the collateral requirements of these bonds requires the Company to maintain 40% of the value of the bonds in the form of restricted cash. This change in collateral requirement occurred in April 2013 and reduced the amount of restricted cash required by the Company to $3.6 million and resulted in a corresponding increase in cash to the Company of $5.4 million.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company entered into an At-The-Market Sales Agreement with BTIG, LLC, allowing it to sell from time to time, its common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $15.0 million, through an “at-the-market” equity offering program (“ATM Sales Agreement”). The Company did not make any sales under the ATM Sales Agreement in the second quarter of 2013 and has a total of $9.0 million available for future sales under the ATM Sales Agreement.

 

The Company expects that its existing cash and funding available under the ATM Sales Agreement will provide it the necessary liquidity moving forward for 2013. Additional funding available under the ATM Sales Agreement is subject to market conditions. In the event funds are not available, we may be required to change our planned business strategies.