Cantor Fitzgerald to Host Inaugural Uranium Conference in New York

NEW YORK, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, today announced that it will convene its first Uranium Conference in New York on Thursday, April 3^rd. The conference will highlight developments and emerging trends in the rapidly-evolving Uranium sector. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with top industry leaders, institutional investors and venture capitalists through individual presentations, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings.

Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. said, "Cantor's Uranium Conference will provide corporate clients and institutional investors with information and insight about some of the Uranium industry's most interesting and exciting mining stocks.  This conference is an excellent opportunity to provide market knowledge and analysis from our global research team.  The Uranium market is an important emerging sector of the metals and mining industry and a key focus for Cantor as we continue to expand our investment banking and research platform to add value to our clients around the world."

"The mission of this conference is to provide a unique educational and networking event for U.S. and Canadian based institutional investors and stakeholders in the mining industry.  This forum will share ideas amongst analysts, investors and forecasters about the most relevant opportunities and influences that are driving the industry today," added Rob Chang, Metals and Mining analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald Canada.

"Our conference establishes a platform in which industry players interact and gather insight, perspectives and opportunities across the uranium ecosystem," said Christina Valauri, Global Director of Research at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. "We are excited to offer exclusive events, across industry sectors and regions, and will continue to provide exceptional research product and thought-leadership opportunities for the benefit of our corporate clients and investors."

Participating companies include Uranium Participation Corp., Paladin Energy, Energy Fuels, Ur-Energy, Uranium Energy Corp, Uranerz Energy, Fission Uranium, NexGen Energy, Dension Mines, and Cameco Corporation.

About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent capital markets investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, commercial real estate financing and for its global distribution platform.  Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  Cantor Fitzgerald has approximately 1,600 employees serving clients through over 30 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation.

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