2012

Corpus Christi, TX, June 7, 2012 – Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE MKT: UEC, the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katharine Armstrong to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective June 1, 2012. In addition, the Company announces that Erik Essiger has resigned from the Board, having served as a member since 2006, and will now serve as a member of the Company’s Advisory Board and as a consultant.

Ms. Armstrong is a fifth-generation Texan raised on her family’s South Texas cattle ranch.  She is the past Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and is very active in land stewardship initiatives across Texas and the U.S.

Amir Adnani, CEO and President, stated: “We are pleased to welcome Katharine to the Board.  She has served on the Company’s Advisory Board for the last 2-1/2 years, and her appointment to the Board enables us to draw further upon her business expertise and leadership in environmental stewardship.  The Company is grateful to Erik for having served as a valuable member of the UEC Board.  Moving forward, his responsibilities are increasing in many respects, and we are pleased to continue to access his expertise and relationships in Europe and the Middle East.”

In accepting the appointment to the Board, Ms. Armstrong said, “I’m honored to join UEC as a Board member and look forward to assisting in directing the Company’s growth as a leader in the uranium industry.  The Company’s impressive operations and development properties, coupled with the significant management and technical team, are providing the means to continue our growth.  I look forward to helping guide the Company’s path for success.”  

Ms. Armstrong serves as Co-Chair of the South Texas Native Restoration Project at Texas A&M Kingsville and as Chair of the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.  She is also a director of the Texas Wildlife Association, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Texas Wildlife Association. 

Ms. Armstrong currently serves as a director and the Chair of the compensation committee of SJW Corp., the NYSE-listed parent company of San Jose Water Company and Texas Water Alliance Limited.  She also currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.  She is also a Founding Director of Taking Care of Texas, a statewide non-profit organization that promotes the mutual benefits of economics and conservation.  She is an outdoors enthusiast and the mother of three children. 

About Uranium Energy Corp.

Uranium Energy Corp is a U.S.-based uranium production, development and exploration company operating North America’s newest emerging uranium mine.  The Company’s fully licensed and permitted Hobson processing facility is central to all of its projects in South Texas, including the Palangana in-situ recovery project, which is ramping up initial production, and the Goliad in-situ recovery project which has been granted its Mine Permit and is in the initial stages of mine construction.  The Company’s operations are managed by professionals with a recognized profile for excellence in their industry, a profile based on many decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development and mining.

Contact North America: Investor Relations, Uranium Energy Corp.:
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Stock Exchange Information:
NYSE MKT: UEC
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol: U6Z
WKN: AØJDRR
ISN: US916896103

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