08/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/30/2024 14:11
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Lincoln Park Capital Committed Equity Financing
On August 30, 2024, Westwater Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), and a registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("Lincoln Park"), pursuant to which Lincoln Park has committed to purchase up to $30.0 million of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").
Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase, up to $30.0 million of the Company's Common Stock. Sales of Common Stock by the Company, if any, will be subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the Company's sole discretion, over the 24-month period commencing after the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, including that a registration statement covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Purchase Agreement, which the Company agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared effective by the SEC and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed (such date on which all of such conditions are satisfied, the "Commencement Date").
After the Commencement Date, under the Purchase Agreement, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase up to 150,000 shares of Common Stock on such business day (each, a "Regular Purchase"), provided, however, that (i) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to 200,000 shares, provided that the closing sale price of the Common Stock is not below $0.50 on the purchase date; (ii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to 250,000 shares, provided that the closing sale price of the Common Stock is not below $0.75 on the purchase date; and (iii) the Regular Purchase may be increased to up to 300,000 shares, provided that the closing sale price of the Common Stock is not below $1.00 on the purchase date (all of which share and dollar amounts shall be appropriately proportionately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction as provided in the Purchase Agreement). In each case, Lincoln Park's maximum commitment in any single Regular Purchase may not exceed $1,000,000. The purchase price per share for each such Regular Purchase will be based off of an agreed upon fixed discount to the prevailing market prices of the Company's Common Stock immediately preceding the time of sale. In addition to Regular Purchases, the Company may also direct Lincoln Park to purchase other amounts as accelerated purchases or as additional accelerated purchases at such times and subject to the limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Under applicable rules of the NYSE American LLC ("NYSE American"), in no event may the Company issue or sell to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement any shares of its Common Stock to the extent the issuance of such shares of Common Stock, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement to exceed 19.99% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, or 11,668,189 shares of Common Stock (the "Exchange Share Cap"), unless and until the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue shares of Common Stock in excess of the Exchange Share Cap or otherwise, and in accordance with applicable NYSE American listing rules. In any event, the Purchase Agreement specifically provides that the Company may not issue or sell any shares of its Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable NYSE American rules.
Lincoln Park has no right to require the Company to sell any shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Park is obligated to make purchases as the Company directs, subject to certain conditions. In all instances, the Company may not sell shares of its Common Stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park beneficially owning more than 9.99% of its Common Stock. There are no upper limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of Common Stock.