Uranium Participation Corporation Reports Net Asset Value at June 30, 2013
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Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U) ("UPC") reports its estimated net asset value at June 30, 2013 was CDN$594.0 million or CDN$5.59 per share. As at June 30, 2013, UPC's investment portfolio consisted as follows:
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except quantity amounts) | Quantity | Cost | Market Value | ||||
Investments in Uranium: | |||||||
Uranium oxide in concentrates ("U3O8") | 7,250,000 lbs | $ | 342,495 | $ | 302,181 | ||
Uranium hexafluoride ("UF6") | 2,374,230 KgU | $ | 389,998 | $ | 283,272 | ||
$ | 732,493 | $ | 585,453 | ||||
U3O8 average cost and market value per pound: | |||||||
- In Canadian dollars | $ | 47.24 | $ | 41.681 | |||
- In United States dollars | $ | 43.23 | $ | 39.65 | |||
UF6 average cost and market value per KgU: | |||||||
- In Canadian dollars | $ | 164.26 | $ | 119.311 | |||
- In United States dollars | $ | 152.06 | $ | 113.50 | |||
1 Converted at the June 30, 2013 exchange rate of $1.0512. |
About Uranium Participation Corporation
Uranium Participation Corporation is a company that invests substantially all of its assets in uranium oxide in concentrates ("U3O8") and uranium hexafluoride ("UF6") (collectively "uranium"), with the primary investment objective of achieving appreciation in the value of its uranium holdings. Additional information about Uranium Participation Corporation is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Uranium Participation Corporation's website at www.uraniumparticipation.com.
