** Uranium producer Encore Energy's EU.O shares down 13.4% at
$1.20 in early Thurs trading as it seeks capital after reporting
wider loss
** Dallas, Texas-based co files $250 mln (or equivalent Canadian
dollars) "at the market" equity offering program to be handled
by Cantor Fitzgerald, RBC, B. Riley and Jett Capital
** Co, which has ~194.3 mln shares outstanding, intends to
use net offering proceeds for potential acquisitions, growth
opportunities and general purposes
** It posts Q2 loss of 21 cents/sh compared to loss of 3 cents a
yr-ago
** For six months ended in Jun, it reports loss of 19 cents/sh
vs loss of 16 cents for comparable period last year, driven
primarily by lower extraction and a fair value adjustment of
Verdera Energy Corp shares
** EU shares, on course to snap a 7-day winning streak, down
about 50% YTD
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))