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Westwater Resources, Inc.


6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300


Centennial, Colorado 80112

www.westwaterresources.net

PRELIMINARY PROXY MATERIALS – SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

NOTICE OF 20212024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To the stockholders of Westwater Resources, Inc.:

We will hold our 20212024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in virtual format only on Thursday, May 21, 202130, 2024, at 9:8:00 a.m., localmountain daylight time at our headquarters, locatedwww.cesonlineservices.com/wwr24_vm. To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must pre-register at 6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, towww.cesonlineservices.com/wwr24_vm by no later than 8:00 a.m., mountain daylight time, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. At the virtual meeting, the stockholders will consider and vote upon the following matters:

1.Approve
Elect as directors the issuance of shares of common stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund pursuant to New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide Rule 713(a). 

five nominees named in the accompanying proxy statement.

2.
Approve an amendment to our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, (a) to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance under such plan by 1,500,0003,000,000 shares, and (b) to increase the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares.

3.Elect as directors the five nominees named in the accompanying proxy statement. 

4.Provide

Hold an advisory approvalvote to approve of our executive compensation.

5.

4.
Ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accountant for 2021. 

2024.

5.
Approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares.
6.
Transact such other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

The Board has fixed the close of business on March 25, 2021Thursday, April 4, 2024, as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Stockholders are cordially invited

We have adopted a virtual-only meeting format for our Annual Meeting to make participation accessible for stockholders from any geographic location. There is no in-person meeting for you to attend. If you wish to attend virtually, and for more information about the virtual-only meeting in person.format, please see “How do I attend a Virtual Annual Meeting” and “Conducting a Virtual Annual Meeting” on pages 1 and 2 of the attached proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. You may vote electronically at the Annual Meeting if you attend virtually or by proxy. If you elect to vote by proxy, please follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card — voting by proxy can occur by mail, via the telephone, or over the Internet. Whether or not you plan to be present atparticipate in the virtual meeting, you are requested to sign and return the enclosed proxy in the enclosed envelope, or to vote all of your shares over the telephone or over the Internet, so that your shares may be voted in accordance with your wishes and in order that the presence of a quorum may be assured. The giving of such proxy will not affect your right to vote in person, should you later decide to virtually attend the meeting. Annual Meeting. Please date and sign the enclosed proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope or vote over the telephone or Internet. Your vote is important.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ JOHN W. LAWRENCE

John W. Lawrence, Corporate Secretary

Centennial, Colorado

                        , 2021


April 5, 2024

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials


for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 21, 2021:

30, 2024:
The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and 20202023 Annual Report to Stockholders


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2024 PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained in this proxy statement, but it does not contain all the information you should consider. We urge you to read the whole proxy statement and our 20202023 Annual Report before you vote. This proxy statement is being made available to stockholders on or about , 2021.

2021Monday, April 15, 2023.

2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Date and Time:

Thursday, May 21, 2021,30, 2024, at 9:8:00 a.m., localmountain daylight time

Record Date:
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Record Date:

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Location:

Place:

Westwater Corporate Headquarters

6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300

Via a live webcast at www.cesonlineservices.com/wwr24_vm
There will be no physical location for this Annual Meeting

Centennial, Colorado 80112

VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

Matter

Board Recommendation

Matter

1.

Board Recommendation

1.Approval, pursuant to New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide Rule 713(a), of the issuance of more than 19.99% of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC on December 4, 2020 (page      ) 

FOR

2.Approval of an increase in the number of shares available under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (page      ) 

FOR

3.Election of five nominees to our Board of Directors (page 5)

FOR each Director Nominee

4.2.

Increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan by 3 million shares and to increase the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares (page 17)
FOR
3.Advisory vote to approve our executive compensation (page 24)

FOR

FOR

5.4.

Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 20212024 (page 43)

FOR

FOR
5.
Increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares (page 44)
FOR

DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND 20212024 NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominating

 

Health, Safety and

 

 

 

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

and Corporate

 

Environment

Name

    

Age

    

Since

    

Audit

    

Compensation

    

Governance

    

 

Terence J. Cryan*

 

58

 

2017; 2006-16

 

  

 

  

 

Ch.

 

  

Christopher M. Jones

 

62

 

2013

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Ch.

Tracy D. Pagliara*

 

58

 

2017

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

  

Karli S. Anderson*

 

47

 

2018

 

x  

 

Ch.

 

  

 

x

Deborah A. Peacock*

 

64

 

2020

 

  Ch.

 

x

 

  

 

  

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NameAge
Director
Since
AuditCompensation
Committees
Nominating and
Corporate
Governance
Safety,
and
Sustainability
Terence J. Cryan+612017; 2006-16x
Frank Bakker#592023Ch.
Tracy D. Pagliara*612017xxCh.
Karli S. Anderson*502018xCh.x
Deborah A. Peacock*672020Ch.xx
+
Mr. Cryan was an Independent Director through February 25, 2022. He became Executive Chairman on February 26, 2022, and as a result is no longer an Independent Director.
#
Mr. Bakker was appointed to the Board effective January 16, 2023. Also on January 16, 2023, Mr. Bakker was elected the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bakker is not an Independent Director.
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PROPOSAL 1:   APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF MORE THAN 19.99% OF THE COMPANY’S ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC

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    AGREEMENT WITH LINCOLN PARK

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    INTENDED USE OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

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    REQUIREMENT TO SEEK STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL

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    EFFECT OF FAILURE TO OBTAIN STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL

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    REASONS FOR TRANSACTION AND EFFECT ON CURRENT STOCKHOLDERS

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    EFFECT OF APPROVAL

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    VOTE REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    REASONS FOR APPROVAL

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    BACKGROUND FOR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SHARES

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    DESCRIPTION OF THE INCENTIVE PLAN

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    EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

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    FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

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    DIRECTOR NOMINEES

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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

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    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

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    DETERMINATION OF 2021 DIRECTOR NOMINEES

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    DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

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    COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

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    COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

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    THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

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    THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

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    THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

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    THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

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    CODE OF ETHICS

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    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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    BOARD OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT

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    AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

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    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

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    ANNUAL COMPENSATION

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    EXECUTIVES AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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    COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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    PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES OF OUR COMPENSATION PLAN

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    HOW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED

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    2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

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    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ELEMENTS

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    HISTORICAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RESULTING IN A FAVORABLE VOTE ON THE SAY-ON-PAY PROPOSAL IN 2020

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DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REGARDING THE NEO PERFORMANCE IN 2020

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    2020 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

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    EVALUATION OF NEO PERFORMANCE IN FISCAL 2020

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    TAX TREATMENT

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    2020 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

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    2020 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

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    POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

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    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

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PROPOSAL 4:  

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    AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT FEES

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    AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

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OTHER BUSINESS

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DELIVERY OF STOCKHOLDER DOCUMENTS

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SOLICITATION OF PROXIES; PAYMENT OF SOLICITATION EXPENSES

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ADJOURNMENTS AND POSTPONEMENTS

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FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

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ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

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APPENDIX A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. 2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

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Westwater Resources, Inc.


6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300


Centennial, Colorado 80112

www.westwaterresources.net

PRELIMINARY PROXY MATERIALS – SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

PROXY STATEMENT

2021
2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by Westwater Resources, Inc. (“Westwater” or the “Company”) on behalf of its Board of Directors for the 20212024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”).

Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting

Q:
Why am I receiving this proxy statement?

A:
You are receiving this proxy statement because you have been identified as a holder of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on March 25, 2021,Thursday, April 4, 2024, the record date for the 20212024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Stockholders (the “Record Date”).

Q:
When and where is the Annual Meeting?

A:
The Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, May 21, 202130, 2024, at 9:8:00 a.m., localmountain daylight time
Q:
How do I attend a Virtual Annual Meeting?
A:
To make participation accessible for stockholders from any geographic location, we are holding the Annual Meeting in a virtual only meeting format. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting at our headquarters,a physical location. If you are a registered stockholder or beneficial owner of common stock holding shares at the close of business on the Record Date, you may attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.cesonlineservices.com/wwr24_vm at least 24 hours before the Annual Meeting begins and pre-registering by entering the control number found on your proxy card, voter instruction form, or Notice, as applicable. If you do not pre-register or you are not a stockholder, you will not be able to attend the meeting. You may log into www.cesonlineservices.com/wwr24_vm, beginning at 7:30 a.m. mountain daylight time on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. mountain daylight time on May 30, 2024. If you experience any technical difficulties during the Annual Meeting, a toll-free number will be available for assistance and will be located at 6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

in the reminder email message you will receive prior to the meeting.

Q:
What are holders of commonscommon stock being asked to vote on?

A:
Holders of common stock are being asked to:

·Proposal 1: Approve, pursuant to New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide Rule 713(a), the issuance of more than 19.99 percent of the Company’s issued and outstanding stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC pursuant to a purchase agreement entered into between the Company and Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC on December 4, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”). 

·Proposal 2: Approve an amendment to the Westwater Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance under such plan by 1,500,000 shares; 

·Proposal 3: Elect as directors the five nominees named in this proxy statement. 

·Proposal 4: Provide advisory approval of our executive compensation. 

·Proposal 5: Ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accountant for 2021. 


Proposal 1:
Elect as directors the five nominees named in this proxy statement.

Proposal 2:
Approve an amendment to the Westwater Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, (a) to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance under such plan by 3,000,000 shares and (b) to increase the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares.

Proposal 3:
Approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation.

Proposal 4:
Ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accountant for 2024.

Proposal 5:
Approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares.
In addition, we may consider such other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.

Q:   Why is the Company seeking stockholder approval of the common stock issuance proposal?

A:   As a result of our listing on New York Stock Exchange American as of March 19, 2021, issuances of our common stock are subject to New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide Rule 713(a), which requires us to obtain stockholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in connection with a transaction, other than a public offering, involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by us of more than 19.99 percent of our outstanding shares of our common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock) at a price less than the lower of (i) the closing price (as reflected on Nasdaq.com, where we were previously listed) immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement, or (ii) the average closing price of the common stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com where we were previously listed) for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement.

Future sales under the Purchase Agreement may result in the issuance by us of more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares of our common stock, which requires stockholder approval for purposes of New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide Rule



713(a). Accordingly, we are seeking approval from our stockholders of the proposed issuances of shares under the Purchase Agreement.  We intend to use the Purchase Agreement as a source of capital to finance the design, engineering and construction of a commercial-scale, battery-grade graphite proceeding plant that is intended to be located in the State of Alabama.

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Q:   Why is the Company seeking an amendment to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan?

A:   This amendment will allow the Company to grant stock-based awards over the next several years to continue to align compensation with stockholder value.

Q:   

Who is eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting?

A:
Holders of common stock as of the close of business on March 25, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting,Record Date, or their duly authorized proxy holders, are eligible to vote. As of the close of business on the record date,Record Date, there were [        ]        shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

If you ownare the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” ​(that are registered in the name of someone else, such asis, if you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee,holder of record), you need to direct that organization to vote those shares on your behalf or obtain an authorization from them and vote the shares for yourself at the meeting.

Q:
How many votes do stockholders have?

A:
Holders of common stock are entitled to cast one vote on each proposal properly brought before the Annual Meeting for each share of common stock that such holder owned at the close of business on the record date.

Record Date.

As of the record date,March 25, 2024, directors and executive officers of the Company as a group beneficially owned and were entitled to vote approximately [           ]1,362,827 shares of common stock, representing less than 1%approximately 2.4% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. All of the directors and executive officers of the Company who are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting have advised the Company that they intend to vote their shares of common stock in favor of each of the proposals, although such persons have not entered into agreements obligating them to do so.

Q:
What vote is required to approve each of the proposals?

A:
Assuming a quorum is present:

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Election of Directors:   For Proposal 3,1, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast, and the five nominees for director who receive the most FOR votes at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy will be elected to the Board. Abstentions, “broker non-votes” and shares that are voted “withhold” in regardsregard to a director nominee will not be counted toward such nominee’s election and will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

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All Other Proposals:   For the other proposals and any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on such proposals or other business at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy is required for approval. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” are not treated as cast either for or against any such proposals or other business, and therefore will not affect the outcome of the vote.

Q:
What constitutes a quorum for the Annual Meeting?

A:
The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of one-third of the votesshares issued and outstanding and entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting constitutes a quorum under the Company’s bylaws. The Company will treat shares of common stock represented by a properly signed and returned proxy, including abstentions and broker non-votes, as present at the Annual Meeting for the purposes of determining the existence of a quorum. If a quorum is not present, the holders of record of a majority of such shares present and entitled to vote may adjourn the Annual Meeting until a quorum is obtained.

Q:
Conducting a Virtual Annual Meeting
A:
The Annual Meeting will be conducted in a virtual-only meeting format. Only stockholders who pre-register for the Annual Meeting by entering the control number found on their proxy card, voter instruction form, or Notice, as applicable, may vote at the Annual Meeting.
Q:
How does the Board recommend that I vote?

A:
The Board unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each director nominee (Proposal 1), and “FOR” each of the other proposals including each director nominee.

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Q:
What happens if I don’t vote?


A:

A:   

If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” (that​(that is, if you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record), the broker, bank or other holder of record who holds your shares of common stock will have authority to vote on “routine” proposals, such asincluding the ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accountants for 20212023 (Proposal 4) and the approval of the increase in authorized common stock (Proposal 5).

However, if you have not submitted voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee, the banks, brokerage firms and other nominees are precluded from exercising their voting discretion with respect to non-routine matters, such asincluding the approvalelection of the common stock issuance proposaldirectors (Proposal 1), the approval of an amendmentthe amendments to the Westwater Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Proposal 2), and the election of directors (Proposal 3), and advisory approval of our executive compensation (Proposal 4), if you have not submitted voting instructions to the broker, bank or other nominee.3). As a result, absent specific instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares, brokers, banks or other holders of record are not empowered to vote such shares on non-routine matters, which we refer to as a “broker non-vote.” The effect of not instructing your broker, bank or other holder of record regarding how you wish your shares to be voted is that your shares will NOT be counted as “FOR” or “AGAINST” for these non-routine matters, and will NOT have an effect on Proposals 1, 2, 3 or 4.

3.

No matter how many or few shares you own you are encouraged to vote and have your voice heard.

Q:
What do I need to do now?

A:
After carefully reading and considering the information contained in this proxy statement, please vote promptly by calling the toll-free number listed on your proxy card, accessing the Internet website listed on your proxy card or by completing, signing and dating your proxy card and returning it by mail in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

If you hold your stock in “street name” through a bank or broker, you must direct your bank or broker to vote in accordance with the instructions you have received from your bank or broker. Submitting your proxy by telephone, Internet or mail or directing your bank or broker to vote your shares will ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. For information on how to vote your shares in person at thea virtual Annual Meeting, see CanHow do I attend thea Virtual Annual Meeting, and vote my shares“Conducting a Virtual Annual Meeting” in person?” below.

the Questions and Answers portion of this Proxy Statement.

Q:
How do I vote?

A:
Stockholders of record may vote, either in person or by proxy, through the following methods:

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Via the Internet:   You may vote by proxy via the Internet by following the instructions on the proxy card. You will be asked to provide the company number and control number from the enclosed proxy card. 

·card, voter instruction form, or Notice, as applicable.


By Telephone:   You may vote by proxy by calling the toll-free number found on the proxy card.

·You will be asked to provide the company number and control number from the enclosed proxy card, voter instruction form, or Notice, as applicable.


