EX-99.4 5 c85978exv99w4.htm EXHIBIT 4 Exhibit 4
Exhibit 4
(DENISON MINES LOGO)
DENISON MINES CORP.
Financial Statements
for the three months ended
March 31, 2009

 

 


 

DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited — Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
    2009     2008  
 
               
ASSETS
               
Current
               
Cash and equivalents
  $ 2,505     $ 3,206  
Trade and other receivables
    23,618       12,894  
Note receivables
    124       181  
Inventories, net (Note 4)
    48,401       44,733  
Prepaid expenses and other
    1,448       1,275  
 
           
 
    76,096       62,289  
 
               
Inventories — ore in stockpiles (Note 4)
    3,766       5,016  
Investments (Note 5)
    7,788       10,691  
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6)
    710,044       717,433  
Restricted cash and equivalents (Note 7)
    22,047       21,286  
Intangibles (Note 8)
    4,630       4,978  
Goodwill (Note 9)
    61,068       63,240  
 
           
 
  $ 885,439     $ 884,933  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Current
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 12,074     $ 23,787  
Current portion of long-term liabilities:
               
Post-employment benefits (Note 10)
    317       329  
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 11)
    845       875  
Debt obligations (Note 12)
    292       464  
Other long-term liabilities (Note 13)
    1,567       2,179  
 
           
 
    15,095       27,634  
 
       
Deferred revenue
    3,128       2,913  
Provision for post-employment benefits (Note 10)
    2,897       3,028  
Reclamation and remediation obligations (Note 11)
    18,467       18,471  
Debt obligations (Note 12)
    100,031       99,290  
Other long-term liabilities (Note 13)
    1,153       1,191  
Future income tax liability (Note 23)
    116,067       124,054  
 
           
 
    256,838       276,581  
 
           
 
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Share capital (Note 14)
    701,381       666,278  
Share purchase warrants (Note 15)
    11,728       11,728  
Contributed surplus (Note 16)
    30,704       30,537  
Deficit
    (96,809 )     (95,482 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 18)
    (18,403 )     (4,709 )
 
           
 
    (115,212 )     (100,191 )
 
           
 
    628,601       608,352  
 
           
 
  $ 885,439     $ 884,933  
 
           
 
               
Issued and outstanding common shares (Note 14)
    226,045,415       197,295,415  
Going concern basis of accounting (Note 1)
Contingent liabilities and commitments (Note 24)
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

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DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited — Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except for per share amounts)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
    2009     2008  
 
               
REVENUES
  $ 21,998     $ 18,181  
 
           
 
               
EXPENSES
               
Operating expenses
    25,369       12,793  
Sales royalties and capital taxes
    353       809  
Mineral property exploration
    2,077       6,509  
General and administrative
    4,322       3,563  
Stock option expense (Note 17)
    167       613  
 
           
 
    32,288       24,287  
 
           
 
               
Loss from operations
    (10,290 )     (6,106 )
Other income, net (Note 19)
    5,627       2,226  
 
           
Loss before taxes
    (4,663 )     (3,880 )
 
               
Income tax recovery (expense) (Note 23):
               
Current
    1,308       (1,169 )
Future
    2,028       (5,413 )
 
           
Net loss for the period
  $ (1,327 )   $ (10,462 )
 
           
 
               
Deficit, beginning of period
    (95,482 )     (14,834 )
 
           
Deficit, end of period
  $ (96,809 )   $ (25,296 )
 
           
 
               
Net loss for the period
  $ (1,327 )   $ (10,462 )
Change in foreign currency translation (Note 18)
    (14,090 )     (20,365 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments (Note 18)
    396       (8,335 )
 
           
Comprehensive loss
  $ (15,021 )   $ (39,162 )
 
           
 
               
Net loss per share:
               
Basic
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.06 )
Diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.06 )
 
               
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands):
               
Basic
    221,254       189,772  
Diluted
    221,254       192,307  
Going concern basis of accounting (Note 1)
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

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DENISON MINES CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited — Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN):   2009     2008  
 
               
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Loss for the period
  $ (1,327 )   $ (10,462 )
Items not affecting cash:
               
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
    11,622       6,099  
Stock-based compensation
    167       613  
Losses (gains) on asset disposals
    (142 )      
Fair value change on restricted investments
    195       (500 )
Write-downs and other non-cash
    1,224        
Change in future income taxes
    (2,028 )     5,413  
Foreign exchange
    (6,383 )      
 
               
Net change in non-cash working capital items
               
Trade and other receivables
    (11,217 )     17,662  
Inventories
    (10,518 )     (10,628 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (189 )     163  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (11,427 )     (699 )
Post-employment benefits
    (79 )     (121 )
Reclamation and remediation obligations
    (118 )     (192 )
Deferred revenue
    215       274  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (30,005 )     7,622  
 
           
 
