Update on sale of MWS

First Uranium Corporation 

(Continued under the laws of Ontario, Canada) 

(Registration number 2082276) 


(South African registration number 2007/009016/10) 

Share code: FUM ISIN: CA33744R1029 

 

July 4, 2012 

 


First Uranium announces update on sale of MWS to AngloGold Ashanti 


All amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise noted. 

 


Toronto and Johannesburg  First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU.UN), (JSE:FUU) 
(ISIN:CA33744R5087) (First Uranium or the Corporation) announced that as 
previously reported on 29 June 2012, on 3 July 2012 the Closing Date occurred, as 
defined in the agreement (the AGA Agreement) dated March 2, 2012 for the sale, 
indirectly, of all of the shares of Mine Waste Solutions (Proprietary) Limited (MWS), 
owner of the tailings recovery project in South Africa, to AngloGold Ashanti Limited 
(AGA) (the AGA Transaction). The Corporation has been advised that it could take 
up to three weeks for the Discharge Documents (as defined below) to be registered, 
accordingly, the AGA Transaction is expected to be implemented by 24 July 2012, or on 
an earlier date depending on the date the Discharge Documents are registered. 

 


At this juncture, all of the documents required to conclude the AGA Transaction have 
been delivered to Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs as Closing Document Stakeholder, the 
purchase price, in accordance with the AGA Agreement, has been delivered to 
Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Investor Services 
(Proprietary) Inc., each a Purchase Price Stakeholder, and certain documents (Discharge 
Documents) relating to the discharge of the security held for the benefit of the 7% 
secured convertible notes (the Canadian Notes) issued by the Corporation, the 11% 
secured convertible notes (the Rand Notes) issued by MWS and the Gold One $10 
million loan facility will be lodged with the appropriate deeds office. 

 


Upon registration of the Discharge Documents releasing all security in the MWS assets, 
the Closing Document Stakeholder will release the remaining closing documents from 
escrow and the Purchase Price Stakeholders will pay: (i) to BNY Trust Company of 
Canada, as trustee for the Canadian Notes, C$110 million, and to or to the order of GMG 
Trust Company (SA) Pty Limited, as trustee for the Rand Notes (together the Note 
Trustees), ZAR418.6 million, (ii) to Gold One, $10 million plus accrued interest to the 
date of payment; (iii) $25 million to the warranty escrow agent; and (iv) the balance shall 
be paid to First Uranium. 

 


About First Uranium Corporation 

 


First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU.UN, JSE:FUU) is a Canadian resource company which 
operates the Ezulwini mine, an underground gold and uranium operation and Mine 
Waste Solutions (MWS), a tailings recovery facility. Both operations are situated in South 
Africa. 

For further information: 

Mary Batoff: (416) 306-3072, mary@firsturanium.ca 


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