By Mail:   You may vote by proxy by filling out the proxy card and sending it back in the envelope provided.

·In Person:  You may attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. 

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” (that​(that is, if you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other holder of record), you can vote in one of four ways:

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Via the Internet:   You may vote by proxy via the Internet by following the instructions on the voting instruction form accompanying the proxy materials.

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By Telephone:   You may vote by proxy by calling the toll-free number found on the voting instruction form.

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By Mail:   You may vote by proxy by filling out the voting instruction form and sending it back in the envelope provided.

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In Person3:  You must obtain a legal proxy from the organization that holds your shares if you wish to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. You will need to ask the broker, bank or other nominee holding your shares for a legal proxy and bring the legal proxy with you to the Annual Meeting. You will not be able to vote your shares at the meeting without a legal proxy. If you request a legal proxy, any previously executed proxy will be revoked, and your vote will not be counted unless you appear at the Annual Meeting and vote in person or legally appoint another proxy to vote on your behalf. 



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How will my proxy be voted?


A:

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All shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting by properly executed proxy cards, voted over the telephone or voted over the Internet will be voted in accordance with the instructions indicated on those proxies. If you hold shares in your name and sign and return a proxy card or submit a proxy by telephone or over the Internet without giving specific voting instructions, your shares will be voted “FOR” each director nominee (Proposal 1), and allFOR” each of the other proposals.

proposals (Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5).

Q:
If my broker holds my shares in “street name,” will my broker automatically vote my shares for me?

A:
No. If you do not provide your broker with instructions on how to vote your “street name” shares, your broker will not be permitted to vote on non-routine matters on your behalf. You should therefore be sure to provide your broker with instructions on how to vote your shares, following the directions your broker provides to you. Please check the voting form used by your broker to see if the broker offers telephone or Internet voting.

All stockholders are urged to have their voices heard on thisthese important matter—matters — please vote your shares today.

Q:
Can I attend the virtual Annual Meeting and vote my shares in person?

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Yes. All stockholders, including stockholders of record and stockholders who hold their shares through banks, brokers, custodians or any other record holder, are invited to attend the virtual Annual Meeting. Holders of record of common stock as of the record dateRecord Date can vote in person at the virtual Annual Meeting.Meeting by visiting www.cesonloneservices.com/wwr24_vm at least 24 hours before the Annual Meeting and pre-registering by entering the control number found on your proxy card, voter instruction form, or Notice, as applicable. If you are not a stockholder of record, you must obtain a valid legal proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder of your shares, such as a bank, broker, custodian or other record holder, to be able to vote in person at the virtual Annual Meeting.

If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must hold your shares in your own name, have a letter or recent brokerage statement from the record holder of your shares confirming your ownership or have a valid proxy authorizing you to vote shares at the meeting, and you must bring a form of personal photo identification with you in order to be admitted. The Company reserves the right to refuse admittance to anyone without proper proof of share ownership, proper authorization to vote shares, or proper photo identification.

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What does it mean if I receive more than one set of materials?

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This means you own shares of the Company that are registered under different names. For example, you may own some shares directly as a stockholder of record and other shares through a broker, or you may own shares through more than one broker. In these situations, you will receive multiple sets of proxy materials. You must complete, sign, date and return all of the proxy cards or follow the instructions for any alternative voting procedures on each of the proxy cards you receive in order to vote all of the shares you own. Each proxy card you receive will come with its own postage-paid return envelope; if you vote by mail, make sure you return each proxy card in the return envelope that accompanied that proxy card.

Q:
What can I do if I want to change or revoke my vote?

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You have the right to revoke a proxy, whether delivered over the Internet, by telephone or by mail, at any time before it is exercised, by voting again at a later date through any of the methods available to you, by attending the virtual Annual Meeting and voting in person,directly during the meeting, or if you are a holder of record, by giving written notice of revocation to the Company prior to the time the meeting begins. Written notice of revocation should be mailed to: Westwater Resources, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

If you hold your shares in “street name,” and wish to change or revoke your vote, please refer to the information on the voting instruction form included with these materials and forwarded to you by your bank, broker, custodian or other record holder to see your voting options.

Q:
Whom should I call if I have questions about the Annual Meeting?

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You should call Alliance Advisors,contact Christopher Rice, our proxy solicitor at (855) 600-8107Morrow Sodali, at 800 662-5200 or at WWR@info.morrowsodali.com, or contact John W. Lawrence, our corporate secretary,Corporate Secretary, at (303) 531-0516.


303-531-0516 or at john.lawrence@wwr.net.

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PROPOSAL 1

APPROVAL

ELECTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF MORE THAN 19.99% OF THE COMPANY’S ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC

On December 4, 2020, we entered intoDIRECTORS

NameAgeDirector SincePrimary Occupation
Terence J. Cryan612017; 2006 – 2016Chairman of the Board, Westwater Resources, Inc. (Executive Chairman since February 26, 2022) and Managing Director, MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC
Frank Bakker592022President and Chief Executive Officer, Westwater Resources, Inc.
Tracy D. Pagliara612017Chief Executive Officer, TPAG Enterprises, LLC
Karli S. Anderson502018Executive Vice President, Chief People and ESG Officer, and Head of Communications, Summit Materials, Inc.
Deborah A. Peacock672020President, CEO & Managing Director, Peacock Law P.C.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES NAMED BELOW.


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DIRECTOR NOMINEES
Terence J. Cryan
Director, Executive Chairman of the Board and Member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee
Terence J. Cryan rejoined the Westwater Resources Board as its Chairman in August 2017, and he became Executive Chairman on February 26, 2022. He previously served as a director from October 2006 to March 2016, served as Westwater’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from September 2012 to March 2013, and served as Chairman of the Board from June 2014 through March 2016. Mr. Cryan is also Chairman of the Board of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: OPTT) where he has served as a director since October 2012.
Mr. Cryan currently serves as a Managing Director of MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC, which provides qualified interim leadership and advice to stakeholders across a broad spectrum of business sectors. Mr. Cryan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Williams Industrial Services Group (f/k/a Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.), a publicly traded provider of construction and maintenance services to power, energy and industrial customers, from March 2015 until July 2017. Previously, Mr. Cryan served as Co-founder and Managing Director of Concert Energy Partners, an investment and private equity firm based in New York City from 2001 until 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Cryan was a Senior Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division at Bear Stearns. Additionally, Mr. Cryan was a Managing Director, Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Group and member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee at Paine Webber which he joined following its acquisition of Kidder, Peabody in 1994. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Cryan also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Medical Acoustics LLC.
Mr. Cryan served as a Director on the Board of Global Power Equipment Group Inc. from January 2008 until July 2017. Mr. Cryan was previously a Director on the Board of Superior Drilling Products, Inc. from June 2014 to December 2016. He was also previously a Director of The Providence Service Corporation from May 2009 to May 2011, and Gryphon Gold Corporation from August 2009 to December 2012. Mr. Cryan has also been an adjunct professor at the Metropolitan College of New York Graduate School of Business. Mr. Cryan received a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1984 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tufts University in 1983. Mr. Cryan is a Board Leadership Fellow and member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Cryan’s extensive financial industry experience provides him with a wealth of knowledge in dealing with financial, accounting and regulatory matters. Mr. Cryan’s prior professional experience also permits him to provide valuable advice to the Company with respect to potential capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions, and his prior Board service and service as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company provides him a deep understanding of the operations of the Company.
Frank Bakker
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Safety and Sustainability Committee
Frank Bakker was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed a director on January 16, 2023. Mr. Bakker served as Vice President and General Manager — Alabama Graphite Products from October 2022 until January 2023. Mr. Bakker has over 30 years of experience in engineering, project management, operations, and general management. Prior to joining the Company, from 2017 to 2021, he was responsible for engineering, project management, and plant operations at several methanol plants in Houston, Texas and in Charleston, West Virginia, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer for US Methanol LLC, as the Project Director for BD Energy, and as the Project Manager for Altivia AOC. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Bakker served as President & Chief Executive Officer, and earlier as General Manager, in the ammonia and methanol business for OCI Partners LP in Beaumont, Texas. Mr. Bakker began his career at DSM in the Netherlands in 1989, working in various increasing management roles in the ammonia, engineering plastics and resins production businesses, eventually serving as the Manufacturing Director and Site Manager. Mr. Bakker received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Twente Netherlands, and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Bakker has the necessary experience and education to serve the Company well through the construction and operation of the Kellyton advanced graphite processing plant.

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Tracy D. Pagliara
Director, Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee
Tracy D. Pagliara has served as a director since July 2017. Mr. Pagliara is the CEO of TPAG Enterprises, LLC (“TPAG”), a sole member LLC providing legal and financial consulting services, and through TPAG he began serving as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: OPTT) in February 2024. From April 2018 to September 2023, Mr. Pagliara served as CEO of Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. (f/k/a Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.) (NYSE American: WLMS), a publicly traded provider of construction and maintenance services to power, energy and industrial customers (“Williams”). From July 2017 to April 2018, Mr. Pagliara served as Co-President and Co-CEO of Williams. Mr. Pagliara joined Williams in April 2010 as General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President, Business Development and served in multiple other positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President, Administration, prior to his appointment as Co-President and Co-CEO in July 2017. Prior to joining Williams in April 2010, Mr. Pagliara served as the Chief Legal Officer of Gardner Denver, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered compressors, blowers, pumps, and other fluid transfer equipment, from August 2000 through August 2008. He also had responsibility for other roles during his tenure with Gardner Denver, including Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Mr. Pagliara held positions of increasing responsibility in the legal departments of Verizon Communications/GTE Corporation from August 1996 to August 2000 and Kellwood Company from May 1993 to August 1996, ultimately serving in the role of Assistant General Counsel for each company. Mr. Pagliara has a B.S. in Accounting and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Missouri and Illinois State Bars and a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Pagliara brings to the Board extensive experience advising public companies and companies in the energy industry, in addition to companies with similar capital needs to Westwater. Mr. Pagliara’s background in accounting also permits him to contribute substantially as a member of the Audit Committee.
Karli S. Anderson
Director, Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit Committee and the Safety and Sustainability Committee
Karli S. Anderson is Executive Vice President, Chief People and Environmental, Safety, and Governance (ESG) Officer, and Head of Communications at Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM), a leading vertically-integrated materials company with operations throughout North America. She previously served as Vice President, Investor Relations for Royal Gold, Inc., a precious metals stream and royalty company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal streams, royalties, and similar production-based interests with over 190 properties on six continents. Previously, from 2010 to 2013, Ms. Anderson was a Senior Director of Investor Relations for Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest gold producers. Ms. Anderson’s 20 years of capital markets experience includes stockholder engagement related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with both equity and fixed income investors as well as proxy advisory firms. From 2012 to 2018, Ms. Anderson served as Chair of the Board of the Denver Gold Group, an organization representing seven-eighths of the world’s publicly traded gold and silver companies. Ms. Anderson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in telecommunications from Ohio University and a Masters of Business Administration (finance) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Anderson is a Governance Fellow and member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and Women Corporate Directors.
Ms. Anderson’s insights and guidance, her wealth of experience in the mining industry leading an environmental and safety function, as well as her advocacy towards better corporate governance, will continue to be critical assets to Westwater.
Deborah A. Peacock
Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Ms. Peacock is an attorney licensed to practice law in New Mexico, Colorado, and New York, Stock Exchange American (“NYSE American”) Company Guide Rule 713(a) to sell sharesand she is a Registered Patent Attorney. Ms. Peacock is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and New

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Mexico. Ms. Peacock is the President, CEO, Managing Director, and owner of our common stock, if we so choose, to Lincoln ParkPeacock Law P.C. located in excessAlbuquerque, New Mexico, which she founded in April 1995.
From 2011 until March 2023, Ms. Peacock served on the Board of 19.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock asRegents of the dateNew Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology and served as the Chair thereof in the last six years. Ms. Peacock served on the New Mexico Mining Safety Board from 2015 until 2021. From 2017 to 2022, Ms. Peacock served on the Board of Directors of THEMAC Resources Group, Ltd. (CVE: MAC), chaired its Corporate Governance Committee and was a member of its Audit Committee, as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary New Mexico Copper Corp. Since 2017, Ms. Peacock has served on the Board of Directors of New Mexico Gas Company, and from 2018 to February 2023, she served on the Board of Directors of Emera Technologies, LLC — both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Emera, Inc. (TSE:EMA). In addition to her corporate Board service, Ms. Peacock served on the National Academy of Sciences, Earth Resources Committee (2020-2023). Ms. Peacock previously served on the Board of The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and both its Audit and Executive Committees, and was Chair of its Audit Committee. She previously served on the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and as Chair thereof for four years. In 2014, Ms. Peacock co-founded the Greater New Mexico Chapter of Women Corporate Directors. Ms. Peacock served on the Board of New Mexico Angels from 2005 to 2022.
Ms. Peacock obtained her Bachelors of Science degree (B.S.) in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and her Law Degree (J.D.) from Harvard Law School. She is also a Governance Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Peacock brings to the Board extensive experience in or with corporate governance, financial oversight, ESG, a wide variety of business and corporate legal matters including intellectual property and mergers & acquisitions, and has knowledge of mining and metallurgy industries, environmental regulations, permitting, and social license.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
The Company’s business and affairs are overseen by the Board pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”). Members of the Purchase Agreement, as more fully described below.  As of [March 11, 2021], the Company has sold approximately [18.1]%Board are kept informed of the outstanding sharesCompany’s business through discussions with the Chairman and key members of common stock asmanagement, by reviewing materials provided to them and by participating in Board and Committee meetings. All members of the dateBoard are elected annually by the stockholders.
Regular attendance at Board meetings and the Annual Meeting is expected of each director. Our Board held 9 meetings during 2023. All directors that then served on the Board in 2023 attended all Board and all Committee meetings in 2023. The independent directors met in executive session at several of the Purchase Agreement, also as more fully described below.

Agreement with Lincoln Park

Under the terms and subject to the conditionsBoard meetings held in 2023. All of the Purchase Agreement, we havedirectors attended the right, but not2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Board Leadership Structure
The Company’s governing documents allow the obligation,roles of Chairman (or Executive Chairman) and Chief Executive Officer to sell to Lincoln Park, and Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase, up to $100.0 million worth of shares of our common stock. Sales of common stockbe filled by the Company are subjectsame or different individuals. This approach allows the Board flexibility to certain limitations,evaluate and may occur from time to time, at our sole discretion, overdetermine, on an annual basis, whether the 36-month period commencing aftertwo roles should be separate or combined based upon the satisfactionCompany’s needs, the Board’s assessment of certain conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Such conditions were satisfied on January 7, 2021 (the “Commencement Date”).

Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company may direct Lincoln Park to purchase up to 100,000 shares of common stock on any business day (each, a “Regular Purchase”), subject to a maximum purchase commitment of $1,000,000 per Regular Purchase. In addition, provided the closing price of our common stock exceeds a certain threshold price set forth in the Purchase Agreement and we have directed Lincoln Park to purchase the maximum amount of shares in a Regular Purchase, we may,Company’s leadership from time to time, and at our sole discretion, also direct Lincoln Park to purchase additional shareslong-term interests of our common stockstockholders. Based on these considerations, currently Mr. Cryan serves as Executive Chairman and Mr. Bakker serves as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cryan is best situated to serve as Executive Chairman given his long tenure with the Company and his extensive experience involving board leadership, corporate strategy, succession planning and talent acquisition as well as dealing with the financial markets and institutional investors. Mr. Bakker is best situated to serve as Chief Executive Officer given his experience in “accelerated purchases,”engineering, project management, construction and “additional accelerated purchases” as set forth inoperations, and general corporate management.