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
    57       33  
Purchase of long-term investments
          (48 )
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments
    3,222        
Expenditures on property, plant and equipment
    (10,372 )     (27,209 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
    6        
Decrease (increase) in restricted investments
    (892 )     (474 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (7,979 )     (27,698 )
 
           
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Increase (decrease) in debt obligations
    496       8,954  
Issuance of common shares for:
               
New share issues
    36,927        
Exercise of stock options and warrants
          242  
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    37,423       9,196  
 
           
 
               
Decrease in cash and equivalents
    (561 )     (10,880 )
Foreign exchange effect on cash and equivalents
    (140 )     (1,676 )
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period
    3,206       19,680  
 
           
Cash and equivalents, end of period
  $ 2,505     $ 7,124  
 
           
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

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DENISON MINES CORP.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited — Expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted)
1.  
GOING CONCERN BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
As a result of current economic conditions, prices and demand for our commodities may remain depressed for a prolonged period of time which may cause the Company to fully utilize its available credit facilities within the next twelve months and be in non-compliance with certain of its financial covenants. In particular, the net total debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) ratio, as defined in the Company’s credit agreement, may not be met at December 31, 2009.
The Company is addressing the near term liquidity requirements by taking a number of steps to reduce the borrowing requirements including the temporary closure of negative cash flow operations, the deferral of exploration and development expenditures and the reduction of the Company’s workforce.
In addition the Company is pursuing the sale of certain of its interests in assets and investigating alternate debt or equity financing that will allow the Company to meet its obligations in the normal course of business (see note 25). There are no assurances that additional financing will be raised and in the event that the Company sells an asset or assets that the price obtained will support the amounts reflected in these financial statements. The impact of any adjustments arising from the sale of an asset or assets, which could be material, is not reflected in these financial statements.
Until the outcome of the above matters is known there is considerable uncertainty about the appropriateness of the going concern basis of accounting.
The accounting principles used in these consolidated financial statements are applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business as they come due. These financial statements do not reflect the adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported expenses and balance sheet classifications that would be necessary if the Company were unable to realize its assets and settle its liabilities as a going concern in the normal course of operations. Such adjustments could be material.
2.  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Denison Mines Corp. (“DMC”) is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“OBCA”). Denison Mines Corp. and its subsidiary companies and joint ventures (collectively, the “Company”) are engaged in uranium mining and related activities, including acquisition, exploration and development of uranium bearing properties, extraction, processing, selling and reclamation. The environmental services division of the Company provides mine decommissioning and decommissioned site monitoring services for third parties.
The Company has a 100% interest in the White Mesa mill located in Utah, United States and a 22.5% interest in the McClean Lake mill located in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company has interests in a number of nearby mines at both locations, as well as interests in development and exploration projects located in Canada, the United States, Mongolia and Zambia, some of which are operated through joint ventures and joint arrangements. Uranium, the Company’s primary product, is produced in the form of uranium oxide concentrates (“U3O8”) and sold to various customers around the world for further processing. Vanadium, a co-product found in some of the Company’s mines is also produced in the form of vanadium pentoxide (“V2O5”). The Company is also in the business of recycling uranium bearing waste materials, referred to as “alternate feed materials”.
Through its subsidiary Denison Mines Inc. (“DMI”), the Company is the manager of Uranium Participation Corporation (“UPC”), a publicly-listed investment holding company formed to invest substantially all of its assets in U3O8 and uranium hexafluoride (“UF6”). The Company has no ownership interest in UPC but receives various fees for management services and commissions from the purchase and sale of U3O8 and UF6 by UPC.

 

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3.  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”) for interim financial statements.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP have been condensed or excluded. As a result, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not contain all disclosures required for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008.
All material adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been reflected in these financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared following accounting policies consistent with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008, except for the changes noted under the “New Accounting Standards Adopted” section below.
Significant Mining Interests
The following table sets forth the Company’s ownership of its significant mining interests that have projects at the development stage within them as at March 31, 2009:
                 
            Ownership  
    Location   Interest  
 
               
Through majority owned subsidiaries
               
Arizona Strip
  USA     100.00 %
Henry Mountains
  USA     100.00 %
Colorado Plateau
  USA     100.00 %
Gurvan Saihan Joint Venture
  Mongolia     70.00 %
Mutanga
  Zambia     100.00 %
 
