25 Feb 2026material agreement▲ GoodMajor
NioCorp closed a $100.0 million public stock offering, its largest capital raise yet, to keep funding the Elk Creek Project toward commercial operation.
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4 Dec 2025asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
NioCorp bought the manufacturing assets and intellectual property of FEA Materials, a Massachusetts maker of aluminum-scandium alloy, for $8.4 million, aiming to build a fully U.S.-based scandium supply chain once its Elk Creek mine is operating.
21 Nov 2025security holder rights change● NeutralMajor
NioCorp's board adopted a six-month shareholder rights plan (a "poison pill") to guard against an unsolicited takeover attempt, though it said it was not aware of any actual takeover threat.
15 Oct 2025material agreement● Neutral
NioCorp signed another placement agency agreement with Maxim Group for a further stock offering.
6 Oct 2025asset acquisition disposition▲ Good
NioCorp's Nebraska subsidiary closed on options to buy two more land parcels, including the roughly 106-acre Woltemath property, further building out its Elk Creek Project land position.
29 Sept 2025material agreement▲ GoodMajor
NioCorp closed a $60.0 million public stock offering, its largest capital raise to date, through placement agent Maxim Group.
6 Aug 2025material agreement▲ Good
NioCorp's operating subsidiary signed an agreement with Advanced Technology International, acting for a U.S. Department of Defense-linked industrial consortium, related to the Elk Creek Project.
4 Aug 2025asset acquisition disposition▲ Good
NioCorp's Nebraska subsidiary closed on its option to buy three more land parcels in Johnson County, adding to its Elk Creek Project land holdings under an option agreement dating back to 2009.
23 July 2025listing compliance notice▼ Bad
NioCorp reported that board member Michael Morris, an independent director and Lead Director since 2014, had died.
21 Apr 2025material agreement▲ GoodMajor
NioCorp closed a public stock offering for total gross proceeds of about $20.8 million, one of its largest capital raises since going public on Nasdaq.
31 Jan 2025material agreement● Neutral
NioCorp closed a $5.0 million stock and warrant offering, intending to use part of the proceeds to pay down its April 2024 Yorkville note.
6 Jan 2025debt financing● Neutral
NioCorp obtained a further consent and waiver from Yorkville on its April 2024 note.
5 Nov 2024material agreement● Neutral
NioCorp closed an underwritten public stock offering, the first of two concurrent raises expected to bring in about $6.0 million combined.
3 Oct 2024debt financing● Neutral
NioCorp obtained another consent and waiver from Yorkville on its April 2024 note.
11 Sept 2024debt financing● Neutral
NioCorp drew $33,000 under a new loan and security agreement with CEO Mark Smith - the long-running personal-lending arrangement continuing even after the company's Nasdaq listing.
4 Sept 2024debt financing● Neutral
NioCorp obtained a consent and waiver from Yorkville on the unsecured note it had issued in April 2024.
24 June 2024capital raising announcement▼ Bad
Closed a small $0.6 million private placement (315,000 units at US$1.91) -- a much lower price than the US$3-4 range of late 2023, showing the stock had weakened again.
What it means for a shareholder
315,000 new shares at US$1.91 to raise about US$600,000. That's 0.856% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 0.856% smaller. If you held US$1,000 of shares (524 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.00144% to 0.00142% of the company. To keep it you'd need 5 more shares - about US$10 at the issue price.
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3 May 2024material agreement● Neutral
NioCorp amended its standby equity purchase agreement with Yorkville, adjusting the terms of that financing facility.
12 Apr 2024capital raising announcement▼ BadMajor
Raised $8 million via unsecured notes ($6.96 million net) from Yorkville and Lind Global Fund II LP jointly -- the first time the company's two major financing partners co-invested in the same instrument -- with monthly $1.4 million-plus-8%-premium repayments starting June 2024 and a $2.75 fixed conversion price.
20 Dec 2023capital raising announcement▲ GoodMajor
Closed the placement at about US$1.29 million (413,432 units) -- notably, the company's own officers and directors personally bought over a third of the units (138,845, at a slight premium to the outside-investor price), a real vote of insider confidence.
What it means for a shareholder
413,432 new shares at about US$3.12 to raise about US$1.3m. That's 1.2% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 1.2% smaller. If you held US$1,000 of shares (320 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.000974% to 0.000962% of the company. To keep it you'd need 4 more shares - about US$12 at the issue price.
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14 Dec 2023capital raising announcement● Neutral
Announced a new private placement of 336,185 units.
7 Dec 2023auditor change● Neutral
NioCorp appointed Deloitte & Touche as its new independent auditor, following BDO USA's earlier decision to step down.
7 Dec 2023auditor change● Neutral
BDO USA confirmed in writing that it agreed with NioCorp's account of the auditor transition.
13 Oct 2023auditor change● Neutral
NioCorp's auditor, BDO USA, told the company it would not stand for re-election, though it agreed to stay on until a replacement was found.
1 Sept 2023capital raising announcement▲ Good
Closed a small $1 million private placement (250,000 units at US$4.00) -- its first raise priced in US dollars, reflecting the new Nasdaq listing from the March 2023 GXII merger, and its highest per-unit price since the company's early years.
What it means for a shareholder
250,000 new shares at US$4.00 to raise about US$1.0m. That's 0.795% dilution: every existing holder's slice gets 0.795% smaller. If you held US$1,000 of shares (250 at the issue price), your slice goes from 0.000801% to 0.000795% of the company. To keep it you'd need 2 more shares - about US$8 at the issue price.
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24 May 2023listing compliance notice▼ BadMajor
NioCorp fell behind on filing its quarterly report because of the complexity of integrating GXII's accounting, drawing a Nasdaq late-filing notice and a Canadian trading restriction on its executives, though its stock kept trading.
19 May 2023financial restatement▼ BadMajor
NioCorp's audit committee identified a second accounting error, this time related to its warrants and common shares following the GXII merger, forcing another financial restatement.
17 Mar 2023business combination▲ GoodMajor
NioCorp completed its merger with GX Acquisition Corp. II, renamed the SPAC "Elk Creek Resources Corp.," and closed both tranches of its Yorkville convertible-debt financing plus a Yorkville equity purchase facility - together worth up to $71.9 million over three years - officially becoming Nasdaq-listed (ticker NB) alongside its existing Toronto listing.
17 Mar 2023listing compliance notice▲ GoodMajor
the exchange certified NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD's securities for listing, clearing them to begin trading.
14 Mar 2023merger communication● NeutralMajor
NioCorp announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, to take effect once its GXII merger closes and its shares begin trading on Nasdaq.