Determination of 2024 Director Nominees
Each of the Purchase Agreement. The purchase price per share is based on the market price of our common stockdirector nominees at the time of sale as computed under the Purchase Agreement.

The purchase price for Regular Purchases equals 95%2024 Annual Meeting are existing directors of the lower of (i)Company. Mr. Cryan, Mr. Bakker, Mr. Pagliara, Ms. Anderson, and Ms. Peacock were elected by the lowest sale price of our common stock on the purchase date, or (ii) the arithmetic average of the three lowest closing sale prices for our common stock during the ten consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the purchase date. A purchase notice for a Regular Purchase may only be issued after the markets have closed (i.e., after 4:00 pm eastern time), which ensures that the purchase price is always known and fixedstockholders at the time the purchase notice is issued.

On any trading day when the closing price of our common stock is above $0.50 and when the maximum Regular Purchase has been made as described above, we also2023 Annual Meeting.

Director Independence
The Board annually reviews all relationships that directors have the right (but not the obligation), in our sole discretion, to present Lincoln Park with a purchase notice for an accelerated purchase (an “Accelerated Purchase”). An Accelerated Purchase directs Lincoln Park to purchase up to the lesser of (i) three times the number of shares purchased pursuant to a Regular Purchase, or (ii) 30% of the trading volume on the date of the Accelerated Purchase, in each case at a purchase price equal to 95% of the lower of the volume weighted average price of our common stock during the Accelerated Purchase measurement period on the applicable Accelerated Purchase date and the closing sale price of our common stock on the applicable Accelerated Purchase date.

Lincoln Park has no right to require the Company to sellaffirmatively determine whether the directors are “independent” under NYSE American listing standards. The Board has determined that each of Mr. Pagliara, Ms. Anderson, and Ms. Peacock are “independent” and as a result, each existing member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is “independent.” Mr. Cryan was determined to be an “independent” director until February 26, 2022, when he began serving as Executive Chairman. In arriving at the foregoing independence determination, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each director or any sharesmember of common stockher or his immediate family and the Company, its subsidiaries, or its affiliates. The Board has determined that the directors designated as “independent” have no relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of their independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Communications with the Board
Interested parties, including the Company’s stockholders, desiring to Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Parkcommunicate with the Board members, including its non-management directors as a group, may do so by mailing a request to the Corporate Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Pursuant to the instruction of the Company’s non-management directors, the Corporate Secretary will review inquiries and if they are relevant to, and consistent with our operations, policies and procedures, they will be forwarded to the director or directors to whom they are addressed. Inquiries not forwarded will be retained by the Company and will be made available to any director upon request.

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Committees of the Board
The Board has established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and a Safety and Sustainability Committee. The table below indicates the members of each standing Board Committee as of April 4, 2024.
Board MemberAuditCompensation
Nominating and
Corporate
Governance
Safety and
Sustainability
Terence J. Cryan+x
Frank Bakker#Ch.
Tracy D. Pagliara*xxCh.
Karli S. Anderson*xCh.x
Deborah A. Peacock*Ch.xx
+
Mr. Cryan was an Independent Director through February 25, 2022. He became Executive Chairman on February 26, 2022, and as a result he is obligatedno longer an Independent Director.
#
Mr. Bakker was appointed to make purchases as we direct, subject to certain conditions. In all instances, we maythe Board effective January 16, 2023, following the resignation of Chad M. Potter on January 16, 2023. Also on January 16, 2023, Mr. Bakker was elected the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bakker is not sell sharesan Independent Director.
*
Independent Director.
Each of our common stock to Lincoln Parkthe Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Safety and Sustainability Committee operates under a charter, adopted by the Purchase Agreement if it would result in Lincoln Park beneficially owning more than 9.99% of our common stock. There are no upper limitsBoard, which is available on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for sharesCompany’s website at www.westwaterresources.net under “Corporate Governance,” or in print, without charge, to any stockholder who sends a request to the Corporate Secretary of common stock. ThereWestwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. The functions performed by each of the standing Committees are no trading volume requirements or restrictions underbriefly described below. The Company’s website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on the Purchase Agreement,website is not incorporated by reference into, and we controldoes not form a part of, this proxy statement.
The Audit Committee
We have a separately designated Audit Committee composed solely of independent directors. The Audit Committee held four meetings in 2023.
The Audit Committee’s primary responsibilities are to:

assist the timingBoard in discharging its responsibilities with respect to the accounting policies, internal controls and amountfinancial reporting of any salesthe Company;

monitor compliance with applicable laws and regulations, standards and ethical business conduct, and the systems of our common stockinternal controls;

assist the Board in its oversight of the qualifications, independence and performance of the registered public accounting firm engaged to Lincoln Park. There are no limitations on usebe the independent auditor of proceeds, financial or business covenants, restrictions on future funding, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damagesthe Company; and

prepare the Audit Committee report required to be included in the Purchase Agreement. Company’s proxy statements.
The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, at our discretion, without any penalty or cost to us. We currently intend to use any net proceeds fromBoard has determined that Ms. Peacock, the sale of securities to Lincoln Park for general corporate purposes, which may include advancing our graphite business, making additions to our working capital or funding future acquisitions, among other things.

We have agreed with Lincoln Park that we will not enter into any “variable rate” transactions with any third party for 36 months, beginning on the Commencement Date, pursuant to the termsChair of the Purchase Agreement. We issued to Lincoln Park 150,000 sharesAudit Committee, and Mr. Pagliara, a member of common stock as commitment shares in consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement.



The Purchase Agreement and Registration Agreement are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, toAudit Committee, each satisfies the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed withcriteria adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2020.

Intended Use(“SEC”) to serve as an “audit committee financial expert.” In addition, the Board has determined that each of Ms. Peacock, Mr. Pagliara, and Ms. Anderson, constituting all current members of the Purchase Agreement

We intend to use the Purchase Agreement as a source of capital to finance the design, engineering and construction of a commercial-scale, battery-grade graphite processing plant thatAudit Committee, is intended to be located in the State of Alabama and known generally as the Coosa Graphite Project.   

In February 2021, Westwater announced the commencement of a definitive feasibility study (“DFS”) for the Coosa Graphite Project that will produce designs and drawings for the detailed engineering effort needed before beginning the construction of the processing plant.  The DFS also will identify long-lead items and provide detailed specifications for these items to be ordered.  The processing plant will proceed in two phases.  Phase I will build and operate a commercial-scale processing plant capable of producing 7,500 metric tonnes per year of our three battery-grade products, ULTRA-PMG™, ULTRA-CSPG™, and ULTRA-DEXDG™.  In Phase II, the capacity of the processing plant will be increased to produce 15,000 metric tonnes per year.  The DFS will address both Phase I and Phase II.  The DFS is scheduled to be completed by the end of the second quarter of FY2021.  Construction of the processing plant is anticipated to begin at the end of 2021 and continue through 2022.

Westwater plans to utilize the DFS as a basis for engaging financial institutions to fund the design, engineering and construction of the processing plant.  Westwater realizes that any participation by financial institutions will also require capital contributions from Westwater.  However, until the DFS is available and discussions on financing commence, the balance between funding from financial institutions and Westwater cannot be determined.  As a result, Westwater put into place the Purchase Agreement to generate the necessary amount of capital that Westwater believes is needed to finance the design, engineering and construction of the processing plant.  The Purchase Agreement will minimize capital risk to construct the processing plant and maintain the construction schedule.  

Requirement to Seek Stockholder Approval

At the time we entered into the Purchase Agreement, our common stock was listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and we agreed in the Purchase Agreement that we would not issue or sell to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement any shares of our common stock in excess of 3,804,370 (including the 150,000 commitment shares), which represents 19.99% of the shares of our common stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Purchase Agreement (the “Exchange Cap”), unless (i) we obtain stockholder approval to issue shares of common stock in excess of the Exchange Cap in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market or (ii) the average price of all applicable sales of common stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement (excluding the 150,000 commitment shares) equals or exceeds $6.15, such that issuances and sales of our common stock to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement would be exempt from the Exchange Cap limitation under applicable Nasdaq rules. Also, the Purchase Agreement provides that we may not issue or sell any shares of our common stock under the Purchase Agreement if such issuance or sale would breach any applicable Nasdaq rules, and Nasdaq Rule 5635(d) requires us to obtain stockholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in connection with a transaction, other than a public offering, involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by us of more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares of our common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of our common stock) at a price less than the lower of (i) the closing price (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement, or (ii) the average closing price of the common stock (as reflected on Nasdaq.com) for the five trading days immediately preceding the signing of the binding agreement (the “Nasdaq 20% Rule”). Under applicable Nasdaq rules, the Nasdaq 20% Rule continues to apply to transactions we entered into while our common stock was listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, despite our subsequent decision to delist our common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In addition, because our common stock will be listed on the NYSE American as of March 19, 2021, we are subject to the NYSE American listing rules, including Rule 713(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide (together with the Nasdaq 20% Rule, the “20% Rules”).  Rule 713(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide requires stockholder approval of a transaction, other than a public offering, involving the sale, issuance or potential issuance by an issuer of common stock at a price less than the greater of book or market value which together with sales by officers, directors or principal stockholders of the issuer equals 20% or more of presently outstanding common stock.

Accordingly, to comply with the Exchange Cap and 20% Rules, we are seeking stockholder approval of the issuance of shares of our common stock under the Purchase Agreement. Through [March 11, 2021], we have sold [3,450,000] shares of common stock (including the 150,000 commitment shares) for aggregate gross proceeds of $[22,086,200] under the Purchase Agreement, and $[77,913,800] of the $100.0 million total commitment under the Purchase Agreement remains available for sale. We may sell up to an additional [354,370] shares under the Purchase Agreement without seeking additional stockholder approval in compliance with the 20% Rules.



In order to fully utilize the $100.0 million expected to be available to us, we believe that we would need to issue 12,000,000 additional shares of common stock to Lincoln Park, which would be in excess of the 20% Rules. Accordingly, in order to be able to sell to Lincoln Park the full amount available under the Purchase Agreement, we are seeking stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares as of the date we enter into the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park.

In order to comply with the 20% Rules and to satisfy conditions under the Purchase Agreement, we are seeking stockholder approval to permit issuance of more than 19.99% of our common stock to Lincoln Parkindependent director pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. We are seeking stockholder approval for the issuance of up to 15,450,000 shares of our common stockrequirements under the Purchase Agreement. We would seek additional stockholder approval before issuing more than such 15,450,000 shares.

Effect of Failure to Obtain Stockholder Approval

If the stockholders do not approve this Proposal 1, we will be unable to issue shares of common stock to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in excess of the Exchange Cap. As a result, the Company would need to seek alternative sources of financing in order to complete engineering and design and to commence construction of the processing facility for the Coosa Graphite Project.  Those alternative sources of financing could include a traditional capital raise, which from past experience have been quite costly, are generally limited in size, may result in significant price discounts for stock offerings, and could include the concurrent issuance of warrants.  Without the availability of the Purchase Agreement, Westwater also may need to consider putting into place a convertible debt facility, but those facilities could include significant discounts and could contain terms that may materially impact the value of the Coosa Graphite Project.  Yet another option if the Purchase Agreement is not approved is the use of a partner or joint venture, but finding and negotiating with such entities takes time and, in the end, it is likely that Westwater would have to share a substantial portion of the anticipated profits from the Coosa Graphite Project, which is currently wholly-owned by Westwater.

Reasons for Transaction and Effect on Current Stockholders

The Board of Directors has determined that the Purchase Agreement with Lincoln Park is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders because the right to sell shares to Lincoln Park provides the Company with a reliable source of capital at low cost as compared to other sources, and the ability to access that capital when and as needed, which de-risks the Coosa Graphite Project.

The Purchase Agreement does not affect the rights of the holders of outstanding common stock, but the sale of shares to Lincoln Park pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement will have a dilutive effect on the existing stockholders, including the voting power and economic rights of the existing stockholders. As of [March 11, 2021], the Company had [31,836,315] shares outstanding.  If we were to sell to Lincoln Park all 15,450,000 shares we are seeking stockholder approval to issue under the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park would have purchased approximately 35.2% of the outstanding shares of the Company after such issuances; however, at any one time Lincoln Park is limited from owning more than 9.99 percent of the Company’s outstanding shares.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchase Agreement provides that the Company shall not issue, and Lincoln Park shall not purchase, any shares of our common stock under the Purchase Agreement if such shares proposed to be issued and sold, when aggregated with all other shares of our common stock then owned beneficially (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)amended (the “Exchange Act”) and NYSE American listing standards and is able to read and understand the Company’s financial statements.


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The Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee held six meetings in 2023, and also engaged in a number of informal discussions. The Compensation Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in developing the Company’s compensation philosophy, setting the compensation of the Company’s executive officers, and administering and implementing the Company’s incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans. The Compensation Committee’s duties and responsibilities are to:

review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers;

evaluate the performance of the Company’s executive officers in light of such goals and objectives; and

determine and approve executive officer compensation based on such evaluation.
The Compensation Committee also reviews and discusses the Compensation Discussion and Analysis appearing in the Company’s proxy statements with management, and based on such review and discussions, has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth herein be included in this proxy statement.
Under the Compensation Committee Charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to retain compensation consultants. Although none were used in 2023, the Compensation Committee has previously engaged compensation consultants. In 2021, NFP Compensation Consulting (f/k/a Longnecker and Associates) was engaged to review the Company’s compensation program for named executive officers. The Compensation Committee also has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from executives, internal or external legal, accounting, or other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties.
The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to determine the amount and form of compensation paid to non-executive employees and consultants to officers and other appropriate supervisory personnel. It may also delegate its authority (other than its authority to determine the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer) to a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee. Finally, to the extent permitted by Lincoln Parkapplicable law, the Compensation Committee may delegate to one or more officers (or other appropriate personnel) the authority to recommend stock options and other stock awards for employees who are not executive officers or members of the Board.
The Board has determined that each of Ms. Peacock, Mr. Pagliara, and Ms. Anderson, constituting all current members of the Compensation Committee, is an independent director pursuant to the requirements under the Exchange Act and NYSE American listing standards.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held two meetings in 2023. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s duties and responsibilities are to:

recommend to the Board director nominees for the annual meeting of stockholders;

recommend and approve compensation for the independent directors;

identify and recommend candidates to fill vacancies occurring between annual stockholder meetings; and

oversee all aspects of corporate governance of the Company.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board identifies director candidates based on input provided by a number of sources, including members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, other directors, our stockholders, members of management and third parties. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not distinguish between nominees recommended by our stockholders and those recommended by other parties. Any stockholder recommendation must be sent to the Corporate Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, and must include detailed background information regarding the suggested candidate that demonstrates how the individual meets the Board membership criteria discussed below. The Nominating and

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Corporate Governance Committee also has the authority to consult with or retain advisors or search firms to assist in the identification of qualified director candidates.
As part of the identification process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into account each candidate’s business and professional skills, experience serving in management or on the board of directors of companies similar to the Company, financial literacy, independence, personal integrity and judgment. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will, in connection with its assessment and recommendation of candidates for director, consider diversity (including, but not limited to, gender, race, ethnicity, age, experience and skills) and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the then-current and anticipated future needs of the Board and the Company, and to maintain a balance of perspectives, qualifications, qualities and skills on the Board. The Board does not have a formal diversity policy for directors. However, the Board is committed to an inclusive membership. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek candidates that have different qualities and experiences at different times in order to maximize the aggregate experience, qualities and strengths of the Board members, nominees for each election or appointment of directors will be evaluated using a substantially similar process. Incumbent directors who are being considered for re-nomination are re-evaluated both on their performance as directors and their continued ability to meet the required qualifications.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also regularly reviews and sets the terms of compensation for each member of the Board and its various Committees. Such compensation decisions are made on an annual basis following the annual general meeting of stockholders. Together with the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also routinely considers executive officer succession planning, identification, and election. Generally, the Company’s named executive officers are appointed by the Board on an annual basis following the annual general meeting of stockholders. Finally, as part of its responsibilities, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee oversees matters of corporate governance.
The Board has determined that each of Mr. Pagliara and Ms. Peacock, constituting all current members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, is an independent director pursuant to the requirements under the Exchange Act and NYSE American listing standards.
The Safety and Sustainability Committee
The Safety and Sustainability Committee held three meetings in 2023. The Safety and Sustainability Committee’s primary responsibility is for management of health, safety, loss prevention, operational security, sustainable development, environmental management and affairs, community relations, human rights, government relations and communications issues relating to the Company, including compliance with laws and regulations. The Committee’s primary purposes are to:

provide advice, counsel, and recommendations to management on:

health, safety, loss prevention issues and operational security; and

issues relating to sustainable development, environmental management and affairs, community relations, human rights, government relations and communications; and

assist the Board in its oversight of:

health, safety, loss prevention and operational security issues relating to the Company;

sustainable development, environmental affairs, relations with communities and civil society, government relations, communications issues and human rights relating to the Company;

the Company’s compliance with regulations and policies that provide processes, procedures, and standards to follow in accomplishing the Company’s goals and objectives relating to:

health, safety, loss prevention issues and operational security; and

sustainable development, environmental management affairs, community relations, human rights, government relations and communications issues; and

management of risks related thereto.