               
As interests in unincorporated joint ventures, or jointly controlled assets
               
McClean Lake
  Canada     22.50 %
Midwest
  Canada     25.17 %
New Accounting Standards Adopted
The Company adopted the following new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) Handbook effective January 1, 2009:
  a)  
CICA Handbook Section 3064 “Goodwill and intangible assets” which provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure for goodwill and intangible assets, other than the initial recognition of goodwill or intangible assets acquired in a business combination. There was no impact to the Company’s financial statements from adopting this standard.
  b)  
In January 2009, the CICA issued EIC 173 “Credit Risk and the Fair Value of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” which requires the entity to consider its own credit risk as well as the credit risk of its counterparties when determining the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, including derivative instruments. The standard is effective for the Company’s 2009 fiscal year, commencing January 1, 2009 and is required to be applied retrospectively without restatement to prior periods. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on the valuation of the Company’s financial assets or financial liabilities.
  c)  
In March 2009, the CICA issued an EIC Abstract on Impairment Testing of Mineral Exploration Properties, EIC 174. This abstract discusses the analysis recommended to be performed to determine if there has been an impairment of mineral exploration properties. The Company considered the recommendations discussed in the Abstract effective for fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2009 when testing for impairment of mineral properties in the period and no impairment adjustments were required.

 

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Comparative Numbers
Certain classifications of the comparative figures have been changed to conform to those used in the current period.
4.  
INVENTORIES
The inventories balance consists of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Uranium concentrates and work-in-progress
  $ 23,000     $ 12,378  
Vanadium concentrates and work-in-progress (1)
    4,717       4,445  
Inventory of ore in stockpiles
    19,903       26,841  
Mine and mill supplies
    4,547       6,085  
 
           
Inventories, net
  $ 52,167     $ 49,749  
 
           
 
               
Inventories, net:
               
Current
  $ 48,401     $ 44,733  
Long-term — ore in stockpiles
    3,766       5,016  
 
           
 
  $ 52,167     $ 49,749  
 
           
     
(1)  
The Vanadium concentrate and work-in-progress inventory is presented net of a valuation allowance of $10,724,000 as at March 31, 2009 and $9,500,000 as at December 31, 2008.
Long-term ore in stockpile inventory represents an estimate of the amount of pounds on the stockpile in excess of the next twelve months of planned mill production.
Operating expenses are predominantly cost of sales and include a write downs of $1,224,000 and $Nil relating to the net realizable value of the Company’s vanadium inventory for the three months ending March 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively.
5.  
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
The long-term investments balance consists of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Investments
               
Available for sale securities at fair value
  $ 7,788     $ 10,691  
 
           
Investments
  $ 7,788     $ 10,691  
 
           
Sales
During the three months ended March 2009, the Company sold equity interests in one public company for cash consideration of $3,222,000. The resulting gain has been included in “other income, net” in the statement of operations (see Note 19).

 

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6.  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consist of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Cost, net of write-downs
               
Plant and equipment
               
Mill and mining related
  $ 154,256     $ 169,971  
Environmental services and other
    2,383       2,439  
Mineral properties
    604,697       590,758  
 
           
 
    761,336       763,168  
 
           
 
               
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
               
Plant and equipment
               
Mill and mining related
    19,056       16,938  
Environmental services and other
    1,206       1,146  
Mineral properties
    31,030       27,651  
 
           
 
    51,292       45,735  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 710,044     $ 717,433  
 
           
 
       
Net book value
               
Plant and equipment
               
Mill and mining related
  $ 135,200     $ 153,033  
Environmental services and other
    1,177       1,293  
Mineral properties
    573,667       563,107  
 
           
 
  $ 710,044     $ 717,433  
 
           
Mineral Properties
The Company has various interests in development and exploration projects located in Canada, the U.S., Mongolia and Zambia which are held directly or through option or joint venture agreements. Amounts spent on development projects are capitalized as mineral property assets. Exploration projects are expensed.
Canada
In October 2004, the Company entered into an option agreement to earn a 22.5% ownership interest in the Wolly project by funding CDN$5,000,000 in exploration expenditures over the next six years. As at March 31, 2009, the Company has incurred a total of CDN$4,564,000 towards this option and has earned a 13.0% ownership interest in the project under the phase-in ownership provisions of the agreement.
In the first quarter of 2006, the Company entered into an option agreement to earn up to a 75% interest in the Park Creek project. The Company is required to incur exploration expenditures of CDN$2,800,000 over three years to earn an initial 49% interest and a further CDN$3,000,000 over two years to earn an additional 26% interest. As at March 31, 2009, the Company has incurred a total of CDN$3,488,000 towards the option and has earned a 49% ownership interest in the project under the phase-in-ownership provisions of the agreement.
Zambia
The Company continues to evaluate the options available for the development of the Zambian mineral properties and intends to complete a feasibility study in respect of the properties in the second quarter of 2009.
7.  
RESTRICTED CASH AND EQUIVALENTS
The Company has certain restricted cash and equivalents deposited to collateralize its reclamation and certain other obligations. The restricted cash and equivalents balance consists of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
U.S. mill and mine reclamation
  $ 19,707     $ 19,745  
Elliot Lake reclamation trust fund
    2,340       1,541  
 
           
 
  $ 22,047     $ 21,286  
 
           

 

