PURE EXPOSURE TO THE URANIUM COMMODITY

INVESTOR PRESENTATION

July

2023

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Yellow Cake

Buy and hold strategy

Pure exposure to the uranium commodity price

Ability to purchase in volume, at the spot price

Inventory stored In safe jurisdictions

Low-cost structure

We purchase uranium and hold for the long-term

No exploration, development or operating risk

Ability to purchase US$100m of U3O8 from Kazatomprom

per year

Uranium stored in Canada (Cameco) and France (Orano)

Outsourced operating model

Targeting annual operating costs of <1% of NAV

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Uranium market update

June 2023

Spot Market Overview(1,2)

  • Activity in the global spot market declined slightly during June, with UxC reporting a total of 3.4 Mlbs. transacted as compared to 3.8 Mlbs. during
    May 2023. Total spot market volume for the year now stands at 27.0 Mlbs. The UxC U3O8 Price ended May at US$54.60 /lb. but then rose to US$56.20 /lb. by 26 June, an increase of 2.9%
  • The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust ("SPUT") remained inactive during June with the uranium fund reporting no purchasing during the month. SPUT has acquired a total of 200,000 lbs. during the March-June period and now holds a total of 61.75 Mlbs.

Long-Term Pricing(1)

  • The three longer term uranium price indicators showed upward movement during June as the 3-yr Forward price increased to US$62.00 /lb. (May - US$60.50 /lb.) while the 5-yr Forward Price reported at US$67.00 /lb. (May - US$65.50 /lb.) The Long-Term Price rose slightly reaching US$56.00 /lb. at the end of June (May - US$55.00 /lb.)

Spain(3)

  • Reuters reports that Spain's conservative opposition People's Party, leading in recent polls ahead of the 23 July national election, plans to reverse the current nuclear phase-out policy of the ruling Socialist Party
  • The existing nuclear policy calls for the phase-out of Spain's seven nuclear reactors (7,123 Mwe supplying 21% of the country's electricity) commencing in 2027. PP leader, Alberto Nunez Feijoo is quoted as stating that "It will be a policy of my government to reverse the planned decommissioning and extend the life of our nuclear power plants."

Sources:

1) UxC Weekly; "UxC Price Indicators"; 26 June 2023

2) Sprott.com; "Daily and Cumulative Pounds of Uranium (U3O8) Acquired by Trust"; 12 July 2023

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3) Reuters; "Spain's election frontrunners plan U-turn in nuclear power phase out"; 26 June 2023

Uranium market update

June 2023

India(1)

  • India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and U.S. President, Joe Biden released a joint statement following talks in Washington supporting the important role of nuclear power in global decarbonisation efforts. The two leaders reported that negotiations are ongoing between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) and Westinghouse Corporation for the construction of six AP-1000 reactors while further discussions are being held regarding small modular reactors in India

The U.S. Department of Energy(2)

  • The US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration released its latest edition of its Uranium Marketing Report, which contains a broad spectrum of data relating to owner and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors (civilian owner/operators, or COOs), nuclear fuel
    purchases, and usage during CY2022. U.S. nuclear utilities purchased a total of 40.5 Mlbs. U3O8 during 2022, a decrease of more than 13% from the 2021 level of 46.7 Mlbs. The weighted average price rose from US$33.91 /lb. in 2021 up to US$39.08 /lb. in 2022. Principal supplying origin countries included Canada (27.4%), Kazakhstan (24.7%), Russia (11.8%), Uzbekistan (11%) and Australia (8.9%). Russian-origin uranium acquired by U.S. utilities was reported at 8.1 Mlbs. in 2020, declining by 41% over the two year period
  • During 2022, 15% of the uranium delivered was purchased under spot contracts at a weighted-average price of US$40.70 /lb. while the remaining 85% was purchased under long-term contracts at a weighted-average price of US$38.81 /lb. At the end of 2022, the maximum uranium deliveries for 2023 through 2032 under existing purchase contracts totalled 223 Mlbs., while unfilled uranium market requirements for the same period totalled 179 Mlbs.

South Korea(3)

  • Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power ("KHNP") announced on 26 June that it held a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site of Units 3 & 4 at the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant on South Korea's eastern shore. The ceremony, joining together related national government ministries, local lawmakers, company officials, and residents, saw the official commencement of early site preparation activities prior to full-scale construction of the facility's two APR-1400 PWRs
  • Construction of Shin Hanul 3 & 4, which had been suspended by previous South Korean President Moon Jae-in in 2017, was allowed to resume in July 2022 under the energy policy of current President Yoon Seok-yeol. The planned 2.8 GWe expansion of the Shin Hanul NPP is currently undergoing construction permit review by South Korea's Nuclear Safety and Security Commission

Sources:

1) World Nuclear News; "Biden, Modi affirm commitment to nuclear as Kovvada plans intensify"; 23 June 2023

2) U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration; "2022 Uranium Marketing Annual Report"; 13 June 2023

3) UxC Weekly; Vol 37 No 26; "News Brief"; 26 June 2023

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