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monitor the Company’s implementation of its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) policy, including establishing short-term and long-term goals, and regularly reviewing, updating and modifying them as appropriate.
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is applicable to the Company’s chairman (or executive chairman), chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, general counsel, controller, and treasurer, and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is applicable to all directors, officers, and employees. Copies of the codes are available on the Company’s website at www.westwaterresources.net under “Corporate Governance” or in print, without charge, to any stockholder who sends a request to the office of the Corporate Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. In the event that the Company makes any amendment to, or grants any waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, or certain other senior officers and requires disclosure under applicable SEC rules, the Company intends to disclose such amendment or waiver and the reasons for the amendment or waiver on the Company’s website or, as required by NYSE American rules, file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC reporting the amendment or waiver.
The Company’s website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on the website is not incorporated by reference into, and does not form a part of, this proxy statement.
Related Party Transactions
The Company’s general policy with respect to related party transactions is included in its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the administration of which is overseen by the Audit Committee. Directors and officers are required to report to the Audit Committee any potential transaction that the Company would be required to disclose pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act (a “Related Party Transaction”). If a potential Related Party Transaction is disclosed to the Audit Committee, it will be reviewed by the non-interested members of Audit Committee and they will decide whether the Related Party Transaction will be permitted in accordance with the policy in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
The Company also collects information about actual or potential Related Party Transactions in its annual questionnaire completed by directors and officers. Potential Related Party Transactions are subject to the review and approval of the non-interested members of the Audit Committee. In determining whether to approve any such transaction, the Audit Committee will consider such factors as it deems relevant, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length negotiations with an unrelated third party.
Stock Trading Policies
The Company’s securities trading policy applies to the Company and to the Company’s directors, officers, and employees and is designed to ensure compliance with the laws prohibiting insider trading, to avoid even the appearance of improper conduct on the part of anyone employed by or associated with the Company, and to require the Company’s directors, officers, and key employees to effect transactions in the Company’s stock only during certain trading windows and to pre-clear all such transactions with a designated officer of the Company. The Company’s securities trading policy specifically prohibits any Company personnel from engaging in short-term or speculative transactions involving the Company’s stock, including a prohibition on: (a) trading in Company stock on a short-term basis and thus requiring stock purchased on the open market to be held for a minimum of six months; (b) purchases of Company stock on margin; (c) short sales of Company stock; (d) buying or selling put or call options or other derivative securities relating to Company stock; (e) engaging in hedging or monetization transactions, such as collar, equity swaps, prepaid variable forwards, and exchange funds with respect to Company stock; (f) participating in investment clubs that invest in the Company’s securities; (g) holding the Company’s securities in a margin account; (h) placing open orders of longer than three business days or ending after a trading window has closed (except pursuant to a qualified trading plan that is intended to comply with the safe harbor in Rule 10b5-1); and (i) pledging Company stock as security for any obligation.

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Board Oversight of Risk Management
The Board has overall responsibility for risk oversight with a focus on the most significant risks facing the Company. The Board relies upon the President and Chief Executive Officer to supervise day-to-day risk management, who reports directly to the Board and certain Committees on such matters as appropriate.
The Board is also responsible for oversight of the Company’s efforts to address ESG matters. The Company has a long history of environmental leadership, especially with regard to state and federal regulations as they apply to our former uranium operations. In addition, we have performed our work without serious injury for several years — emblematic of our approach to safe work practices, procedures and leadership. As part of our environmental sustainability efforts as we develop our graphite business, the Westwater team has developed, and made a provisional patent application for, a process that purifies graphite with a lighter environmental footprint than processes used by others in our business. Also, as part of our ongoing efforts to provide for diversity on our Board of Directors, two-thirds of the independent Directors are females.
The Board delegates certain oversight responsibilities to its Committees. For example, while the primary responsibility for financial and other reporting, internal controls, compliance with laws and regulations and ethics rests with the management, the Audit Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and corporate policies and controls, and the independent auditor’s selection, retention, qualifications, objectivity and independence. Additionally, the Compensation Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s compensation programs, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s governance structure and processes and succession planning. The Board and each Committee consider reports and presentations from the members of management responsible for the matters considered to enable the Board and each Committee to understand and discuss risk identification and risk management.

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee, operating under a written charter adopted by the Board, reports to and acts on behalf of the Board by providing oversight of the Company’s independent auditor and the Company’s financial management and financial reporting procedures. Management has primary responsibility for preparing the Company’s financial statements and establishing and maintaining effective internal financial controls and for the public reporting process. Moss Adams LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accountant, is responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles.
In this context, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and Moss Adams LLP the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Moss Adams audit fees, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee has discussed with Moss Adams LLP the matters that are required to be discussed by the applicable Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and SEC standards. Moss Adams LLP has provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Moss Adams LLP’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with Moss Adams LLP its independence. The Audit Committee also concluded that Moss Adams LLP’s provision of audit and non-audit services to the Company and its affiliates would resultis compatible with Moss Adams LLP’s independence.
Based on the considerations referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, be included in the beneficial ownershipCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2023 and selected Moss Adams LLP as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for 2024.
The Report was submitted by Lincoln Park and its affiliatesthe following members of more than 9.99%the Audit Committee of our then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. This beneficial ownership limitation limits the number of shares Lincoln Park may beneficially own at any one timeBoard:
Deborah A. Peacock, Chair
Tracy D. Pagliara
Karli S. Anderson
The information contained in the foregoing Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to 9.99% of our outstanding common stock. Consequently, the number of shares Lincoln Park may beneficially own in compliancebe “soliciting material” or “filed” with the beneficial ownership limitation may increase over timeSEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into a future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Annual Compensation
The annual cash retainer for non-employee directors is $60,000, earned at a rate of $15,000 per quarter. In addition, compensation for each non-employee director for each committee served upon is equal to $2,500 per quarter, with the Chair of each committee earning an additional $2,500 per quarter for such service. Also, each non-employee director was provided with a stock award valued at $95,000 following the annual general meeting of stockholders held in May 2023.
The annual compensation for Mr. Cryan for his service on the board consists of: (i) his service as the number of outstanding shares of our common stock increases over time. Lincoln Park may sell some or allExecutive Chairman of the shares it purchases underBoard in an amount of $140,000 per year; and (ii) his service on the Purchase Agreement, permitting itBoard’s Safety & Sustainability Committee in an amount of $10,000 per year. Mr. Cryan is also compensated for his service as an employee as shown on page 37.
All of the Company’s directors are also reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to purchase additional shares in compliance withattendance at Board and Committee meetings.
The following table summarizes all compensation earned by the beneficial ownership limitation. We are not seeking stockholder approval to lift such 9.99% beneficial ownership limitation. However, even withnon-employee directors and Mr. Cryan’s board service during the beneficial ownership limitation, Lincoln Park may be inyear ended December 31, 2023.
Name
Fees Earned
or
Paid in Cash
($)
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
Total
($)
Terence J. Cryan+150,00095,000245,000
Tracy D. Pagliara100,00095,000195,000
Karli S. Anderson100,00095,000195,000
Deborah A. Peacock100,00095,000195,000
+
Mr. Cryan was an Independent Director through February 25, 2022. He became Executive Chairman on February 26, 2022, and as a position to exert influence over the Company and thereresult he is no guarantee thatlonger an Independent Director. Mr. Cryan is also compensated for his service as an employee as shown on page 37.
(1)
Represents the interestsgrant date fair value of Lincoln Park alignequity awards granted during 2023 in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 8 — Stock Based Compensation of the interestsNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of other stockholders.

Effectthe Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of Approval

If this Proposal 1 is approved by our stockholders, we will be able to issue shares in a greater number than permitted by the Exchange Cap to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement. valuation assumptions for stock and option awards.

The number of shares of commonRestricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) and vested and unvested stock that we may issue will fluctuate from time to time basedoptions held by each non-employee director at fiscal year-end 2023 is shown below:
Name
Number of
Vested Options
Number of
Unvested Options
Restricted
Stock Units
Terence J. Cryan+53,653177,221
Tracy D. Pagliara53,653158,279
Karli S. Anderson131,427117,637
Deborah A. Peacock52,707183,279
+
Mr. Cryan was an Independent Director through February 25, 2022. He became Executive Chairman on the price of our common stock, however we would seek additional stockholder approval before issuing more than 15,450,000 shares under the Purchase Agreement. We would also seek additional stockholder approval before agreeing to any increase in the value of the shares of common stock we may issue to Lincoln Park under the Purchase Agreement above $100.0 million.


February 26, 2022, and as a result he is no longer an Independent Director.

In addition, the additional shares that we could issue to Lincoln Park will result in greater dilution to existing stockholders and may result in a decline in our stock price or greater price volatility.

Each additional share of common stock that would be issuable to Lincoln Park would have the same rights and privileges as each share of our currently authorized common stock.

Vote Required and Recommendation of the Board of Directors

If a quorum is present, the number of affirmative votes cast in favor of this Proposal 1 must exceed the number of votes cast against the proposal for approval of this proposal; provided, however, that the vote of any shares of our common stock issued to Lincoln Park pursuant to the Purchase Agreement will not be counted in determining whether or not Proposal 1 is approved. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the proposal.

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PROPOSAL 2

AMENDMENT TO OUR 2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

The Westwater Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plan“Incentive Plan”) is the sole active plan that provides for equity incentive compensation to our eligible directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The Board believes that the Incentive Plan is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders as equity awards help to attract, retain, and motivate the directors, officers, and employees of the Company to achieve long-term performance goals and enable them to participate in the long-term growth of the Company. EquityIn addition, the Board views equity awards as aan important form of compensation for our named executive officers, (“NEO”s) alsowhich aligns the interests of the stockholders and the NEOs.

Company’s executive officers.

Stockholders originally approved the Incentive Plan at our annual meeting on June 4, 2013 annual meeting.  As part of that approval, 1 million shares of our common stock were authorized and reserved for issuance under2013. Over the ensuing 10-plus years, the Incentive Plan (that figure is not adjusted for two subsequent reverse stock splits in 2016has been utilized by the Board to make awards to eligible directors, officers, employees, and 2019 discussed below) together with shares then still available for awards under our prior equity plansconsultants, and any shares related to awards outstanding under our prior equity plans if they were to terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation or otherwise.  Equity awards were made from the Incentive Plan over the next three-and-a-half years, slowly reducing the number of shares available for future awards.  On March 8, 2016, Westwater effectuated a 1-for-12 reverse stock split, which had the effective of significantly reducing even further the number of shares available in the Incentive Plan for future awards.  

With only 54,460 shares remaining in the Incentive Plan at the end of 2016 (that figure is not adjusted for a subsequent reverse stock split in 2019 discussed below) on July 18, 2017, our stockholders have routinely approved an amendmentamendments to the Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for that purpose. By February 2024, there were only 560,254 shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan, which is not sufficient for the anticipated equity awards to eligible directors, officers, and employees in fiscal year 2024.

Increase in the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance underby 3,000,000 shares
Early each year our Compensation Committee identifies those officers and employees who will be eligible to receive an equity incentive award. While the Incentive Plan, and to re-approveCompensation Committee retains considerable discretion regarding how awards are determined, typically they calculate the material termsvalue of each award for each recipient based upon a variable percentage of the performance goals under the Incentive Plan.  As partrecipients’ annual cash compensation. The aggregate value of those awards is then summed, and that approval, another 1 million shares of our common stock were authorized and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan (that figure alsoamount is not adjusted for the subsequent reverse stock split in 2019 discussed below).  Equity awards continued to be made from the Incentive Plan over the following eighteen months, again slowly reducing the number of shares available for future awards.  

With only 13,905 shares remaining in the Incentive Plan at the end of 2018 (that figure is not adjusted forthen converted into a subsequent reverse stock split discussed below), on April 18, 2019, our stockholders approved another amendment to the Incentive Plan to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance underbased upon a price per share of the Incentive Plan, and approved amendments to the limitationsCompany’s stock on the number of shares that may be issued in individual recipients in any calendar year.  As part of that approval, another 3.3 million shares ofdate when the awards are granted, which is typically after the Annual Meeting. On February 13, 2024, our common stock were authorized and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan; however, on April 23, 2019, Westwater effectuated a 1-for-50 reverse stock split that dramatically reduced the increase to only 66,000 shares.

With only 45,886 shares remaining in the Incentive Plan at the end of 2019, on April 28, 2020, our stockholders approved another amendment to the 2013 Incentive Plan to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock available and reserved for issuance under such plan by 350,000 shares, and approved amendments to the limitations on the number of shares that may be issued to individual recipients in any calendar year.  During 2020, Westwater’s Compensation Committee Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board of Directors approved the grant of equity awards in the form of both non-qualified stock options (“NQSO”s) to the Directors, which would vest on time-based criteria in one year, and restricted stock units (“RSU”s) to officers, employees and a consultant, which would vest on time-based and performance-based criteria over a three-year period.  Those equity awards collectively totaled 337,300 shares of Westwater common stock.  By the end of 2020, only 58,585 shares are available in the Incentive Plan for future awards.  On March 15, 2021, our Board approved, subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting, an amendment to the Incentive Plan to authorize 1,500,000three million additional shares for issuance under the Incentive Plan. This amount was determined, based uponas described above, to be the anticipated need to issue equity awards to directors, officers, employees and other eligible participants if any from the Incentive Plan over the next 2 years (the Incentive Plan can only operate until June 4, 2023)one year (i.e., but recognizing that Westwater anticipates increasing the number of officers and employees to implement its business plan for the Coosa Graphite Project during those two years.  In addition, this amount is consistent with prior increases to the Incentive Plan that have been approved by the stockholders.  This amount representsannual “burn rate”). The additional shares represent approximately [4.7%]5.27%, on a fully diluted basis, of the [31,836,315]56,941,533 shares of our common stock that waswere outstanding as of [March 11], 2021,March 25, 2024, and as such, represents minimalis intended to limit the risk of dilution or overhang.