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U.S. Mill and Mine Reclamation
The Company has cash, cash equivalents and fixed income securities as collateral for various bonds posted in favour of the State of Utah, the applicable state regulatory agencies in Colorado and Arizona and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for estimated reclamation costs associated with the White Mesa mill and U.S. mining properties. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company has not deposited any additional monies into its collateral account.
Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund
Pursuant to its Reclamation Funding Agreement with the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the Company deposited an additional $915,000 into the Elliot Lake Reclamation Trust Fund and withdrew $49,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2009.
8.  
INTANGIBLES
A continuity summary of intangibles is presented below:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
(in thousands)   March 31, 2009  
 
       
Intangibles, beginning of period
  $ 4,978  
Amortization
    (194 )
Foreign exchange
    (154 )
 
     
Intangibles, end of period
  $ 4,630  
 
     
 
       
Intangibles, by item:
       
UPC management contract
    4,224  
Urizon technology licenses
    406  
 
     
 
  $ 4,630  
 
     
9.  
GOODWILL
A continuity summary of goodwill is presented below:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
(in thousands)   March 31, 2009  
 
       
Goodwill, beginning of period
  $ 63,240  
Foreign exchange
    (2,172 )
 
     
Goodwill, end of period
  $ 61,068  
 
     
 
       
Goodwill, allocation by business unit:
       
Canada mining segment
  $ 61,068  
 
     
Goodwill is not amortized and is tested annually for impairment.

 

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10.  
POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
A continuity summary of post-employment benefits is presented below:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
(in thousands)   March 31, 2009  
 
       
Post-employment liability, beginning of period
  $ 3,357  
Benefits paid
    (79 )
Interest cost
    56  
Amortization of experience gain
    (5 )
Foreign exchange
    (115 )
 
     
Post-employment liability, end of period
  $ 3,214  
 
     
 
       
Post-employment liability, by component:
       
Accrued benefit obligation
  $ 3,025  
Unamortized experience gain
    189  
 
     
 
  $ 3,214  
 
     
 
       
Post-employment liability, by duration:
       
Current
  $ 317  
Non-current
    2,897  
 
     
 
  $ 3,214  
 
     
11.  
RECLAMATION AND REMEDIATION OBLIGATIONS
A continuity summary of reclamation and remediation obligations is presented below:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
(in thousands)   March 31, 2009  
 
       
Reclamation obligations, beginning of period
  $ 19,346  
Accretion
    356  
Expenditures incurred
    (118 )
Foreign exchange
    (272 )
 
     
Reclamation obligations, end of period
  $ 19,312  
 
     
 
       
Reclamation obligations, by location:
       
U.S. Mill and Mines
  $ 11,649  
Elliot Lake
    6,506  
McLean Lake and Midwest Joint Ventures
    1,157  
 
     
 
  $ 19,312  
 
     
 
       
Reclamation obligations, by duration:
       
Current
  $ 845  
Non-current
    18,467  
 
     
 
  $ 19,312  
 
     

 

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12.  
DEBT OBLIGATIONS
Debt obligations consist of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Revolving line of credit
  $ 100,646     $ 99,998  
Deferred debt issue costs
    (671 )     (769 )
Notes payable and other financing
    348       525  
 
           
 
  $ 100,323     $ 99,754  
 
           
 
               
Debt obligations, by duration:
               
Current
    292       464  
Non-current
    100,031       99,290  
 
           
 
  $ 100,323     $ 99,754  
 
           
Revolving Line of Credit
In July 2008, the Company put in place a $125,000,000 revolving term credit facility with the Bank of Nova Scotia. The facility is repayable in full on June 30, 2011. As at March 31, 2009, the Company has drawn $100,646,000 under the facility. An additional $6,393,000 is being utilized as collateral for certain letters of credit.
The borrower under the facility is DMI and DMC has provided an unlimited full recourse guarantee and a pledge of all of the shares of DMI. DMI has provided a first-priority security interest in all present and future personal property and an assignment of its rights and interests under all material agreements relative to the McClean Lake and Midwest projects. In addition, each of DMC’s material U.S subsidiaries has provided an unlimited full recourse guarantee secured by a pledge of all of its shares and a first-priority security interest in all of its present and future personal property.
The Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants on a consolidated basis.
Interest payable under the facility is bankers acceptance or LIBOR rate plus a margin or prime rate plus a margin. The facility is subject to standby fees. The weighted average interest rate paid by the Company during the first three months of 2009 was 2.84%.
13.  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Other long-term liabilities consist of:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Unamortized fair value of sales contracts
  $ 1,824     $ 2,429  
Unamortized fair value of toll milling contracts
    793       821  
Other
    103       129  
 
           
 
  $ 2,720     $ 3,370  
 
           
 
               
Other long-term liabilities, by duration:
               
Current
    1,567       2,179  
Non-current
    1,153       1,191  
 
           
 
  $ 2,720     $ 3,370  
 
           
Unamortized fair values of sales contracts are amortized to revenue as deliveries under the applicable contracts are made.

