TORONTO , Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation ("CFCC") and Haywood Securities Inc. ("Haywood"), as co-lead underwriters and joint book-runners (the "Co-Lead Underwriters"), on behalf of themselves and a syndicate of underwriters, (collectively with CFCC and Haywood, the "Underwriters") under which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 27,030,000 common shares of the Company (the "Offered Shares") at the price of US$0 .37 per Offered Share (the "Issue Price") for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately US$10 million (the "Offering").
In addition, Denison has agreed to grant to the Underwriters an over-allotment option (the "Over-Allotment Option") exercisable, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion of the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 4,054,500 Offered Shares at the Issue Price for a period of up to 30 days after the closing of the Offering, for potential additional gross proceeds to Denison of up to US$1.5 million.
Proceeds of the Offering are anticipated to be used to fund evaluation and environmental assessment activities on Denison's Wheeler River project, as well as for general working capital purposes.
Denison will pay to the Underwriters a cash commission equal to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Offering, including any proceeds received from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.
The Offering is expected to close on or about October 14, 2020 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American.
The Offering will be made by way of a prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement") to the Company's existing Canadian short form base shelf prospectus (the "Base Shelf Prospectus") and U.S. registration statement on Form F-10, as amended (File No. 333-238108) (the "Registration Statement"), each dated June 2, 2020 . The Registration Statement was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 3, 2020 . The Prospectus Supplement has been filed with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec , and with the SEC. The Canadian Prospectus Supplement (together with the related Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus) is available on the SEDAR website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com . The U.S. Prospectus Supplement (together with the related U.S. Base Shelf Prospectus) is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the Prospectus Supplement and related Base Shelf Prospectus may be obtained upon request by contacting the Company or Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation in Canada, attention: Equity Capital Markets, 181 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON, M5H 3M7, email: ecmcanada@cantor.com ; Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York , 10022 or by email at prospectus@cantor.com or Haywood Securities Inc., attention: Equity Capital Markets, 200 Burrard Street, Suite 700, Vancouver, BC , V6C 3L6, email: ecm@haywood.com .