Energy Fuels Inc

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

TOthere ha than as set out below, as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes frin our risk factors from the rose disclosed in Item 1A, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Risk factors disclosed in Item 1As Related to the Notes

Servicing the Notes or future debt will require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay for the Notes or other future debt.

Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal of, to pay interest on or to refinance the Notes, depends on our future performance, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control, as well as the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make loans or other distributions to us. Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flows, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional debt or equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations.

We may still incur substantially more debt or take other actions which would intensify the risks discussed above.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future, subject to restrictions contained in any future debt instruments, some of which may be secured debt. We are not restricted under the terms of the indenture governing the Notes from incurring additional debt, securing existing or future debt, recapitalizing our debt or taking a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the indenture governing the Notes that could have the effect of diminishing our ability to make payments on our debt, including future debt and the Notes, when due.

We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to settle conversions of the Notes in cash or to repurchase the Notes upon a fundamental change, and our future debt may contain limitations on our ability to pay cash upon conversion or repurchase of the Notes.

Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes), subject to certain conditions and limited exceptions, we will be required to offer to repurchase from holders all or a portion of their Notes at a fundamental change repurchase price equal to 100% of our Annual Report on Form 10the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, upon conversion of the Notes, unless we elect to deliver solely Common Shares to settle such conversion (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we will be required to make cash payments in respect of the Notes being converted. However, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of Notes surrendered therefore or pay cash with respect to Notes being converted. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Notes or to pay cash upon conversions of the Notes may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by agreements governing our future indebtedness. Our failure to make an offer to repurchase Notes at a time when the offer to repurchase is required by the indenture governing the Notes or to pay any cash payable on future conversions of the Notes as required by the indenture governing the Notes would constitute a default under the indenture governing the Notes. A default under the indenture governing the Notes or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and repurchase the Notes or make cash payments upon conversions thereof.

The conditional conversion feature of the Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

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In the event the conditional conversion feature of the Notes is triggered, holders of Notes will be entitled to convert their Notes at any time during specified periods at their option. If one or more holders elect to convert their Notes, unless we elect to satisfy our conversion obligation by delivering solely Common Shares (other than paying cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share), we would be required to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligation through the payment of cash, which could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, even if holders do not elect to convert their Notes, we could be required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify all or a portion of the outstanding principal of the Notes as a current rather than long-K for tterm liability, which would result in a material reduction of our reported net working capital.

Conversion of the year ended December 31, Notes may dilute the ownership interest of our shareholders or may otherwise depress the price of our Common Shares.

The conversion of some or all of the Notes may dilute the ownership interests of our shareholders. Upon conversion of the Notes, we have the option to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, Common Shares, or a combination of cash and Common Shares. If we elect to settle our conversion obligation in Common Shares or a combination of cash and Common Shares, any sales in the public market of our Common Shares issuable upon such conversion could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Common Shares. In addition, the existence of the Notes may encourage short selling by market participants because the conversion of the Notes could be used to satisfy short positions, or anticipated conversion of the Notes into our Common Shares could depress the price of our Common Shares.

The accounting method for the Notes could adversely affect our reported financial condition and results.

The accounting method for reflecting the Notes on our consolidated balance sheet, accruing interest expense for the Notes and reflecting the underlying common shares in our reported diluted earnings per share may adversely affect our reported earnings and financial condition. In August 2024, other than as disclosed in th0, the Financial Accounting Standards Board published Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-06 (ASU 2020-06), which simplified certain of the accounting standards that apply to convertible Notes.

In accordance with ASU 2020-06 and subject to our full accounting assessment, which is not complete as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, , we expect that the Notes will be reflected as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet, with the initial carrying amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes, net of issuance costs. The issuance costs are expected to be treated as a debt discount for accounting purposes, which will be amortized into interest expense over the term of the Notes. As a result of this amortization, the interest expense that we expect to recognize for the Notes for accounting purposes will be greater than the cash interest payments we will pay on the Notes, which will result in a lower reported income.

In addition, we expect that the common shares underlying the Notes will be reflected in our diluted earnings per share using the if converted method, in accordance with ASU 2025.

0-06. Under that method, diluted earnings per share would generally be calculated assuming that all of the Notes were converted solely into common shares at the beginning of the reporting period, unless the result would be anti-dilutive. The application of the if-converted method may reduce our reported diluted earnings per share to the extent we are profitable in the future, and accounting standards may change in the future in a manner that may adversely affect our diluted earnings per share.

Furthermore, if any of the conditions to the convertibility of the Notes is satisfied, then we may be required under applicable accounting standards to reclassify the liability carrying value of the Notes as a current, rather than a long-term, liability. This reclassification could be required even if no noteholders convert their Notes, respectively following the satisfaction of those conditions and could materially reduce our reported working capital.

Certain provisions in the indenture governing the Notes may delay or prevent an otherwise beneficial takeover attempt of us.

Certain provisions in the indenture governing the Notes may make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. For example, the indenture governing the Notes requires us, in certain circumstances, to repurchase the Notes for cash upon the occurrence of a fundamental change and, in certain circumstances, to increase the conversion rate for a holder that converts its Notes in connection with a make-whole fundamental change. A takeover of us may trigger the requirement that we repurchase the Notes and/or increase the conversion rate, which could make it costlier for a potential acquirer to engage in such takeover. Such additional costs may have the effect of delaying or preventing a takeover of us that would otherwise be beneficial to investors.

The capped call transactions may affect the value of the Notes and our Common Shares.

In connection with the pricing of the Notes, we entered into capped call transactions with certain counterparties. The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of Common Shares initially underlying the notes. The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to our Common Shares upon any conversion of

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notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap.

We have been advised that, in connection with establishing their initial hedges of the capped call transactions, the counterparties or their respective affiliates entered into various derivative transactions with respect to our Common Shares.

In addition, the counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to our Common Share and/or purchasing or selling our Common Shares or other securities of ours in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes (and may do so in connection with any repurchase of the Notes and/or during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of our Common Shares or the Notes.

We are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the capped call transactions, and the capped call transactions may not operate as planned.

The option counterparties are financial institutions, and we will be subject to the risk that any or all of them might default under the capped call transactions. Our exposure to the credit risk of the option counterparties will not be secured by any collateral. Global economic conditions have from time to time resulted in the actual or perceived failure or financial difficulties of many financial institutions.

If an option counterparty becomes subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our exposure at that time under the capped call transaction with such option counterparty. Our exposure will depend on many factors but, generally, an increase in our exposure will be correlated to an increase in the market price and in the volatility of our common shares. In addition, upon a default by an option counterparty, we may suffer adverse tax consequences and more dilution than we currently anticipate with respect to our common shares.

We can provide no assurances as to the financial stability or viability of the option counterparties.

In addition, the terms of the capped call transactions may be subject to adjustment, modification or, in some cases, renegotiation in the event of certain corporate and other transactions. The capped call transactions may not operate as we intend in the vent that we are required to adjust the terms of such instruments as a result of transactions in the future or in the event of other unanticipated developments that may adversely affect the functioning of the capped call transactions.