 

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14.  
SHARE CAPITAL
Denison is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value. A continuity summary of the issued and outstanding common shares and the associated dollar amounts is presented below:
                 
    Number of        
    Common     Dollar  
(in thousands except share amounts)   Shares     Amount  
 
               
Balance at December 31, 2008
    197,295,415     $ 666,278  
 
           
 
               
Issued for cash:
               
New issue gross proceeds
    28,750,000       38,947  
New issue gross issue costs
          (2,020 )
Renunciation of flow-through share liability
          (1,824 )
 
           
 
    28,750,000       35,103  
 
           
Balance at March 31, 2009
    226,045,415     $ 701,381  
 
           
New Issues
In January 2009, the Company issued 28,750,000 common shares at a price of CDN$1.65 per common share for gross proceeds of $38,947,000 (CDN$47,437,500).
Flow-Through Share Issues
The Company finances a portion of its exploration programs through the use of flow-through share issuances. Income tax deductions relating to these expenditures are claimable by the investors and not by the Company. As at March 31, 2009, the Company estimates that it has spent CDN$2,443,000 of its CDN$8,002,500 December 2008 flow-through share issue obligation. The Company renounced the tax benefit of this issue to subscribers in February 2009.
15.  
SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS
A continuity summary of the issued and outstanding share purchase warrants in terms of common shares of the company and the associated dollar amounts is presented below:
                 
    Number of     Fair Value  
    Common Shares     Dollar  
(in thousands except share amounts)   Issuable     Amount  
 
               
Balance at December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009
    9,564,915     $ 11,728  
 
           
 
               
Share purchase warrants, by series:
               
November 2004 series (1)
    3,156,915     $ 5,898  
March 2006 series (2)
    6,408,000       5,830  
 
           
 
    9,564,915     $ 11,728  
 
           
     
(1)  
The November 2004 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$5.21 per issuable share (CDN$15.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and IUC merger) and expires on November 24, 2009;
 
(2)  
The March 2006 series has an effective exercise price of CDN$10.42 per issuable share (CDN$30.00 per warrant adjusted for the 2.88 exchange ratio associated with the Denison and IUC merger) and expires on March 1, 2011;

 

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16.  
CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS
A continuity summary of contributed surplus is presented below:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
(in thousands)   March 31, 2009  
 
       
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 30,537  
Stock-based compensation expense (note 17)
    167  
 
     
Balance, end of period
  $ 30,704  
 
     
17.  
STOCK OPTIONS
The Company’s stock-based compensation plan (the “Plan”) provides for the granting of stock options up to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares at the time of grant, subject to a maximum of 20 million common shares. As at March 31, 2009, an aggregate of 10,398,210 options have been granted (less cancellations) since the Plan’s inception in 1997.
Under the Plan, all stock options are granted at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, including any vesting provisions if applicable. The term of any stock option granted may not exceed ten years and the exercise price may not be lower than the closing price of the Company’s shares on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of grant. In general, the term of stock options granted under the Plan ranges from three to five years and vesting occurs over a three year period.
A continuity summary of the stock options of the Company granted under the Plan is presented below:
                 
            Weighted-  
            Average  
            Exercise  
    Number of     Price per  
    Common     Share  
    Shares     (CDN $)  
 
               
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period
    5,536,384     $ 7.11  
Granted
    127,000       1.58  
Exercised
           
Expired
    (36,200 )     9.92  
 
           
Stock options outstanding, end of period
    5,627,184     $ 6.96  
 
           
Stock options exercisable, end of period
    4,956,933     $ 7.25  
 
           
A summary of the Company’s stock options outstanding at March 31, 2009 is presented below:
                         
    Weighted             Weighted-  
    Average             Average  
    Remaining             Exercise  
Range of Exercise   Contractual     Number of     Price per  
Prices per Share   Life     Common     Share  
(CDN$)   (Years)     Shares     (CDN $)  
 
                       
Stock options outstanding
                       
$  1.87 to $  4.99
    5.14       1,344,575     $ 1.97  
$  5.00 to $  9.99
    5.75       1,865,599       5.49  
$10.00 to $15.30
    0.80       2,417,010       10.88  
 
                 
Stock options outstanding, end of period
    3.48       5,627,184     $ 6.96  
 
                 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2009 expire between May 2009 and October 2016.

