Marenica Energy

Published : April 29th, 2016

March 2016 Quarterly Report

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March 2016 Quarterly Report

Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30th December 2008

Quarterly Activities Report

For the Period Ended 31 March 2016

SUMMARY

  • Marenica and Hanlong agree on restructure of the Convertible Note

  • SPP now complete, exceeding targets

  • Marenica remains a low cost business, able to survive in tough times

  • Testwork on samples from Deep Yellow Namibian Uranium project are progressing well

  • New phase of testwork on Toro ore being planned

    Corporate Restructuring

    During the quarter Marenica Energy Limited reached agreement with Hanlong Energy Limited on revised terms for the outstanding Convertible Note ("Note").

    The changes to the terms of the Note include;

  • Extension of term until 14th November, 2018

  • Conversion Price for Note reduced to $0.58 per share

  • Marenica now has the right to repay debt at maturity in shares issued at $0.58 per share or cash

Although it is anticipated that the Note remains in place for the next 2.5 years, at maturity Marenica will have the option to repay the amount outstanding by issuing about 2.8 million shares to Hanlong or cash.

At the General Meeting conducted 5th April 2016 the restructure of the Note was unanimously approved by shareholders, a strong vote of confidence in the restructure outcome.

The agreement to the fixed terms of conversion removes the uncertainty at maturity and gives Marenica the confidence that the Note can be repaid by issuing a pre-determined number of new Marenica shares. This will provide certainty for present shareholders and new investors seeking to become involved in the development and commercialisation of U-pgradeTM.

Marenica would like to acknowledge the support received from Hanlong, not just with this agreement but throughout its significant involvement with the company. All parties realised that the Note in its previous form limited the company accessing capital markets due to the overhang and uncertainty, and that restructuring was necessary to create an investment vehicle attractive to new investors and provide the business with a strong foundation on which to base future capital raisings for the company to prosper.

Capital Raising

Late in the quarter Marenica opened a Share Purchase Plan ("SPP") to allow existing eligible Shareholders to subscribe for new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company.

$506,000 was raised from the SPP, easily exceeding the $400,000 underwritten amount and the maximum that could be raised under ASX Listing Rules and Marenica's SPP authority. The SPP was closed on 15th April 2016 as per the schedule.

Reflecting the strong support for Marenica's patented U-pgradeTM technology, offers for additional investments in Marenica were also received from existing and new investors.

As a result a further $241,008 was raised from share placements at an average subscription price of $0.110 per share ($191,400 at $0.107 and $49,608 at $0.124). The placement was completed under the company's existing placement capacity.

The placement and the SPP together raised $747,008, well in excess of the target for the capital raising of

$500,000.

The SPP capital raising is intended to fund critical development activities during 2016 including:

  • Completing significant bench scale testwork on third party ore;

  • Strengthening patent protection of Marenica's core technology (U-pgradeTM);

  • Confirming funding for the Pilot Plant;

  • Negotiating long term commercialisation agreements with resource owners; and

  • Building applications and demand for the U-pgradeTM technology outside of the traditional uranium resource owners.

Marenica now has the capital to support these funding activities well into 2017 by which time it is expected many of the commercialisation discussions and pilot plant plans will have reached maturity.

The strong support for and interest in Marenica is evidence of the difference between the potential value of U-pgradeTM and Marenica's current market capitalisation. It also provides confirmation and significant external confidence that the restructure of the terms of the Note were viewed as a positive development for Marenica.

U-pgradeTM has gained real and tangible momentum with investors and shareholders clearly appreciating the potential value it can offer. The company has a clear and achievable strategy to participate in the exciting future in store for Uranium producers.

Working Capital

To continue the company's strategy of conserving valuable capital the company will continue to maintain a flexible and low cost business model.

  1. pgradeTM Commercialisation Update

    Deep Yellow testwork program

    Marenica commenced a testwork program with its proprietary U-pgradeTM process technology on uranium samples from Deep Yellow Limited's (ASX:DYL) Tumas project in Namibia.

    Tumas is located in the same region of Namibia as the Marenica project and shares many similar metallurgical characteristics.

    The testwork is being undertaken as part of a Services Agreement and Statement of Work with Deep Yellow Limited and relate principally to a bench scale testwork program to assess the level of amenability of Marenica's proprietary U-pgradeTM process technology to the Tumas bulk samples.

    The program is progressing well with results achieved to date either similar or better than results achieved on Marenica samples. The program is expected to be completed towards the middle of 2016.

    DYL is meeting the total cost of the program, including the extraction and delivery of the samples to the testwork laboratories in Perth.

    The parties have agreed in principle that commercialisation discussions will follow a successful outcome of this testwork program. These discussions will focus on an arrangement in which the Tumas orebody and the U-pgradeTM technology can be commercially combined.

    The successful completion of this testwork is expected to build further industry credibility and generate momentum amongst resource owners to utilise this game changing technology.

    Toro testwork program

    A testwork program, in 2015, aimed at determining the application of U-pgradeTM to Toro Energy Limited (Toro) Wiluna ore produced outstanding results. The first of two stages rejected fine particles causing processing issues whilst the second stage increased the rejected mass, with minor uranium losses in each stage.

    Toro and Marenica are in discussion to plan the next phase of testwork which will focus on producing a concentrate containing less than 5% of the mass.

    With all commercialisation discussions, it is Marenica's priority to make the technology available on terms where its shareholders receive a fair share of the benefits derived by resource owners using U-pgradeTM while ensuring that the resource owner enjoys significant benefits from the application of the technology.

    Discussions continue with other resource owners to demonstrate the benefits of U-pgradeTM and enter into agreements for future testwork and eventually license and commercialisation agreements.

    Corporate

    On 27th April 2016 the Company issued the following shares:

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Marenica Energy is based in Australia.

Its main exploration properties are SCADDAN, NORTHAMPTON and BADGEBUP in Australia and MARENICA in Namibia.

Marenica Energy is listed in Australia. Its market capitalisation is AU$ 8.3 millions as of today (US$ 6.1 millions, € 5.2 millions).

Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on October 22, 2010 at AU$ 10.00, and its lowest recent point on March 13, 2020 at AU$ 0.03.

Marenica Energy has 31 480 000 shares outstanding.

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