Our Board and its Compensation Committee and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believe that equity awards are important in recruiting and retaining highly qualified officers, employees and non-employee directors. The Incentive Plan, as proposed to be amended, will allow the Company to continue to grant equity awards over the next two years and will continue to permit us the flexibility to determine the types and specific terms of awards made to participants. This flexibility allows us to make future awards based on our objectives of aligning compensation with stockholder value.



The following table summarizes the number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding equity awards under the Incentive Plan, and our prior equity plans, along with the shares remaining available for issuance under the Incentive Plan, in each case as of December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

As a % of Common Stock

 

 

 

Numbers of Shares

 

Outstanding (1)

 

Stock options outstanding (2)

 

159,057

 

0.83

%

Restricted stock units outstanding

 

236,403

 

1.23

%

Restricted stock awards outstanding

 

 

 

Shares available for grant

 

58,585

 

0.31

%

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(1)March 25, 2024:

Numbers of Shares
As a % of Common Stock
Outstanding
Stock options outstanding(1)
424,8260.75%
Restricted stock units outstanding1,217,9142.14%
Restricted stock awards outstanding
Shares available for grant560,2540.98%
Based on 19,171,85956,941,533 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2020. 

(2)March 25, 2024.

(1)
The weighted average exercise price of the outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2020March 25, 2024, was approximately $7.71$2.66 per share. Excludes 2,000 replacement
Increase in the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares
The Incentive Plan currently limits the number of shares of stock, as well as the number of shares of stock subject to options issuedor stock appreciation rights (SARs), that may be granted in a calendar year to former option holders of Alabama Graphite Corp. upon the Company’s acquisition of Alabama Graphite on April 23, 2018. 

Upon stockholder approval of the amendment toan eligible person under the Incentive Plan it will become effective. If the stockholders do not approve the amendment to four hundred thousand (400,000) shares. Correspondingly, the Incentive Plan it will not become effective,includes a limitation on the existing Incentive Plan will continueamount of cash that could be used to settle a performance-based award, i.e., to use cash in effect, and we may continue to grantlieu of stock when making awards under the existing Incentive Plan, subject to its terms, conditions and limitations and up$400,000. These limits


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exist to ensure that any one person that may be eligible for an award (or cash in lieu of an award) does not disproportionately receive shares (or cash) to the limitdetriment of 58,585 shares.

A copyother persons that may be eligible for an award. When drafted, these parallel limitations — 400,000 shares or $400,000 in cash — were considered to be relatively equal in value. For example, with a stock price of $1/share, these two limits are the same.

Each year the amount of stock that is granted to Company officers and employees is based upon (i) a variable percentage of the proposed amendment is attached to this proxy statement as Appendix Arecipients’ yearly cash compensation (and in the case of the independent directors a fixed amount), and (ii) the price of the stock on the date of the grant. Details regarding past stock grants made to the Company’s named executive officers (NEOs) are addressed on page 37. The Chief Executive Officer is usually granted restricted stock units (RSUs) each year that are equal in value to at least 100% of his base salary, while the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Administrative Officer are usually granted RSUs each year that are equal in value to at least 60% of their base salary. The RSUs granted to the NEOs vest upon performance against defined corporate objectives over a full copythree-year period, which properly aligns the Company’s interests and the performance of the NEOs with the interests of the stockholders. In addition, the contingent nature of the RSUs as well as their value ensures that NEO compensation is tied quite substantially to the achievement of Company goals rather than merely performing expectations associated with the position itself.
Over approximately the past year the Company’s common stock has traded below $1/share, and most recently around $0.50/share. As a result, the Compensation Committee of the Board will not be able to grant the anticipated number of RSUs to the NEOs because the Incentive Plan as amendedlimits those grants to 400,000 shares per recipient per year. The Compensation Committee has not, and does not intend to, make cash grants in lieu of or in combination with the grant of RSUs. Therefore, the Board has determined that it is attached hereto as Appendix B.

The Board recommends a vote FORadvisable to increase the approvallimit on shares of the amendment tostock granted under the Incentive Plan.

Plan in a calendar year to an eligible person from 400,000 shares to 800,000 shares. Notably, the Company is not seeking to change the limit in the Incentive Plan on the amount of cash that could be used to settle a performance-based award, which will remain at $400,000.

Reasons for Approval

We have made strides to better position the Company for growth and future success by embarking on a growth strategy in the battery materials and energy storage graphite industry. We are committed to further improving the Company’s performance, and significant continued effort, focus and dedication will be necessary from our management and employees to do so. We believe it will be critical to our future success that we take steps to maintain the competitiveness of our incentive pay programs and that we continue to tightlyclosely align these incentive opportunities with the interests of our stockholders.

To achieve these critical objectives, as discussed more fully below, we are seeking additional shares for issuance under the Incentive Plan.

Retaining and Attracting Employees

Our ability to recruit, retain, reward, and motivate employees and officers depends in part on our ability to offer competitive equity compensation. We believe we would be at a competitive disadvantage if we could not continue to use equity awards to recruit and compensate these individuals.

By approving the amendment to the Incentive Plan, based on our current stock price, we anticipate we could deliver competitive equity compensation and grant awards for the next two years, assuming no significant declines in the value of our equity.

Aligning our Employees’ Interests with our Stockholders

We believe that the use of equity awards as part of our compensation program is important to our continued success because it fosters a pay for performance culture, which is an important element of our overall compensation program.philosophy. We believe equity compensation motivates employees to create stockholder value because the value employees realize from equity compensation is directly aligned with creation of stockholder value as reflected by the share price of the Company.

As discussed above, we believe that equity compensation aligns the goals and objectives of our employees with the interests of our stockholders and promotes a focus on long-term value creation. This long-term alignment between our employees and the interests of our stockholders is critical as our management strives

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to execute on our vision and growth plans. Equity awards that are subject to time-based and performance-based vesting criteria are designed to help retain our managementkey personnel and employees and will motivate them to attain our potential.



If we do not have the flexibility to grant equity awards made available by the increased reserve under the amendment to the Incentive Plan, we may need to increase the cash component of our employees’ compensation in order to remain market competitive. Increasing cash compensation would increase our cash compensation expense and would divert cash that could otherwise be invested in the Company’s business.

We are requesting approval of the amendmentthese two amendments to the Incentive Plan in order to continue to recruit and retain the key employee talent that is vital to the execution of our vision and growth plans and to continue to tightlyclosely align compensation opportunities with the creation of stockholder value.

Corporate Governance Considerations

As discussed in more detail below, our Incentive Plan includes provisions designed to serve stockholders’ interests and promote effective corporate governance, including the following:

·


No “Evergreen Provision.”   The Incentive Plan specifies a fixed number of shares available for future grants and does not provide for any automatic increase based on the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.

·


No Discounted Awards.   The Incentive Plan prohibits the granting of stock options and stock appreciation rights with an exercise or grant price that is less than the fair market value of our common stock on the date.

·


No Re-pricing without Stockholder Approval.   The Incentive Plan prohibits the re-pricing of stock options and stock appreciation rights, without first obtaining the approval of our stockholders.

Background for Approval of Additional Shares

As of December 31, 2020, 2021, we had 58,585 shares available for issuance of future equity awards under the Incentive Plan. In setting and recommending to stockholders the additional number of shares to be authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan, as amended, the Board considered the following information:

·The Company anticipates that the significant equity awards made during 2020 will continue and in fact be greater in total amounts based upon anticipated increases in officers and employees over the next two years 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

% of Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Number of

 

 

 

Options

 

RSUs

 

Restricted

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding

 

Fiscal Year

 

Granted

 

Granted

 

Stock Granted

 

Total

 

During Year

 

2020

 

149,801

 

236,403

 

 

 

386,204

 

4.39

%

2019

 

20,943

 

 

 

20,943

 

1.07

%

2018

 

8,974

 

 

 

8,974

 

0.97

%

·If we do not increase the shares available for issuance under our Incentive Plan, we would expect to exhaust the share reserve under our Incentive Plan such that there will not be enough shares for meaningful equity compensation in fiscal years 2021 or 2022, and we would thus lose an important compensation tool aligned with stockholder interests to attract, motivate and retain employees. 

·If approved, the issuance of the additional shares to be reserved under the Incentive Plan, as amended, would dilute the holdings of stockholders by an additional [4.7%] on a fully-diluted basis, based on the [31,836,315] shares of our common stock outstanding as of [March 11], 2021. 

·In light of the factors described above, our Board believes the additional authorized shares being requested under the amendment to the Incentive Plan represents reasonable potential equity dilution and provides significant incentive for officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants to increase the value of the Company for all stockholders. 

The major features of the Incentive Plan, as proposed to be amended, are summarized below.

Description of the Incentive Plan

Including the proposed amendment,amendments, the following is a general description of the material features of the Incentive Plan and its operation. A copy of the Incentive Plan is attached as Appendix B to this Proxy Statement. The description below is qualified in its entirety by the detailed provisions of the Incentive Plan, which are set forth in Appendix B,, and the proposed amendment,amendments, which isare set



forth in Appendix A.A. Because participation in and the types of awardawards to be granted under the Incentive Plan are subject to the discretion of our Compensation Committee, the benefits or amounts that will be received by any participant or group of participants are not currently determinable.

Eligibility

All of our officers, directors and employees, and the officers, directors and employees of our subsidiaries and affiliates, are eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan. In addition, consultants, advisers, and certain other individuals whose participation in the Incentive Plan is determined to be in the best interests of the Company by the Compensation Committee may participate. However, NQSOsnon-qualified stock options are only available to our employees. As of December 31, 2020, 11February 13, 2024, 14 individuals were eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan.

Administration of the Incentive Plan

The Incentive Plan is administered by our Compensation Committee, and our Compensation Committee determines all awards, all terms and conditions of awards.awards, and the number of shares of common stock subject to awards under the Incentive Plan for employee-directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines the number of shares of common stock subject to awards under the Incentive Plan for non-employee directors. Each member of our Compensation Committee and each member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is both a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our Compensation Committee also interprets the provisions of the Incentive Plan. During any period of time in which we do not have a Compensation Committee, the Incentive Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors or another committee appointed by the Board of Directors. References herein to our Compensation Committee include a reference to the

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Board of Directors or another committee appointed by the Board of Directors for those periods in which the Board of Directors or such other committee appointed by the Board of Directors is acting.

Stock Authorization

The

Assuming that this Proposal is approved, the maximum number of shares of common stock available for awards under the Incentive Plan is equal to the sum of (x) 58,585560,254 shares that existed within the Incentive Plan on December 31, 2020; (y) the additional 1,500,000 shares subject to the amendment,February 13, 2024, plus (y) the number of shares available for awards under our prior equity plans as of June 4, 2013, including any awards made under those plans that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, or cancellation.

cancellation, plus (z) the additional 3,000,000 shares being authorized for issuance under the Incentive Plan.

The maximum number of shares of common stock subject to options or stock appreciation rightsSARs that can be issued under the Incentive Plan to any person is 400,000being increased to 800,000 shares in any single calendar year. The maximum number of shares that can be issued under the Incentive Plan to any person other than pursuant to an option or stock appreciation rightSAR is 400,000being increased to 800,000 shares in any single calendar year. The maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled performance-based award for a performance period of twelve months or less to any person eligible for an award iswill remain at $400,000 and the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled performance-based award for a performance period of greater than twelve months to any person eligible for an award is alsowill remain at $400,000.

Share Usage

Each share subject to an award, including through dividend reinvestment rights, is counted against the share issuance limit on a one-for-one basis. The number of shares subject to a stock appreciation right is also counted against the share issuance limit on a one-for-one basis, regardless of the number of shares actually issued to settle the stock appreciation right. An award that, by its terms, cannot be settled in shares of stock will not count against the share issuance limit.

No Repricing

Except in connection with certain corporate transactions, no amendment or modification may be made to an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right, including by replacement with or substitution of another award type, that would reduce the exercise price of the stock option or stock appreciation right or would replace any stock option or stock appreciation right with an exercise price above the current market price with cash or another security, in each case without the approval of our stockholders (although appropriate adjustments may be made to outstanding stock options and stock appreciation rights to achieve compliance with applicable law, including the Internal Revenue Code).

Types of Awards Available Under the Incentive Plan

The Incentive Plan allows for several different types of awards and sets forth the various terms and conditions associated with those awards. In sum, the following six type of awards can be made: (1) stock options including those that do not qualify as



incentive stock options; (2) stock awards including restricted stock, unrestrictiveunrestricted stock, and stock units; (3) stock appreciation rights; (4) performance-based awards; (5) dividend equivalents; and (6) other equity-based awards, including those payable in cash, as determined by the Compensation Committee. For a complete description of each award and their specific terms and conditions, see Appendix B.

Recoupment

Award agreements for awards granted pursuant to the Incentive Plan provide for mandatory repayment by the recipient to us of any gain realized by the recipient to the extent the recipient is in violation of or in conflict with certain agreements with us (including but not limited to an employment or non-competition agreement) or upon termination for “cause” as defined in the Incentive Plan, applicable award agreement, or any other agreement between us and the grantee. Awards are also subject to mandatory repayment to the extent the grantee is or becomes subject to any clawback or recoupment right we may have or to the extent any law, rule or regulation imposes mandatory recoupment.

Change in Control

If the Company experiences a change in control in which outstanding awards that are not exercised prior to the change in control will not be assumed or continued by the surviving entity: (i) except for performance-based awards, all shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units will vest and the underlying shares of

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common stock and all dividend equivalent rights will be delivered immediately before the change in control; and (ii) either or both of the following actions will be taken: (a) all options and stock appreciation rights will become exercisable 15 days before the change in control and terminate upon the completion of the change in control, or (b) the Compensation Committee may elect, in its sole discretion to cash out all options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock units before the change in control for an amount equal to, in the case of restricted stock or stock units, the formula or fixed price per share paid to stockholders pursuant to the change in control, in the case of options or stock appreciation rights, such formula or fixed price reduced by the option price or stock appreciation right price applicable to the award. In the case of performance-based awards denominated in shares of common stock, if more than half of the performance period has lapsed, the awards will be converted into shares of restricted stock or stock units based on actual performance to date. If less than half of the performance period has lapsed, or if actual performance is not determinable, the awards will be converted into shares of restricted stock or stock units assuming target performance has been achieved.

A change in control under the Incentive Plan occurs if:

·


a person, entity or affiliated group (with certain exceptions, including for certain existing stockholders) acquires, in a transaction or series of transactions, 50% or more of the total combined voting power of our outstanding securities;

·


individuals who constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors, treating any individual whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the incumbent directors as an incumbent director for this purpose;

·


the Company consolidates or merges with or into any other entity, or any other entity consolidates or merges with us, other than any such transaction in which the 100% of the total combined voting power of our outstanding securities remains with the holders of securities who held such voting power immediately prior to such transaction; or

·


the Company sells or disposes of all or substantially all of its assets.

Adjustments for Stock Dividends and Similar Events

The Compensation Committee will make appropriate adjustments in outstanding awards and the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plan, including the individual limitations on awards, to reflect stock splits and other similar events.

