NWT Uranium Corp. 1001 - 543 Granville St. Vancouver BC V6C 1X8 Canada Nu-Mex Uranium Corp. Plaza Paseo 4801 Lang Ave NE, Suite 110 Albuquerque, NM 8710
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NWT URANIUM CORP. AND NU-MEX URANIUM CORP. ALBUQUERQUE, NM / VANCOUVER, BC / December 20, 2007 - Nu-Mex Uranium Corp. ("Nu-Mex") and NWT Uranium Corp. ("NWT") announced today they have entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") pursuant to which Nu-Mex will acquire 100% of the securities of NWT through a court-approved plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement"). The Board of Directors of NWT, based in part on the recommendation of the Independent Committee of Directors, has unanimously recommended that NWT shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement. The NWT Board has also received an opinion from its financial advisor, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., that the consideration to be received by NWT shareholders is fair from a financial point of view. The acquisition will be completed by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement whereby each NWT common share will be exchanged for 0.40 of a Nu-Mex common share. Any outstanding options and warrants to acquire common shares of NWT will be exchanged for analogous options and warrants to acquire common shares of Nu-Mex at the same exchange ratio. There are currently 35,625,000 Nu-Mex common shares outstanding and 106,031,342 NWT common shares outstanding. Should the proposed Arrangement be completed and Nu-Mex acquires 100% of the NWT common shares, current Nu-Mex shareholders would own approximately 46% of Nu-Mex and current NWT shareholders would own approximately 54% of Nu-Mex (assuming that after the date hereof there would not be any additional common share issuances by either party, and not including any common shares issued in connection with the financing by Nu-Mex referred to below). The Arrangement Agreement includes mutual customary non-solicitation covenants on NWT and Nu-Mex but provides each party with the ability to respond to unsolicited proposals in accordance with the terms of the Arrangement Agreement. In the event that the Arrangement Agreement is terminated and either party accepts a superior proposal, the Arrangement Agreement imposes a termination fee of cash equal to the greater of: (i) $5,000,000; and (ii) 2% of the market capitalization of NWT. The completion of the Arrangement is subject to a number of customary conditions precedent, including that the Arrangement be approved by 66 2/3% of the votes cast by NWT shareholders present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, and the approval of the Arrangement by the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario. The proposed transaction is also subject to Nu-Mex arranging a financing at a minimum price of US$4.00 per common share for gross proceeds of not less than US$25,000,000. In addition, the Arrangement is subject to common shares of Nu-Mex to be issued pursuant to the Arrangement being listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or the TSX Venture Exchange. |
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The Arrangement Agreement provides that, subject to the terms therein, the special meeting of NWT shareholders to approve the Arrangement be held as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event, no later than April 28, 2008. The management information circular for the special meeting of NWT shareholders will be mailed to NWT shareholders and be available at the SEDAR website at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. All securityholders are urged to read the management proxy circular once it is available. ABOUT NWT URANIUM CORP: NWT Uranium Corp. is an international resource exploration company with an experienced, highly technical management team. Since its inception, NWT has concentrated on the acquisition of properties with potential uranium targets. For further information see: ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ ABOUT NU-MEX URANIUM CORP: Nu-Mex Uranium Corp. is an exploration stage uranium mining company with corporate offices in London, England, and operational offices in New Mexico, USA. Its foundational assets are located in the southwest United States. Nu-Mex is focused on uranium resources that can be brought to near-term production. For further information see: ▇▇▇.▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ SAFE HARBOR STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking information" that is based on the parties' current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. This forward-looking information includes, among other things, statements with respect to Nu-Mex's proposed business combination with NWT. The words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "likely", "expect," "anticipate," "intend", "estimate", "plan", "forecast", "project" and "believe" or other similar words and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the parties' actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include, but are not limited to: completion of the arrangement, economic performance of the combined company, and future plans and objectives of NWT and Nu-Mex, including future exploration and development. There are no assurances that the arrangement will be consummated. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking information. These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking information. Both parties disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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