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ウラン・ロイヤルティ株、スイートウォーター・ロイヤルティを19億米ドルで買収することで合意し、プレマーケット取引で6.6%上昇

-- ウラン・ロイヤルティ(URC.TO、UROY)は、木曜日にオリオン・リソース・パートナーズとオンタリオ州教職員年金基金が運用するファンドからスイートウォーター・ロイヤルティーズを負債を含めて19億米ドルで買収することに合意したと発表したことを受け、ナスダック市場のプレマーケット取引で6.6%上昇した。 バンクーバーに本社を置く同社は、この取引を完了するために本社所在地をデラウェア州に移転すると発表した。社名はウラン・ロイヤルティのまま維持されるが、移転後の名称は「新URC」としている。既存株主は新URCの株式を1対1の比率で受け取る一方、スイートウォーターの株主は新会社の株式8億1300万米ドル相当(評価額3.64米ドル)と現金3億3000万米ドルを受け取る。新URCはスイートウォーターの負債6億2500万米ドルを引き継ぐ。 この買収により、ウラン・ロイヤルティは、REIT(不動産投資信託)を除く米国で2番目に大きな土地所有者となり、ワイオミング州では最大の土地所有者となる。同社はワイオミング州で85万エーカーの地表権と450万エーカーの鉱業権を保有することになり、サスカチュワン州アサバスカ盆地、ワイオミング州、ナミビアにおけるURCの既存のロイヤルティポートフォリオに加わることになる。また、ウラン・ロイヤルティは、米国最大の非貴金属ロイヤルティ上場企業となる、と同社は述べている。 さらに、この買収により、スイートウォーターはワイオミング州におけるソーダ灰ロイヤルティ・ポートフォリオも獲得する。スイートウォーターは、ガラス、化学薬品、その他の工業製品の製造に使用される工業鉱物であるソーダ灰の採掘権を保有するワイオミング州の既知ナトリウム採掘区域において、20万エーカーの土地を保有している。 「当社は、この変革的な統合を歓迎します。これにより、当社が深い親近感と深い理解を持つ一流の管轄区域であるワイオミング州に所在する、競争力が高く信頼性の高い長期資産から、短期的なキャッシュフローが加速するでしょう。さらに重要なのは、原子力エネルギーが歴史的な成長を遂げているこの時期に、ウラン事業への注力を完全に実現し、拡大するための強固な財務基盤が構築されることです。世界のウラン市場は深刻な一次供給不足に直面しており、今後数年間で多額の設備投資が見込まれます」と、スコット・メルビー最高経営責任者(CEO)はプレスリリースで述べています。 同社は、手元資金と4,000万米ドルの引受証券発行によってこの取引の資金を調達すると発表しました。 ウラン・ロイヤルティ社の株価は、プレマーケット取引で0.23米ドル高の4.15米ドルで取引を終えました。トロント証券取引所では、水曜日の終値は0.25カナダドル高の5.40カナダドルでした。

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