Amendment or Termination

The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the Incentive Plan at any time; provided that no amendment, suspension or termination may adversely impair the benefits of participants with outstanding awards without the participants’ consent or violate our plan’s prohibition on repricing. Our stockholders must approve any amendment if such approval is required under applicable law or stock exchange requirements. Our stockholders also must approve any amendment that changes the no-repricing provisions of the Incentive Plan. The Incentive Plan has a term that expires tenfifteen years after the original stockholder approval of the plan,Incentive Plan, i.e., on June 4, 2028, but it may be earlier terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.



Equity Compensation Plan Information

The table appearing on page [   ]23 provides information as of December 31, 2020March 25, 2024, with respect to the shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the equity compensation plans of the Company. Our only active equity plan is our Incentive Plan.

Federal Income Tax Consequences

Incentive Stock Options.The grant of an option will not be a taxable event for the grantee or for the Company. A grantee will not recognize taxable income upon exercise of an incentive stock option (except that the alternative minimum tax may apply), and any gain realized upon a disposition of our common stock received pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option will be taxed as long-term capital gain if the grantee holds the shares of common stock for at least two years after the date of grant and for one year after

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the date of exercise (the “holding period requirement”). We will not be entitled to any business expense deduction with respect to the exercise of an incentive stock option, except as discussed below.

For the exercise of an option to qualify for the foregoing tax treatment, the grantee generally must be our employee or an employee of a subsidiary from the date the option is granted through a date within three months before the date of exercise of the option.

If all of the foregoing requirements are met except the holding period requirement mentioned above, the grantee will recognize ordinary income upon the disposition of the common stock in an amount generally equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common stock at the time the option was exercised over the option exercise price (but not in excess of the gain realized on the sale). The balance of the realized gain, if any, will be capital gain. We will be allowed a business expense deduction to the extent the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

Non-Qualified Options.The grant of an option will not be a taxable event for the grantee or the Company. Upon exercising a non-qualified option, a grantee will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise. Upon a subsequent sale or exchange of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of a non-qualified option, the grantee will have taxable capital gain or loss, measured by the difference between the amount realized on the disposition and the tax basis of the shares of common stock (generally, the amount paid for the shares plus the amount treated as ordinary income at the time the option was exercised).

We will be entitled to a business expense deduction in the same amount and generally at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

Restricted Stock.A grantee who is awarded restricted stock will not recognize any taxable income for federal income tax purposes in the year of the award, provided that the shares of common stock are subject to restrictions (that is, the restricted stock is nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture). The fair market value of the common stock on the date the restrictions lapse (less the purchase price, if any) will be treated as compensation income to the grantee and will be taxable in the year the restrictions lapse and dividends paid while the common stock is subject to restrictions will be subject to withholding taxes. We will be entitled to a business expense deduction in the same amount and generally at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

Stock Units.There are no immediate tax consequences of receiving an award of stock units under the Incentive Plan. A grantee who is awarded stock units will be required to recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market value of shares issued to such grantee at the end of the restriction period or, if later, the payment date. We will be entitled to a business expense deduction in the same amount and generally at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

Dividend Equivalent Rights.Participants who receive dividend equivalent rights will be required to recognize ordinary income in an amount distributed to the grantee pursuant to the award. We will be entitled to a business expense deduction in the same amount and generally at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

Stock Appreciation Rights.There are no immediate tax consequences of receiving an award of stock appreciation rights under the Incentive Plan. Upon exercising a stock appreciation right, a grantee will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise. We will be entitled to a business expense deduction in the same amount and generally at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOUA VOTE FOR“FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTTWO AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. 2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN (A) TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE AND RESERVED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER SUCH PLAN BY 1,500,0003,000.000 SHARES AND (B) TO INCREASE THE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF STOCK THAT MAY BE GRANTED IN A CALENDAR YEAR TO AN ELIGIBLE PERSON TO 800,000 SHARES.



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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2020March 25, 2024, with respect to the shares of common stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

Number of securities

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

remaining available

 

 

Number of shares

 

average exercise

 

for future issuance

 

 

issuable under

 

price of

 

under equity

 

 

outstanding

 

outstanding

 

compensation plans

 

 

options, warrants

 

options, warrants

 

(excluding securities

Plan Category

 

and rights (a)

 

and rights (b)

 

reflected in column(a)) (c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (1)(2)(3)

 

395,460

 

$

4.36

 

58,585

_____________________

Plan Category
Number of shares
issuable under
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(a)
Weighted
average exercise
price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(b)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column(a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)(2)
1,642,740$2.66560,254
(1)Includes the Incentive Plan, the Amended and Restated 2004 Directors’ Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, and the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
The Incentive Plan is the only equity compensation plan under which the Company currently issues equity awards. As of June 4, 2013, the Incentive Plan superseded all prior plans. 

(2)Upon completion of the Alabama Graphite transaction, the Company assumed Alabama Graphite’s stock-compensation plans. The Company will make no further issuances or grants under the Alabama Graphite plans. At December 31, 2020, there were 2,000 shares underlying exercisable options with a weighted-average exercise price of $75.08. 

(3)

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options only.



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PROPOSAL 3

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board has nominated five directors for election at the Annual Meeting. The directors will hold office from election until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their death, resignation or removal. All of the nominees are currently directors and were elected by the stockholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

If your proxy is properly completed and received in time for the Annual Meeting, and if your proxy does not indicate otherwise, the represented shares will be voted “FOR” each of the directors presented below. We have no reason to believe that any of the nominees for director will be unable to serve if elected. However, if any of these nominees becomes unavailable, the persons named in the proxy intend to vote for any alternate designated by the current Board. Proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the nominees named.

The paragraphs below describe each nominee’s individual management and leadership experience for at least the last five years, which the Company believes, in the aggregate, creates a well-rounded and capable Board of Directors and contributes to the overall effectiveness of our Board and each of its Committees. The Company’s continuing efforts to diversify the Board of Directors has resulted in a 50/50 gender representation for independent Directors.  Each nominee is an incumbent director. Each nominee consents to being named herein and to serve on the Board if elected. There are no family relationships among any director, executive officer or any person nominated or chosen by us to become a director.

Following each nominee’s biography below, we have highlighted certain notable skills and qualifications that contributed to his or her selection as a member of our Board of Directors.

Name

    

Age

    

Director Since

    

Primary Occupation

Terence J. Cryan

 

58 

 

2017; 2006-2016

 

Chairman of the Board, Westwater Resources, Inc. and Managing Director, MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC

Christopher M. Jones

 

62 

 

2013 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Westwater Resources, Inc.

Tracy D. Pagliara

 

58 

 

2017 

 

President & CEO of Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc.

Karli S. Anderson

 

47 

 

2018 

 

Vice President, Summit Materials, Inc.

Deborah A. Peacock

 

64 

 

2020 

 

President, CEO & Managing Director, Peacock Law, P.C.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS

ADVISORY VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES NAMED BELOW.



Director Nominees

Terence J. Cryan

Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Terence J. Cryan rejoined the Westwater Resources Board as its Chairman in August 2017. He previously served as a director from October 2006 to March 2016, served as Westwater’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from September 2012 to March 2013, and served as Chairman of the Board from June 2014 through March 2016. Mr. Cryan is also Chairman of the Board of Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. where he has served as a director since October 2012.

Mr. Cryan currently serves as a Managing Director of MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC, which provides qualified interim leadership and advice to debtors and their stakeholders across a broad spectrum of business sectors.  Mr. Cryan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Power Equipment Group Inc. from March 2015 until July 2017. Previously, Mr. Cryan served as Co-founder and Managing Director of Concert Energy Partners, an investment and private equity firm based in New York City from 2001 until 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Cryan was a Senior Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division at Bear Stearns. Additionally, Mr. Cryan was a Managing Director, Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Group and member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee at Paine Webber which he joined following its acquisition of Kidder, Peabody in 1994. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Cryan also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Medical Acoustics LLC.

Mr. Cryan served as a Director on the Board of Global Power Equipment Group Inc. from January 2008 until July 2017. Mr. Cryan was previously a Director on the Board of Superior Drilling Products, Inc. from June 2014 to December 2016. He was also previously a director of The Providence Service Corporation from May 2009 to May 2011 and Gryphon Gold Corporation from August 2009 to December 2012. Mr. Cryan has also been an adjunct professor at the Metropolitan College of New York Graduate School of Business and is a frequent speaker at finance and energy & natural resources industry gatherings. Mr. Cryan received a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics in 1984 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Tufts University in 1983. Mr. Cryan is a Board Leadership Fellow and member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Cryan’s extensive financial industry experience and educational background in economics provide him with a wealth of knowledge in dealing with financial, accounting and regulatory matters. Mr. Cryan’s prior professional experience also permits him to provide valuable advice to the Company with respect to potential capital raising and merger and acquisition transactions, and his prior Board service and service as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company provides him a deep understanding of the operations of the Company.

Christopher M. Jones

President and Chief Executive Officer

Chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee

Christopher M. Jones has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since April 2013 and served as the interim Chairman of the Board from March 2016 to August 2017. Mr. Jones has more than 30 years’ experience in the mining industry and was most recently President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Wildcat Silver Corporation from August 2008 to May 2012, where he and his team effectively doubled the size of Wildcat Silver’s resources twice using proven metallurgical technologies. Prior to that, Mr. Jones was the Chief Operating Officer and the Mining General Manger at Albian Sands Energy from April 2004 to June 2008. Mr. Jones also held management positions at RAG Coal West Inc., Phelps Dodge Sierrita Corp. and Cyprus Amax Coal Company. He is a member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers and is a Professional Engineer registered in Utah and Alberta as well as a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Jones received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and a Master of Business Administration degree from Colorado State University.

Mr. Jones has extensive executive and leadership experience as a result of his prior employment in management roles at other companies within the mining industry, which enables him to provide valuable counsel to Westwater on issues of strategic planning and corporate governance. Mr. Jones’ extensive experience engaging First Nations peoples on Canada, leading efforts to implement The Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining process, successful efforts to secure ISO 14001 certifications, and receiving national safety awards for safe mine performance will help secure success for Westwater as it develops businesses in the energy materials sector. In addition, Mr. Jones has a history of leading various mining and production operations, as well as exploration and development projects, which will be useful to Westwater in its efforts to develop its Coosa Graphite Project in Alabama.



Tracy D. Pagliara

Member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees

Tracy D. Pagliara has served as a director since July 2017. Since April 2018, Mr. Pagliara has been serving as CEO of Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. (f/k/a Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.), a publicly traded provider of construction and maintenance services to the power, energy and industrial customers (“Williams”). From July 2017 to April 2018, Mr. Pagliara served as Co-President and Co-CEO of Williams. Mr. Pagliara joined Williams in April 2010 as General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President, Business Development and served in multiple other positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President, Administration, prior to his appointment as Co-President and Co-CEO in July 2017. Prior to joining Williams in April 2010, Mr. Pagliara served as the Chief Legal Officer of Gardner Denver, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered compressors, blowers, pumps and other fluid transfer equipment, from August 2000 through August 2008. He also had responsibility for other roles during his tenure with Gardner Denver, including Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Gardner Denver, Mr. Pagliara held positions of increasing responsibility in the legal departments of Verizon Communications/GTE Corporation from August 1996 to August 2000 and Kellwood Company from May 1993 to August 1996, ultimately serving in the role of Assistant General Counsel for each company. Mr. Pagliara has a B.S. in Accounting and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Missouri and Illinois State Bars and a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Pagliara brings to the Board extensive experience advising public companies and companies in the energy industry, in addition to companies with similar capital needs to Westwater. Mr. Pagliara’s background in accounting will also permit him to contribute substantially as a member of the Audit Committee.

Karli S. Anderson

Chair of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit and the Health, Safety and Environment Committees

Karli S. Anderson is Vice President, Investor Relations at Summit Minerals, Inc., a leading vertically-integrated materials company with operations throughout North America. She previously served as Vice President, Investor Relations for Royal Gold, Inc., a precious metals stream and royalty company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal streams, royalties, and similar production-based interests with over 190 properties on six continents. Previously, from 2010 to 2013, Ms. Anderson was a Senior Director of Investor Relations for Newmont Mining Corporation, one of the world’s largest gold producers. Ms. Anderson’s 20 years of capital markets experience includes shareholder engagement related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors with both equity and fixed income investors as well as proxy advisory firms. From 2012 to 2018, Ms. Anderson served as Chairman of the Board of the Denver Gold Group, an organization representing seven-eighths of the world’s publicly traded gold and silver companies. Ms. Anderson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in telecommunications from Ohio University, a Masters of Business Administration (finance) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is in the process of completing her Master’s Degree in Professional Accounting from Colorado State University. Ms. Anderson is a Governance Fellow and member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Anderson’s insights and guidance, her wealth of experience in the mining industry, as well as her advocacy towards greater corporate governance within the investment community, will continue to be critical assets to Westwater.

Deborah A. Peacock

Chair of the Audit Committee, Member of the Compensation Committee

Ms. Peacock is an attorney licensed to practice law in New Mexico, Colorado and New York, and she is a Registered Patent Attorney. Ms. Peacock is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and New Mexico. Ms. Peacock is the President, CEO, Managing Director and owner of Peacock Law P.C. located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which she founded in April 1995. In 2014, Ms. Peacock co-founded the Greater New Mexico Chapter of Women Corporate Directors and currently serves on its Board.

Since 2011, Ms. Peacock has served on the Board of Regents of New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology and currently serves as the Chair. Ms. Peacock has served on the New Mexico Mining Safety Board since 2015. Since 2017, Ms. Peacock has served on the Board of Directors of THEMAC Resources Group, Ltd. (and Chairs its Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of its Audit Committee) as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary New Mexico Copper Corp. Since 2017, Ms. Peacock has served on the Board of Directors of New Mexico Gas Company, and since 2018 she has served on the Board of Directors of Emera Technologies, LLC – both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Emera, Inc. Ms. Peacock has served on the Board of New Mexico Angels since 2005. In addition to her current Board service, Ms. Peacock previously served on the Board of The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and both its Audit and Executive Committees, and as Chair of its Audit Committee. She previously served on the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board and as Chair for four years.



Ms. Peacock obtained her Bachelors of Science degree (B.S.) in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, and her Law Degree (J.D.) from Harvard Law School. She is also a Governance Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Peacock brings to the Board extensive experience in or with corporate governance, financial oversight, a wide variety of business and corporate legal matters including intellectual property and mergers & acquisitions, and has knowledge of mining and metallurgy industries, environmental regulations, permitting, and community involvement and engagement.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board of Directors

The Company’s business and affairs are overseen by the Board pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”). Members of the Board are kept informed of the Company’s business through discussions with the Chairman and key members of management, by reviewing materials provided to them and by participating in Board and Committee meetings. All members of the Board are elected annually by the stockholders.

Regular attendance at Board meetings and the Annual Meeting is expected of each director. Our Board held 15 meetings during 2020. No director attended fewer than 75% of the total number of Board and applicable Committee meetings (held during the period that such director served) in 2020. The independent directors met in executive session at several of the Board meetings held in 2020. All of the directors at the time attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Board Leadership Structure

The Company’s governing documents allow the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to be filled by the same or different individuals. This approach allows the Board flexibility to determine whether the two roles should be separate or combined based upon the Company’s needs and the Board’s assessment of the Company’s leadership from time to time. Currently, Mr. Cryan serves as Chairman and Mr. Jones serves as Chief Executive Officer.

Determination of 2021 Director Nominees

Each of the director nominees at the 2021 Annual Meeting are existing directors of the Company and stood for election and were elected at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Directors. Criteria for financial experience, diversity, and public company experience at a senior level were used as part of the selection process. Marvin K. Kaiser served on the Westwater Board of its Directors from 2007 until the 2020 Annual Meeting.

