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Independent Investment Research Toro Energy Limited (TOE) Contents Key Points ............................................................................................... 1 SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................ 3 Overview ................................................................................................. 4 Financial Position .................................................................................... 4 Strategy ................................................................................................... 4 Projects ................................................................................................... 5 Exploration Projects ................................................................................ 8 Uranium Market .................................................................................... 10 Uranium Demand ...................................................................................11 Peer Comparison ................................................................................... 13 Corporate Activity ................................................................................. 13 Risks ..................................................................................................... 14 Valuation of TOE .................................................................................... 14 Investment Case .................................................................................. 15 Recent Corporate Activities .................................................................. 15 Capital Structure ................................................................................... 16 Recent Events ....................................................................................... 16 Board and Management ...................................................................... 17 Independent Investment Research Toro Energy Limited (TOE) Initiating coverage Investment Profile Share price ($) as at 2 November WILUNA GAINS APPROVAL 0.13 2012 Toro Energy Limited (TOE) is an ASX-listed uranium development exploration company Valuation ($) 0.144 seeking to make the transition to producer status. TOE’s flagship Wiluna Uranium Project Issued Capital: in Western Australia has a resource base of 54 million lbs. First production is expected Ordinary shares (M) 1,041.9 in 2014/15 with project life of greater than 14 years. TOE also has exploration projects in Options (M) 37.1 Western Australia, Northern Territory and Namibia Africa. Fully Diluted (M) 1,079.1 Market capitalisation ($M) 135.5 KEY POINTS 52-week L/H ($) 0.06/0.14 EPA gains approval for Wiluna Project: After three years of consultation, the Western Australian government has approved the Wiluna Uranium Project. The company can now Board and Management progress with the engineering design and costing phase to complete the Definitive Feasibility Directors Study (DFS). TOE expects to make final investment decision in first half of 2013. Dr Erica Smyth (Non-Exec Chairman) New mineralised areas found at the Theseus Project: TOE has found new mineralised Greg Hall (Managing Director) areas to the south and east of the Theseus Uranium Project in WA. The mineralised area is Derek Carter (Non-Exec Director) 600-700m wide, 2km long and is opened to the south. TOE has an exploration target range Peter Lester (Non-Exec Director) for the Theseus Project of 20Mt to 40Mt @ 400 to 500ppm U3O8 for 22Mlb to 44Mlb of U3O8. The company has advised that a maiden JORC resource is expected to be released in 4Q’12. Andrew Coles (Non-Exec Director) Donald Stephens/ Todd Alder (Company High Grade Uranium Zones at Theseus Project: In 2012, a total of 122 mud rotary holes Secretary) were completed for approximately 16,000m during the months of May and June. The high grade uranium zones include 0.79m @ 1.17% pU3O8 from 124.32m in LM0175. The Theseus Major Shareholders % Project is developing into a major uranium discovery potentially mineable with lost cost in-situ recovery (ISR) technology. OZ Minerals Ltd 39.4 ANZ Nominees 2.3 Global Uranium Market: The Fukushima incident impacted near-term uranium market HSBC Nominees 1.5 sentiments, however uranium prices over the long-term are expected to improve. Uranium demand is supported by 63 new reactors under construction, 18 reactors undergoing Top 20 shareholders own 57.2% of company power capacity upgrades, the looming HEU agreement cessation and anticipation of further Japanese reactors coming back online. While spot uranium prices continues to trade