Uranium Participation Corporation Reports Net Asset Value at March 31, 2014


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Uranium Participation Corporation (TSX:U) ("UPC") reports its estimated net asset value at March 31, 2014 was CAD$581.0 million or CAD$4.97 per share. As at March 31, 2014, UPC's investment portfolio consisted as follows:

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except quantity amounts) Quantity Cost Fair Value
Investments in Uranium:
Uranium oxide in concentrates ("U3O8") 8,076,811 lbs $ 386,531 $ 303,528
Uranium hexafluoride ("UF6") 2,153,471 KgU $ 353,357 $ 225,1101
$ 739,888 $ 532,925
U3O8 average cost and market value per pound:
- In Canadian dollars $ 47.86 $ 37.582
- In United States dollars $ 43.73 $ 34.002
UF6 average cost and market value per KgU:
- In Canadian dollars $ 164.09 $ 106.382
- In United States dollars $ 152.26 $ 96.252
1 Includes a CAD$3,987,000 fair value adjustment for UPC's UF6 inventory held at the USEC Inc. enrichment facility.
2 Market values reflect month-end spot prices published by Ux Consulting Company, LLC, translated at the March 31, 2014 exchange rate of $1.1053.

The Company has agreed to purchase 850,000 pounds of U3O8 at an average cost of US$34.74. 250,000 pounds have been delivered in March and the remainder will be delivered prior to the end of June, 2014.

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 through increases in the uranium price. 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.

Contact Information:

Uranium Participation Corporation
Ron Hochstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
(416) 979-1991 Ext. 232

Uranium Participation Corporation
James Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 979-1991 Ext. 372
www.uraniumparticipation.com