 

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The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following table outlines the range of assumptions used in the model for the period:
         
    Three Months  
    Ended  
    March 31, 2009  
 
       
Risk-free interest rate
    2.02 %
Expected stock price volatility
    83.4 %
Expected life
  3.5 years  
Expected forfeitures
     
Expected dividend yield
     
Fair value per share under options granted
  CDN$0.89  
Stock-based compensation would be allocated as follows in the statement of operations:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Operating expenses
  $ 112     $ 117  
Mineral property exploration
    4       56  
General and administrative
    51       440  
 
           
 
  $ 167     $ 613  
 
           
The fair values of stock options with vesting provisions are amortized on a straight-line basis as stock-based compensation expense over the applicable vesting periods. At March 31, 2009, the Company had an additional $1,102,000 in stock-based compensation expense to be recognized periodically to July 2011.
18.  
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
A continuity summary of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) is as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
AOCI-Balance, beginning of period
  $ (4,709 )   $ 110,956  
 
           
 
               
Cumulative foreign currency translation gain (loss)
               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ (4,925 )   $ 92,856  
Change in foreign currency
    (14,090 )     (20,365 )
 
           
Balance, end of period
    (19,015 )     72,491  
 
           
 
               
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments
               
Balance, beginning of period
    216       18,100  
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of tax (1)
    396       (8,335 )
 
           
Balance, end of period
    612       28,579  
 
           
 
               
AOCI-Balance, end of period
  $ (18,403 )   $ 131,060  
 
           
     
(1)  
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments deemed available-for-sale are included in other comprehensive income (loss) until realized. When the investment is disposed of or incurs a decline in value that is other than temporary, the gain (loss) is realized and reclassified to the income statement. During the three months ending March 2009, approximately $136,000 of gains from investment disposals and $nil of other than temporary losses were recognized and reclassified to the income statement with “Other income, net”.

 

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19.  
OTHER INCOME, NET
The elements of other income, net in the statement of operations is as follows:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Interest income, net of fees
  $ 184     $ 369  
Interest expense
    (694 )      
Gains (losses) on:
               
Foreign exchange
    6,383       1,232  
Land, plant and equipment
    6       125  
Investment disposals
    136        
Fair value change on restricted cash and equivalents
    (195 )     500  
Other
    (193 )      
 
           
Other income, net
  $ 5,627     $ 2,226  
 
           
20.  
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
Business Segments
The Company operates in two primary segments — the mining segment and the services and other segment. The mining segment, which has been further subdivided by major geographic regions, includes activities related to exploration, evaluation and development, mining, milling and the sale of mineral concentrates. The services and other segment includes the results of the Company’s environmental services business, management fees and commission income earned from UPC and general corporate expenses not allocated to the other segments.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, business segment results were as follows:
                                                 
    Canada     U.S.A     Africa     Asia     Services        
(in thousands)   Mining     Mining     Mining     Mining     and Other     Total  
 
                                               
Statement of Operations:
                                               
Revenues
    5,481       14,878                   1,639       21,998  
 
                                   
Expenses
                                               
Operating expenses
    6,087       17,749                   1,533       25,369  
Sales royalties and capital taxes
    347                         6       353  
Mineral property exploration
    1,856       4             217             2,077  
General and administrative
                            4,322       4,322  
Stock option expense
                            167       167  
 
                                   
 
    8,290       17,753             217       6,028       32,288  
 
                                   
Loss from operations
    (2,809 )     (2,875 )           (217 )     (4,389 )     (10,290 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Revenues — supplemental:
                                               
Uranium concentrates
    5,481       14,857                         20,338  
Environmental services
                            1,344       1,344  
Management fees and commissions
                            295       295  
Alternate feed processing and other
          21                         21  
 
                                   
 
    5,481       14,878                   1,639       21,998  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Long-lived assets:
                                               
Property, plant and equipment
                                               
Plant and equipment
    76,462       57,789       635       314       1,177       136,377  
Mineral properties
    277,368       64,994       224,389       6,916             573,667  
Intangibles
          406                   4,224       4,630  
Goodwill
    61,068                               61,068  
 
                                   
 
    414,898       123,189       225,024       7,230       5,401       775,742  
 
                                   

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2008, business segment results were as follows:
                                                 
    Canada     U.S.A     Africa     Asia     Services        
(in thousands)   Mining     Mining     Mining     Mining     and Other     Total  
 
                                               
Statement of Operations:
                                               
Revenues
    11,665       4,536                   1,980       18,181  
 
                                   
Expenses
                                               
Operating expenses
    10,250       1,315                   1,228       12,793  
Sales royalties and capital taxes
    740                         69       809  
Mineral property exploration
    5,928                   581             6,509  
General and administrative
                            3,563       3,563  
Stock option expense
                            613       613  
 
                                   
 
    16,918       1,315             581       5,473       24,287  
 
                                   
Income (loss) from operations
    (5,253 )     3,221             (581 )     (3,493 )     (6,106 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Revenues — supplemental:
                                               
Uranium concentrates
    11,665       4,513                         16,178  
Environmental services
                            1,141       1,141  
Management fees and commissions
                            839       839  
Alternate feed processing and other
          23                         23  
 
                                   
 
    11,665       4,536                   1,980       18,181  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Long-lived assets:
                                               
