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Paladin raises A$525 million to fund uranium project expansion

Key Facts

1Paladin announced a fully underwritten A$525 million placement before costs on November 12, 2026.
2The Australian placement and purchase plan are priced at A$7.80 a share, a 10.3% discount to the November 11 close of A$8.70.
3Paladin’s not fully underwritten share purchase plan aims to raise up to A$50 million before costs.
4Paladin is targeting first production at the PLS project in 2031, according to its chief executive.

Paladin Energy announced on November 12, 2026, a capital raising of A$525 million before costs, combining the Australian and Canadian markets. The company said the amount comprises an Australian institutional placement of A$474 million and a Canadian private placement of C$50 million, equivalent to about A$51 million. The statement described the Canadian deal as a "best efforts" offering; the Australian placement is fully underwritten. The company plans to invite eligible shareholders to participate in a separate, not fully underwritten share purchase plan to raise up to an additional A$50 million before costs. The financing is intended, according to the company, to cover the needs of the PLS project and other activities, including exploration and repayment of existing debt.

Paladin set the share price for the Australian placement and the purchase plan at A$7.80, 10.3% below the closing price of A$8.70 on November 11, the last trading session before the announcement. This comparison refers to the share’s close before the announcement and does not represent price movement after the news. Under the Australian placement, the company will issue about 60.7 million shares. The Canadian deal covers 6,561,679 shares at C$7.62 each. These terms show the number of shares due to be issued in each market, while the plan gives shareholders an additional route to participate at the same price as the Australian placement.

The company said net proceeds from the financing will support planning and execution of the PLS project’s capital works program during 2027 and 2028. Uses include early preparatory activities, including mobilization, procurement and site preparation, according to the statement. The program therefore includes preparation and implementation work ahead of the project’s targeted stages, alongside the capital expenditure planned for those two years. Chief Executive Paul Hemburrow said the financing helps the company "maintain momentum toward targeted first production in 2031." That date is part of the PLS development plans to which the company is directing some of the new capital.

The uses set out in the statement are not limited to the PLS project; they also include the potential extension of the Triple R mine’s life and growth in its resources. Paladin also plans to accelerate exploration activities in the Athabasca Basin, including follow-up drilling in the Atlas and Saloon East areas. The company listed repayment of existing debt among the potential uses of proceeds. These uses combine spending on project development, strengthening the resource base and exploration, and meeting existing financial obligations. However, the statement described extending the mine’s life, resource growth and accelerating exploration as potential uses, without assigning them separate amounts.

The share purchase plan has specific eligibility requirements: it is open to shareholders whose registered addresses are in Australia or New Zealand, excluding the United States, and who held shares at 7 p.m. Sydney time on November 11, 2026. An eligible shareholder may apply for up to A$30,000. The plan aims to raise up to A$50 million before costs, but is not fully underwritten. The company is expected to make the plan documents available and open the offer on November 23. It set December 7 as the closing date, with participation and results to be announced and new shares allocated on December 14, 2026.

For the Australian and Canadian institutional placements, Paladin set November 13, 2026, for the announcement that bookbuilds had been completed. The new shares are scheduled to settle on November 18, followed by allocation of the Australian placement shares on November 19. The company also invited investors to a call on November 12 at 12 noon Australian Eastern Daylight Time. These dates set out the stages for completing the institutional financing before the plan for eligible shareholders begins later in the month. The targeted start of production at the PLS project remains 2031, according to the chief executive in the announcement.

The announcement follows a financial year in which Paladin’s operating revenue improved, but which ended with a net loss. The Langer Heinrich mine produced 4.82 million pounds of uranium oxide in the financial year ended in June 2026, and sales revenue rose 71% to US$304.3 million from the previous year. The net loss after tax was US$9.1 million in fiscal 2026, compared with US$76.5 million in fiscal 2025, while cash and investments totaled US$265 million at year-end. In the quarter ended September 30, 2026, production fell to 1 million pounds from 1.23 million in the previous quarter, while the average realized sales price rose to US$79.4 per pound from US$70.6. The company said hearings for the PLS project’s construction licence application are targeted for the end of 2027, under a non-binding administrative protocol with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.