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PALADIN ENERGY LTD
ACN 061 681 098

Ref: 211366

16 March 2011

Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
By Electronic Lodgement

Dear Sir/Madam
Paladin Statement on Japan Nuclear Situation and Conference Call Notice
Paladin Energy Ltd (“Paladin” or “Company”) expresses its deepest condolences to the people of Japan following the
tragic events of Friday 11 March 2011. “We are very saddened by the catastrophic events and extreme loss of life
following the dual natural disasters of an earthquake and tsunami”, stated John Borshoff, Managing Director/CEO of
Paladin. “We are encouraged that Fukushima plant managers are making public safety their highest priority and
although the situation remains of grave concern it seems to be progressing slowly towards stabilisation of the
damaged reactors”.
Paladin has had numerous queries regarding its business with Japan and the impact of recent events. While the
Company endeavours to work with all participants in the nuclear sector and is developing a regional diversified sales
portfolio, it does not currently have a commercial relationship with Japanese utilities. Paladin has a strong balance
sheet with US$251.8M in cash as of 31 December 2010; is on track to produce 6Mlb to 6.3Mlb U3O8 in FY 2011; and
commissioning of Langer Heinrich Mine Stage 3 expansion to 5.2Mlb U3O8 will occur in April giving the Company an
installed capacity to provide 8.5Mlb U3O8 pa.
Paladin continues to believe that the medium and long-term outlook for nuclear power remains positive and that recent
events could further exacerbate the supply situation, ironically putting Paladin in an even better position with respect to
global demand. There are more than 440 nuclear reactors operating safely around the world and growth of the fleet is
assured with the 62 reactors currently under construction, with further expansion forecast from the emerging nuclear
economies.
Paladin will hold a conference call regarding the Japanese nuclear situation on Thursday 17 March details
below.
Paladin Energy Ltd
Investor Conference Call and Update – 17 March 2011
Paladin Update
Date: 17 March 2011
Time: 07:00 Perth
PLEASE CHECK THE WORLD CLOCK TO CONFIRM THE DATE AND START TIME FOR YOUR LOCAL TIME
ZONE.
Toronto: 16 March 2011, 19:00 hrs / London: 16 March 2011, 23:00 hrs / Hong Kong: 17 March 2011, 07:00 hrs
Level 4, 502 Hay Street, Subiaco Western Australia 6008 Postal: PO Box 201, Subiaco Western Australia 6904
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.paladinenergy.com.au
PALADIN ENERGY LTD
ACN 061 681 098
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LIVE - Conference Call
(ASX / TSX Code: PDN) Paladin Energy Ltd (“Company”) announces that the Company will hold a telephone
conference at 07:00 Perth and 0:700 Hong Kong on 17 February 2011 and 18:00 Toronto and 23:00 London on 16
March 2011, to give an update on the Company.
Questions will be taken at the briefing’s conclusion - Dial in numbers for the conference call are as follows:
Australia 1800 148 258
Belgium 0800 715 72
Canada 1866 837 4489
China North 1080 0611 0127
China South 1080 0361 0079
France 0800 908 221
Germany 0800 181 4827
Hong Kong 800 965 808
India 0008 00100 7048
Indonesia 0018 0306 12145
Ireland 1800 720 011
Italy 800 788 772
Japan 0044 2206 2118
Johannesburg [phone]
Malawi [phone]
Malaysia 1800 180 708
Namibia [phone]
Netherlands 0800 0229 451
New Zealand 0800 667 018
Norway 800 10112
Philippines 1800 1612 0005
Singapore 800 616 2170
South Korea 0079 8612 1097
Sweden 0207 99376
Switzerland 0800 561 529
Taiwan 0080 1232 398
Thailand 0018 0061 21124
United Kingdom 0800 056 9662
United States of America 1866 586 2813
International [phone]
CONFERENCE ID: 52772382 (This must be quoted)
You are encouraged to dial in approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the commencement of the briefing.
ARCHIVE - Audio Webcast
The briefing will be available approximately 2-4 hours after the live event on our website – paladinenergy.com.au.
Yours faithfully
Paladin Energy Ltd
JOHN BORSHOFF
Managing Director/CEO