Property, plant and equipment
                                               
Plant and equipment
    85,155       54,349       376       97       1,736       141,713  
Mineral properties
    354,091       23,734       212,211       2,587             592,623  
Intangibles
          469                   6,055       6,524  
Goodwill
    118,134                               118,134  
 
                                   
 
    557,380       78,552       212,587       2,684       7,791       858,994  
 
                                   
Major Customers
The Company’s business is such that, at any given time, it sells its uranium and vanadium concentrates to and enters into process milling arrangements and other services with a relatively small number of customers. In the three months ended March 31, 2009, 2 customers accounted for approximately 92.5% of total revenues. For the comparative three month period ending March 31, 2008, 2 customers accounted for approximately 83% of total revenues.
21.  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Uranium Participation Corporation
The Company is a party to a management services agreement with UPC. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will receive the following fees from UPC: a) a commission of 1.5% of the gross value of any purchases or sales of uranium completed at the request of the Board of Directors of UPC; b) a minimum annual management fee of CDN$400,000 (plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) plus an additional fee of 0.3% per annum based upon UPC’s net asset value between CDN$100,000,000 and CDN$200,000,000 and 0.2% per annum based upon UPC’s net asset value in excess of CDN$200,000,000; c) a fee of CDN$200,000 upon the completion of each equity financing where proceeds to UPC exceed CDN$20,000,000; d) a fee of CDN$200,000 for each transaction or arrangement (other than the purchase or sale of uranium) of business where the gross value of such transaction exceeds CDN$20,000,000 (“an initiative”); e) an annual fee up to a maximum of CDN$200,000, at the discretion of the Board of Directors of UPC, for on-going maintenance or work associated with an initiative; and f) a fee equal to 1.5% of the gross value of any uranium held by UPC prior to the completion of any acquisition of at least 90% of the common shares of UPC.
In accordance with the management services agreement, all uranium investments owned by UPC are held in accounts with conversion facilities in the name of DMI as manager for and on behalf of UPC.

 

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From time to time, the Company has also provided temporary revolving credit facilities to UPC which generate interest and standby fee income. No such facilities were in place for the three month period ending March 31, 2009 or 2008.
The following transactions were incurred with UPC for the periods noted:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31     March 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Revenue:
               
Management fees, including out-of-pocket expenses
  $ 295     $ 616  
Commission fees on purchase and sale of uranium
          223  
 
           
 
  $ 295     $ 839  
 
           
At March 31, 2009, accounts receivable includes $173,000 due from UPC with respect to the fees indicated above.
Other
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company incurred management and administrative service fees of $15,000 (March 2008: $44,000) with a company owned by the Chairman of the Company which provides corporate development, office premises, secretarial and other services. At March 31, 2009, no amounts were due to this company.
22.  
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Capital Management
The Company’s capital includes debt and shareholder’s equity. The Company’s primary objective with respect to its capital management is to ensure that it has sufficient capital to maintain its ongoing operations, to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders and to pursue growth opportunities. As at March 31, 2009, the Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements (other than the financial covenants relating to the revolving credit facility) and there has been no change with respect to the overall capital risk management strategy.
The total capital is calculated as follows:
                 
    At March 31     At December 31  
(in thousands)   2009     2008  
 
               
Debt obligations — current and long-term
  $ 100,323     $ 99,754  
Less: Cash and equivalents
    (2,505 )     (3,206 )
 
           
Adjusted net debt
    97,818       96,548  
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
    628,601       608,352  
 
           
Adjusted net debt to Shareholders’ Equity ratio
    15.6 %     15.9 %
 
           
The debt obligations increased during the period to finance the Company’s ongoing mine development and exploration programs.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The Company examines the various financial instrument risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of those risks. These risks may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and price risk.

 

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(a) Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss due to a counterparty’s inability to meet it obligations. The Company’s credit risk is related to trade receivables in the ordinary course of business, cash and cash equivalents and investments. The Company sells uranium exclusively to large organizations with strong credit ratings and the balance of trade receivables owed to the Company in the ordinary course of business is not significant. Cash and cash equivalents are in place with major financial institutions and the Canadian and US government. Therefore, the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk and overall the Company’s credit risk has not changed significantly from the prior period.
(b) Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulties in meeting obligations associated with its financial liabilities and other contractual obligations. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements on an ongoing basis. The Company endeavors to have sufficient committed capital to meet its short-term business requirements, taking into account its anticipated cash flows from operations and its holdings of cash and cash equivalents. The Company has in place a three year term revolving credit facility in the amount of US$125,000,000 to meet its cash flow needs (see note 12).
The maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities are as follows:
                 
    Within 1     1 to 5  
(in thousands)   Year     Years  
 
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 12,074     $  
Debt obligations (Note 12)
    292       100,702  
 
           
 