Director Independence

The Board annually reviews all relationships that directors have with the Company to affirmatively determine whether the directors are “independent” under Nasdaq listing standards. The Board has determined that each of Ms. Anderson and Peacock and Messrs. Cryan and Pagliara are “independent” and as a result, each existing member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is “independent.” In arriving at the foregoing independence determination, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each director or any member of her or his immediate family and the Company, its subsidiaries or its affiliates. The Board has determined that the directors designated as “independent” have no relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of their independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

Communications with the Board

Interested parties, including the Company’s stockholders, desiring to communicate with the Board members, including its non-management directors as a group, may do so by mailing a request to the Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Pursuant to the instruction of the Company’s non-management directors, the Secretary will review inquiries and if they are relevant to, and consistent with our operations, policies and procedures, they will be forwarded to the director or directors to whom they are addressed. Inquiries not forwarded will be retained by the Company and will be made available to any director upon request.

Committees of the Board

The Board has established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and a Health, Safety and Environment Committee. The table below indicates the members of each standing Board Committee as of March 15, 2021.



Nominating and

Health, Safety and

Corporate

Environment

Board Member

Audit

Compensation

Governance

Terence J. Cryan*

Ch.

Christopher M. Jones

Ch.

Tracy D. Pagliara*

x

x

x

Karli S. Anderson*

x

Ch.

x

Deborah A. Peacock*

Ch.

x

_____________________

* independent director

Each of the Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a charter, adopted by the Board, which is available on the Company’s website at www.westwaterresources.net under “Corporate Governance,” or in print, without charge, to any stockholder who sends a request to the office of the Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. The functions performed by each of the standing Committees are briefly described below.

The Audit Committee

We have a separately-designated Audit Committee composed solely of independent directors. The Audit Committee held four meetings in 2020.

The Audit Committee’s primary responsibilities are to:

·assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities with respect to the accounting policies, internal controls and financial reporting of the Company; 

·monitor compliance with applicable laws and regulations, standards and ethical business conduct, and the systems of internal controls; 

·assist the Board in its oversight of the qualifications, independence and performance of the registered public accounting firm engaged to be the independent auditor of the Company; and 

·prepare the Audit Committee report required to be included in the Company’s proxy statements. 

The Board has determined that Ms. Peacock, the chair of the Audit Committee, and Mr. Pagliara, a member of the Audit Committee, each satisfies the criteria adopted by the SEC to serve as an “audit committee financial expert.” In addition, the Board has determined that each of Ms. Peacock, Mr. Pagliara and Ms. Anderson, constituting all current members of the Audit Committee, is an independent director pursuant to the requirements under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq listing standards and is able to read and understand the Company’s financial statements.

The Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee held four meetings in 2020. The Compensation Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in setting the compensation of the Company’s directors and executive officers and administering and implementing the Company’s incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans. The Compensation Committee’s duties and responsibilities are to:

·review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s executive officers; 

·evaluate the performance of the Company’s executive officers in light of such goals and objectives; and 

·determine and approve executive officer compensation based on such evaluation. 

The Compensation Committee also reviews and discusses the Compensation Discussion and Analysis appearing in the Company’s proxy statements with management, and based on such review and discussions, has recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth herein be included in this proxy statement.



Under the Compensation Committee Charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to retain compensation consultants. Meridian Compensation Partners was engaged in March 2018 to review our Long-Term Incentive program to ensure it was competitive as an incentive and retention program. See the discussion under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for further information regarding the executive compensation programs. The Compensation Committee also has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from executives, internal or external legal, accounting or other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties.

The Compensation Committee may delegate its authority to determine the amount and form of compensation paid to non-executive employees and consultants to officers and other appropriate supervisory personnel. It may also delegate its authority (other than its authority to determine the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer) to a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee. Finally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Compensation Committee may delegate to one or more officers (or other appropriate personnel) the authority to recommend stock options and other stock awards for employees who are not executive officers or members of the Board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held one meeting in 2020. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s duties and responsibilities are to:

·recommend to the Board director nominees for the annual meeting of stockholders; 

·identify and recommend candidates to fill vacancies occurring between annual stockholder meetings; and 

·oversee all aspects of corporate governance of the Company. 

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board identifies director candidates based on input provided by a number of sources, including members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, other directors, our stockholders, members of management and third parties. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not distinguish between nominees recommended by our stockholders and those recommended by other parties. Any stockholder recommendation must be sent to the Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, and must include detailed background information regarding the suggested candidate that demonstrates how the individual meets the Board membership criteria discussed below. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also has the authority to consult with or retain advisors or search firms to assist in the identification of qualified director candidates.

As part of the identification process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes into account each candidate’s business and professional skills, experience serving in management or on the board of directors of companies similar to the Company, financial literacy, independence, personal integrity and judgment. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will, in connection with its assessment and recommendation of candidates for director, consider diversity (including, but not limited to, gender, race, ethnicity, age, experience and skills) and such other factors as it deems appropriate given the then-current and anticipated future needs of the Board and the Company, and to maintain a balance of perspectives, qualifications, qualities and skills on the Board. The Board does not have a formal diversity policy for directors. However, the Board is committed to an inclusive membership. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may seek candidates that have different qualities and experiences at different times in order to maximize the aggregate experience, qualities and strengths of the Board members, nominees for each election or appointment of directors will be evaluated using a substantially similar process. Incumbent directors who are being considered for re-nomination are re-evaluated both on their performance as directors and their continued ability to meet the required qualifications.

The Health, Safety and Environment Committee

The Health, Safety and Environment Committee held two meetings in 2020. Its function is to provide oversight to the Company as the Company undertakes and conducts, in compliance with all regulatory, statutory and the Company’s policies, its operations in an economically and socially responsible manner, with due regard to the safety and health of its employees, the impact of its operations on the natural environment, and the social, economic, health and environmental-related impacts in the communities in which the Company operates.

Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is applicable to the Company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer and chief internal auditor, and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics,



which is applicable to all of directors, officers and employees. Copies of the codes are available on the Company’s website at http://www.westwaterresources.net/corporate/corporate-governance or in print, without charge, to any stockholder who sends a request to the office of the Secretary of Westwater Resources, Inc. at 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112. In the event that the Company makes any amendment to, or grants any waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, or certain other senior officers and requires disclosure under applicable SEC rules, the Company intends to disclose such amendment or waiver and the reasons for the amendment or waiver on the Company’s website or, as required by Nasdaq rules, file a Current Report on Form 8 K with the SEC reporting the amendment or waiver.

The Company’s Internet website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. The information provided on the website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this proxy statement.

Related Party Transactions

The Company’s general policy with respect to related party transactions is included in its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the administration of which is overseen by the Audit Committee. Directors and officers are required to report any transaction that the Company would be required to disclose pursuant to Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K (a “Related Party Transaction”) to the Audit Committee.

The Company collects information about potential Related Party Transactions in its annual questionnaire completed by directors and officers. Potential Related Party Transactions are subject to the review and approval of the non-interested members of the Audit Committee. In determining whether to approve any such transaction, the Audit Committee will consider such factors as it deems relevant, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in arm’s length negotiations with an unrelated third party.

The Company was not a party to any Related Party Transaction since the beginning of 2018.

Board Oversight of Risk Management

The Board has overall responsibility for risk oversight with a focus on the most significant risks facing the Company. The Board relies upon the President and Chief Executive Officer to supervise day-to-day risk management, who reports directly to the Board and certain Committees on such matters as appropriate.

The Board is also responsible for oversight of the Company’s efforts to address environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) matters.  The Company has a long history of environmental leadership, especially with regard to state and federal regulations as they apply to our former uranium operations.  In addition, we have performed our work without serious injury for several years – emblematic of our approach to safe work practices, procedures and leadership.  As part of our environmental sustainability efforts as we develop our graphite business, the Westwater team has developed, and made a provisional patent application for, a process that purifies graphite with a lighter environmental footprint than processes used by others in our business.  Also, as part of our ongoing efforts to provide for diversity at the Board of Directors, we have 50/50 gender representation for independent Directors.

The Board delegates certain oversight responsibilities to its Committees. For example, while the primary responsibility for financial and other reporting, internal controls, compliance with laws and regulations and ethics rests with the management, the Audit Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and corporate policies and controls, and the independent auditor’s selection, retention, qualifications, objectivity and independence. Additionally, the Compensation Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s compensation programs, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee provides risk oversight with respect to the Company’s governance structure and processes and succession planning. The Board and each Committee consider reports and presentations from the members of management responsible for the matters considered to enable the Board and each Committee to understand and discuss risk identification and risk management.

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The Audit Committee, operating under a written charter adopted by the Board, reports to and acts on behalf of the Board by providing oversight of the Company’s independent auditors and the Company’s financial management and financial reporting procedures. Management has primary responsibility for preparing the Company’s financial statements and establishing and maintaining effective internal financial controls and for the public reporting process. Moss Adams LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accountants, is responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the Company’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles.



In this context, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management and Moss Adams LLP the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, the Moss Adams audit fees, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee has discussed with Moss Adams LLP the matters that are required to be discussed by the applicable Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and SEC standards. Moss Adams LLP has provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Moss Adams LLP’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with Moss Adams LLP that firm’s independence. The Audit Committee also concluded that Moss Adams LLP’s provision of audit and non-audit services to the Company and its affiliates is compatible with Moss Adams LLP’s independence.

Based on the considerations referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020 and selected Moss Adams LLP as the independent registered public accountants for the Company for 2021.

The Report was submitted by the following members of the Audit Committee of the Board:

Deborah A. Peacock, Chair

Tracy D. Pagliara

Karli S. Anderson

The information contained in the foregoing Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into a future filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.



DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Annual Compensation

In 2020, the compensation of non-employee directors consisted of an annual $50,000 cash retainer, earned at a rate of $12,500 per quarter. The compensation of the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Mr. Cryan, consisted of $27,500 per quarter. All of the Company’s directors are also reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to attendance at Board and Committee meetings.

In addition, each non-employee director earned $1,250 per quarter for each committee served upon, with the Chair of each committee earning either an additional $2,500 per quarter (in the case of the Audit and Compensation Committees) or $1,250 per quarter (in the case of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and the Health, Safety and Environment Committees) for such service.

Also, each non-employee director (other than Mr. Kaiser who retired from the Board in April 2020) was provided with a stock award valued at $50,000 following the annual general meeting of stockholders held in April 2020.

The following table summarizes all compensation earned by directors, excluding Mr. Jones, whose compensation is set forth in the 2020 Summary Compensation Table, in the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fees Earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

Stock

 

 

 

    

Paid in Cash

    

Awards

    

Total

Name

 

($)

 

($) (1)

 

($)

Terence J. Cryan

 

120,000

 

50,000

 

170,000

Tracy D. Pagliara

 

65,000

 

50,000

 

115,000

Karli S. Anderson

 

75,000

 

50,000

 

125,000

Deborah A. Peacock

 

47,115

 

50,000

 

97,115

Marvin K. Kaiser

 

24,520

 

 

24,520

_____________________

(1)Represents the grant date fair value of equity awards granted during 2019 in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 9—Stock Based Compensation of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of valuation assumptions for stock and option awards. 

The number of RSUs and vested and unvested stock options held by each non-employee director at fiscal year-end 2020 is shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Number of

    

Number of

    

Restricted

Name

 

Vested Options

 

Unvested Options

 

Stock Units

Terence J. Cryan

 

946

 

31,451

 

Tracy D. Pagliara

 

946

 

31,451

 

Karli S. Anderson

 

 

31,451

 

Deborah A. Peacock

 

 

31,451

 



EXECUTIVES ANDTO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Executive Officers

The executive officers serve at the discretion of the Board. All officers are employed on a full-time basis.

The following table identifies the Company’s executive officers as of April 4, 2024.

Name

Age

Age

Position

Christopher M. Jones

Frank Bakker

62

59

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey L. Vigil

Steven M. Cates

67

44

Senior Vice President—President — Finance, and Chief Financial Officer

& Treasurer

Dain A. McCoig

John W. Lawrence

41

62

Vice President—Operations

Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Christopher M. Jones –

Frank Bakker — please see above under “Proposal 3:1: Election of Directors” for information about Christopher M. Jones,Frank Bakker, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Jeffrey L. Vigil

Steven M. Cates joined the Company as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller in May 2021. In August 2022, Mr. Cates was promoted to the position of Vice President—President — Finance, and Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, following the retirement of Jeffrey L. Vigil who served in June 2013.the role prior to Mr. Vigil is a mining industry financial veteran with more than thirtyCates. In January 2022, Mr. Cates was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. Mr. Cates has over 20 years of financial managementand accounting experience in both production stagevarious industries including mining, oil and development stage enterprises. Previously, hegas, real estate, and public accounting. Prior to joining Westwater, Mr. Cates served in various financial positions, including Chief Financial Officer,as the Vice President — Controller for Apartment Income REIT Corp. (NYSE: AIRC), formerly part of Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE: AIV), a real estate investment trust focused on apartment communities, from May 2019 to April 2021. Prior to his time at Energy Fuels, a uraniumApartment Income REIT Corp., Mr. Cates served as corporate controller for Caliber Midstream Partners, LP, an energy and oil infrastructure company, from April 2009September 2016 to May 2013,2019, and previously, Mr. Cates held various accounting and financial reporting roles at American Midstream Partners, LP (2013 – 2016), Newmont Mining Corporation (2012 – 2013), and Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (2009 – 2012). Mr. Cates began his career at KPMG in 2002, where he was responsible for financial and management reporting, equity financings, tax planning and compliance, treasury functions and risk management. Mr. Vigil also managed financial, operational and legal due diligence for a number of acquisitions. Prior to Energy Fuels, hemost recently served as Chief Financial Officersenior manager for Koala Corporation.audit and advisory services. Mr. Vigil is a graduate of the University of Wyoming withCates earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Redlands and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the stateState of Colorado.

Dain A. McCoig joined

John W. Lawrence has served the Company in 2004a contractual capacity as Plant EngineerGeneral Counsel since October 2012 and as Corporate Secretary since May 2013. Mr. Lawrence became an employee of the Company in February 2022, and continued to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In January 2023, Mr. Lawrence was promoted to Kingsville Dome Plant SupervisorChief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Lawrence has over thirty-five years of legal and engineering experience for publicly traded companies. Previously, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., a renewable energy company providing electric power and communications solutions, and related services for remote offshore applications from June 2014 to January 2022. In addition, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, a commercial uranium enrichment facility located in 2005, Senior Engineer in AugustNew Mexico and operating under the privately-owned, international consortium known as Urenco, from 2003 to 2008. Prior to 2003 and between 2008 Manager—South Texas Operations in April 2010, Vice President—South Texas Operations in January 2013 and Vice President—Operations in May 2018.2012, Mr. McCoig earnedLawrence was associated with several national law firms including Winston & Strawn, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge, and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae. Mr. Lawrence holds a Juris Doctorate from Catholic University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in MechanicalNuclear Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 2002 and attained his certification as a Professional Engineer from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers in 2010.

Purdue University.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

In this section and the sections that follow, we discuss the Company’s compensation philosophy, describe the compensation program for the senior executive team, and address athe fundamental objective of aligning executive compensation with the long-term interests of stockholders. We explain how the Board’s Compensation Committee determines compensation for its senior executives and its rationale for specific 20202023 compensation decisions, and we also provide a summary of the recent historical activities by the Compensation Committee that are still relevant to its decision-making.