  $ 12,366     $ 100,702  
 
           
(c) Currency Risk
Foreign exchange risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s risk management objective is to reduce cash flow risk related to foreign denominated cash flows. Financial instruments that impact the Company’s operations or other comprehensive income due to currency fluctuations include: non United States dollar denominated cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, long-term investments and bank debt.
The sensitivity of the Company’s operations and other comprehensive income due to changes in the exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and its Zambian kwacha functional currencies and its United States dollar reporting currency as at March 31, 2009 is summarized below:
                 
            Change in  
    Change in     Comprehensive  
(in thousands)   Net Income (1)     Net Income (1)  
 
               
Canadian dollar
               
10% increase in value
  $ (154 )   $ 39,810  
10% decrease in value
  $ 154     $ (39,810 )
Zambian kwacha
               
10% increase in value
  $ (4,861 )   $ (4,861 )
10% decrease in value
  $ 4,861     $ 4,861  
     
(1)  
In the above table, positive (negative) values represent increases (decreases) in net income and comprehensive net income respectively.
(d) Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate risk on its outstanding borrowings and short-term investments. Presently, all of the Company’s outstanding borrowings are at floating interest rates. The Company monitors its exposure to interest rates and has not entered into any derivative contracts to manage this risk. The weighted average interest rate paid by the Company during the three months ended March 2009 on its outstanding borrowings was 2.84%.
An increase in interest rates of 100 basis points (1 percent) would have increased the amount of interest expense recorded in the three month period ended March 2009 by approximately $239,000.

 

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(e) Price Risk
The Company is exposed to price risk on the commodities which it produces and sells. The Company is exposed to equity price risk as a result of holding long-term investments in other exploration and mining companies. The Company does not actively trade these investments.
The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to commodity price risk and equity price risk at March 31, 2009:
                 
            Change in  
    Change in     Comprehensive  
(in thousands)   Net Income (1)     Net Income (1)  
 
               
Commodity price risk
               
10% increase in uranium prices (2)
  $ 1,382     $ 1,382  
10% decrease in uranium prices (2)
  $ (1,382 )   $ (1,382 )
Equity price risk
               
10% increase in equity prices
  $     $ 779  
10% decrease in equity prices
  $     $ (779 )
     
(1)  
In the above table, positive (negative) values represent increases (decreases) in net income and comprehensive net income of the three month period ending March 2009 respectively.
 
(2)  
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in both the spot price and long-term price of uranium as a result of the various pricing formulas in the uranium contracts. The above sensitivity analysis is prepared using the 3 month average year-to-date March 2009 actual realized price and adjusting the uranium pricing formulas for a 10% increase or decrease in spot and long-term prices as applicable.
(f) Fair Value Estimation
The fair value of financial instruments which trade in active markets (such as available-for-sale securities) is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet date. The quoted market price used to value financial assets held by the Company is the current bid price.
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
The fair values of the Company’s restricted cash and equivalents in cash and cash equivalents, U.S. government bonds, commercial paper and corporate bonds approximate carrying values.
The fair value of the Company’s debt obligations at March 31, 2009 is approximately $89,487,000.
23.  
INCOME TAXES
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company has provided for current tax recoveries of $1,308,000 and for future tax recoveries of $2,028,000. The current tax recovery relates primarily to the anticipated carry-back of tax losses generated during 2009 to prior tax years of $1,280,000. The future tax recovery relates primarily to the recognition of previously unrecognized Canadian tax assets of $1,865,000.
24.  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
General Legal Matters
The Company is involved, from time to time, in various other legal actions and claims in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the aggregate amount of any potential liability is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results.
Third Party Indemnities
The Company has agreed to indemnify Calfrac Well Services against certain specified future liabilities it may incur related to the assets or liabilities assumed by Calfrac on March 8, 2004.

 

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25.  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 14, 2009, the Company entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Korea Power Corporation (“KEPCO”). The MOU provides that KEPCO will execute an offtake agreement to purchase 20% of the Company’s U3O8 production (subject to minimum delivery amounts) and acquire by private placement approximately 58,000,000 common shares of Denison for gross proceeds of CDN$75,400,000. The MOU also stipulates that entities affiliated with Denison’s chairman and interim CEO, Lukas Lundin, acquire approximately 15,000,000 common shares for additional gross proceeds of CDN$19,500,000. The transactions above are subject to due diligence by KEPCO, the execution and delivery of definitive agreements on or before June 15, 2009 and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals.
On April 30, 2009, the Company announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Northern Continental Resources Inc. (“Northern”) in an all share transaction by way of a plan of arrangement. Under the proposed plan of arrangement, Denison would acquire Northern on the basis of 0.0920 Denison common shares for each share of Northern. In addition, all outstanding options and warrants of Northern would be exchanged for replacement options and warrants of Denison. The transaction above is subject to due diligence by both parties, the execution and delivery of definitive agreements and the receipt of regulatory and Northern shareholder approval.

 

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