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The Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the compensation of the following named executive officers (“NEO”s):

NEOs”) who served during fiscal year 2023 and through April 4, 2024. The table provided below identifies the specific individuals who served as NEOs and the dates of their respective service. The philosophy discussed below is expected to be applied by the Board to the NEOs who will serve during fiscal year 2024.

Name

Title
Dates of Service
(FY2023 to date)

Name

Chad M. Potter

Title

Christopher M. Jones

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

February 25, 2022 − January 16, 2023

Jeffrey L. Vigil

Frank Bakker

President, Chief Executive Officer, and DirectorJanuary 16, 2023 to date
Steve M. Cates
Vice President—President — Finance, and Chief Financial Officer,

and Treasurer
Senior Vice President — Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
August 26, 2022 − January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023 to date

Dain A. McCoig

John W. Lawrence

Vice President—Operations

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
January 1, 2022 − January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023 to date

The Company’s executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain qualified management personnel, to align the interests of the Company’s management interests with thatthose of its stockholders, and to reward exceptional organizational and individual performance. Performance of the Company’s executives is evaluated based on financial and non-financial goals that balance achievement of short-terms goals, related to the continued improvement of the Company’s business, and long-term goals, thatwhich seek to maximize stockholder value.

Philosophy and Objectives of Our Compensation Plan

The Company’s compensation program is centered around a philosophy that focuses on management retention, alignment of interests between management and the stockholders, and pay-for-performance compensation. The Company believes this philosophy allows the Company to compensate its NEOs competitively, while simultaneously ensuring continued development and achievement of key business strategy goals. The Compensation Committee firmly believes that the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy should recognize both short- and long-term performance and should include both cash and equity compensation arrangements that are supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the Compensation Committee.



The Compensation Committee has outlined the following objectives for compensation of our NEOs and considers such objectives in making compensation decisions:

Objective

Description

Objective

Description

Attraction and Retention

The Company provides competitive compensation to its NEOs and tieties a significant portion of compensation to time-based and performance-based vesting requirements. Together, these actions help to ensure that the Company can continue to attract and retain key management personnel.

Pay for Performance

A significant portion of each NEO’s compensation is “at-risk” or variable, based on predetermined performance criteria. Such criteria include both short- and long-term goals, as well as financial and non-financial goals. The Compensation Committee considers each of these criteria in making its compensation decisions each year.

Pay Mix

The Company uses a variety of fixed-payforms of fixed and variable incentive compensation, forms, including cash, stock, options and RSUs.

Alignment of Incentives

The Company requires its CEO and CFONEOs to obtain a significant stock ownership stake in the Company and tie a meaningful portion of NEO compensation to awards

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ObjectiveDescription
that vest over multi-year periods.

Competitive Packages

The Company evaluates its compensation program in an effort to provide a competitive compensation package to each NEO that takes into account their responsibilities, performance and organization.

How Executive Compensation is Determined

Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee oversees the Company’s executive compensation programs. Additionally, the Compensation Committee is charged with the review and approval of all annual compensation decisions relating to the NEOs and other Company officers.

The Compensation Committee is composed entirely of independent, non-management members of the Board. Each member of the Compensation Committee is both a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. No Compensation Committee member participates in any of the Company’s employee compensation programs. Each year the Company reviews any and all relationships that each director has with the Company, and the Board subsequently reviews these findings. The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee, as stated in its charter, include the following:

·


review and make such recommendations to the Board as the Compensation Committee deems advisable with regard to all incentive-based compensation plans and equity-based plans;

·


review and approve the corporate goals and objectives that may be relevant to the compensation of NEOs; 

·NEOs and other Company officers;


evaluate the performance of the NEOs and other Company officers in light of the goals and objectives that were set and determine and approve the compensation of the NEOs and other Company officers based on such evaluation; and

·


review and approve the recommendations of the CEO with regard to the compensation of all officers of the Company other than the CEO.

Role of Management

The Compensation Committee considers input from the CEO when making executive compensation decisions for the other NEOs.NEOs and other Company officers. The CEO’s input is useful because the CEO reviews and observes the performance of the other NEOs.NEOs and other Company officers. No other NEO or Company officer is present or privy to the recommendations of the CEO to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors determine the compensation of the CEO without any management input.

Financial and Non-Financial Performance Goals

The Compensation Committee believes that a significant portion of each NEO’s and other Company officer’s compensation should be tied to the Company’s performance measured against specific financial performance targets. The Company measures financial performance awards against certain operational cost targets, budget targets and exploration, development and production objectives. The Compensation Committee also believes that a significant portion of NEO compensation for the NEOs and other Company officers should be tied to the creation and protection of stockholder value through the achievement of non-financial performance goals and core values. Both financial and non-financial performance goals have changed from time to time and will continue to change as the conditions of the Company and the graphite market evolve. The Company’s core values are identified below.



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Continuous improvement in:

·Safety: 

oOf each


Safety, of:

Each other;

oOf our


Our environment;

oOf the


The communities where we work;

oOf our


Our assets; and

oOf our


Our reputation.

·


Cost management:

o


Focus on first quartile cost performance; and

o


Effective and efficient use of our shareholder’sstockholder’s assets.

·


Reliability and integrity:

o


Highest level of performance every day;

o


Improving outour processes; and

o


Conservative promises well kept. 

well-kept.

Peer Group Analysis and Use of Compensation Consultants

The Company has historically evaluated its compensation program against the programs at other companies in order to ensure its compensation program is competitive. Peer companies were selected based on (i) revenue scope within a reasonable range, (ii) asset size within a reasonable range of the Company’s asset size, and (iii) miningenergy technology companies with operational scope comparable to that of the Company – specifically, mining companies with operational activities versus pure “junior” developmental/exploration companies.Company. During 2018,2021, the Compensation Committee utilized the services of MeridianNFP Compensation Partners which reviewedConsulting (f/k/a Longnecker & Associates) to help identify an appropriate group of peer companies and to assist the Board in structuring Westwater’s long-term incentive program to ensure it was competitive as an incentive and retention program.

The same peer group was used during 2022 and 2023.

2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In June 2013, Westwater adopted the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plan“Incentive Plan”) to provide flexibility in structuring its executive compensation program and to ensure that it would have a sufficient number of shares of common stock available for equity-based awards that it expects to make to eligible individuals over the next several years.individuals. The Incentive Plan replaced all prior plans and no more awards were granted under any of the prior plans following the adoption of the Incentive Plan.

The Incentive Plan provides the Compensation Committee substantial flexibility in structuring awards that meet the objectives outlined above. In particular, the Incentive Plan permits the grant of performance-based and time-based RSUs, with many possible performance criteria available as the Compensation Committee determines to be appropriate. In addition to RSUs, the Incentive Plan provides for the grant of awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, dividend equivalent rights, performance shares and other performance-based awards, other equity-based awards and cash bonus awards. All of the Company’s officers, directors and employees, and the officers, directors and employees of our subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to receive awards under the Incentive Plan. In addition, consultants, advisors, and certain other individuals whose participation in the Incentive Plan is determined to be in the best interests of the Company by the Compensation Committee may participate. Incentive share options, however, are only available to employees. Please see Proposal 2 for further information about the Incentive Plan and certaina proposed amendmentsamendment to increase the number of shares of Company common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plan.

The Incentive Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee also interprets the provisions of the Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee also determines which officers,

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employees and any other eligible participantsconsultants, if any, will receive awards under the Incentive Plan, the types of awardawards made, the terms and conditions of awards, and the number of shares of common stock subject to an award, if the award is equity-based.



Executive Compensation Elements

The following table illustrates the principal elements of the Company’s executive compensation program, each of which is evaluated and updated on an annual basis by the Compensation Committee:

Pay Element

Characteristics

Primary Objective

Pay Element

Characteristics

Primary Objective

Base Salary

Annual fixed cash compensation

Attract and retain qualified and high performing executives

Short-Term Incentive Compensation

Annual compensation based on the achievement of predetermined performance goals

Incentivize NEOs and Company officers to achieve the short-term performance goals established by the Compensation Committee

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

Long-term equity awards granted as time-based and performance-based RSUs or stock options

Retain NEOs and Company officers and align their interests with the interests of the stockholders

In addition to the above-mentioned elements, the Company also provides a retirement, health, and welfare benefit component to the executive compensation program.

Historical Actions Taken by the Board and Compensation Committee Resulting in a

Favorable Vote on the Say-on-Pay Proposal in 2020

2023, 2022, and 2021

The Board and the Compensation Committee takes shareholderstockholder feedback seriously. The Compensation Committee considers the results of the advisory vote of the stockholders at each annual meeting as the Compensation Committee completes its annual review of each pay element and the compensation packages provided to our NEOs. Based on its review and analysis of the favorable vote for the Say-on-Pay Proposal in 2020, as well as stockholder outreach in 2018 and 2019, the Compensation Committee evaluated whether the compensation program provides a competitive pay-for-performance package that effectively incentivizes its NEOs to maximize stockholder value. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the outcome of the Company’s Say-on-Pay votes and its stockholder views when making future compensation decisions for our NEOs.

At our 20202023 Annual Meeting, 72%83% of the shares cast on the Say-on-Pay proposal voted to approve the compensation paid to our NEOs, 26%15% voted against such compensation, and 2% abstained. WhileThose results are markedly consistent with the results were markedly improved from the 20182021 and 20192022 Annual Meetings,Meetings. The following table illustrates the change over time. The Board and the Compensation Committee will continue to focus on driving NEO performance against specific goals and ensuring that the interestsinterest of management and stockholders are aligned properly.

As a historical reference, at our 2018 Annual Meeting, 51%

For
Say-on-Pay
Proposal
Against
Say-on-Pay
proposal
Abstain
from
Say-on-Pay
Proposal
2023 Annual Meeting83%15%2%
2022 Annual Meeting76%21%3%
2021 Annual Meeting84%13%3%
Meetings of the shares cast on the Say-on-Pay proposal voted against the compensation paid to our NEOs, 45% voted to approve such compensation, and 4% abstained.  Due to the results of the Say-on-Pay vote, the Compensation Committee initiated and directed a comprehensive review of the Company’s compensation policies and practices.  The Board of Directors directed management to contact some of our largest stockholders to determine how the Company could improve its executive compensation practices.  As a result of investor outreach, the Compensation Committee did not award short-term incentive (STI) bonuses to NEOs for 2018.  In addition, since total shareholder return in 2018 did not meet specific performance objectives identified in the 2017 LTI goals set by the Compensation Committee, 2018 performance-based RSUs were forfeited.

Also, in direct response to the Say-on-Pay proposal at the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors held a meeting on January 29, 2019 and therein appointed Karli Anderson to the Compensation Committee and also appointed her to serve as the new Chair of the Compensation Committee effective immediately.  The former Chair continued to serve on the Compensation Committee until April 18, 2019, when the 2019 annual general meeting of stockholders was held and his term as a director ended.  

At our 2019 Annual Meeting, 45% of the shares cast on the Say-on-Pay proposal voted against the compensation paid to our NEOs, 39% voted to approve such compensation, and 26% abstained. In direct response to the Say-on-Pay proposals at the 2018 and 2019 Annual Meetings, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors held meetingsRegarding NEO Performance in August 2019 and therein directed the Westwater management team to prepare a survey of stockholders in order to solicit their input regarding the Company’s compensation structure for its named executive officers.  On December 7, 2019, the Chairman of the Board approved the survey and issued a letter to the Company’s stockholders encouraging their participation.  Immediately thereafter the Westwater management team posted the survey to the Company’s website, caused the survey also to be posted to the website of a third-party service provider, and sent a broadcast email message to approximately 2,500 addresses from Westwater’s investor relations database alerting them to the availability of the survey.

The survey was posted for approximately 3 weeks and during that time Westwater received 62 responses, of which 58 responses indicated that they owned Westwater common stock.  All responses were provided anonymously.  The survey revealed that


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the stockholders are aligned with the Board of Directors in their expectations regarding compensation planning for the Company’s NEOs.  The stockholders agreed with the Board that NEO incentive compensation should emphasize goal achievement, should be “at risk” and should be tied to approved key performance indicators.  In addition, the stockholders agreed that STI and LTI awards should be granted when the Westwater management team is challenged with and achieves goals that include specific performance criteria, but if those criteria are not satisfied, the STI or LTI award should be “at risk” – i.e., the failure to achieve a goal forfeits in part or in whole the incentive compensation that is tied to the goal.

The survey also reveals that the stockholders would prefer LTI awards issued to NEOs to consist principally of performance-based stock awards and to a lesser extent time-based awards.  When evaluating the long-term performance of the Company’s executive management team, the preference is to reward in greater proportion the achievement of specific goals, with the remainder tied to length of service.  Finally, the surveyed stockholders believe that approximately one-quarter of the total NEO compensation should involve equity compensation.

The Board and the Compensation Committee will continue to engage in stockholder outreach with the aim of increasing the percentage of stockholders voting in favor of the Say-on-Pay proposal.

Deliberations of the Compensation Committee regarding the NEO performance in 2020

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of three independent directors: Ms.Karli S. Anderson (as Chair)(Chair), and Tracy D. Pagliara, and Deborah A. Peacock. In 2020,2023, the Compensation Committee held foursix meetings and its members engaged in numerous additional informal telephone conference calls. At every meetingdiscussions regarding executive compensation. Also in 2020,2023, the Compensation CommitteeBoard held nine meetings and in several of those meetings the independent Directors discussed issues involving executive compensation issues and made several significant decisions involvingcompensation.


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Decisions associated with the short-term incentive (STI) plan2023 STI Plan and the long-term incentive (LTI) plan for the NEOs, as follows:

·On February 13, 2020, the Compensation Committee held a meeting to discuss and approve 5 percent merit increases for the NEOs, as they had not received a merit increase since 2018 due in part to an effort to manage expenses.  The Committee also discussed the 2020 STI plan for the Company that had been recommended by Company management, modified both the goals within the plan to ensure maximum alignment with stockholders after receiving feedback via direct outreach and survey results, and their relative weighting, and then approved the modified plan.  The Committee briefly discussed the 20202023 LTI plan for the Company but decided to defer its decision until after the 2020 annual general meeting of stockholders.  Please see section entitled “2020 Grants of Plan Based Awards” for an explanation of STI and LTI plan goals. 

·On May 12, 2020, following the 2020 annual general meeting of stockholders, the Compensation Committee held a meeting to discuss the 2020 LTI plan for the Company that had been recommended by Company management.  The Committee agreed to design the plan to provide for vesting over three years using three sets of criteria equally weighted:  service; total stockholder return (TSR); and performance objectives. The Committee decided that the Company’s STI and LTI plans should be consistent but should not overlap.  The Committee concluded that additional information and further deliberation was needed before the 2020 LTI plan could be approved to ensure maximum alignment with stockholders. 

·On June 5, 2020, the Compensation Committee held a meeting to consider and recommend for Board approval the 2020 LTI plan that provided for the award of restricted stock units (RSUs) The Committee established separate performance criteria for each of the three years and agreed that TSR would be measured each year against a custom index of relevant peers.  On June 12, 2020, the Compensation Committee’s recommendations were presented to the Board and approved. 

·On November 10, 2020, the Compensation Committee held a meeting to review the status of the Company’s performance against its STI goals for 2020 using in part information provided by Company management.  The Committee also discussed the 2021 STI plan, identified several goals that should be included within the plan and tasked Company management with further developing the 2021 plan and its goals.   

2020 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

2020

2023 STI Plan Awards

The 20202023 STI plan goals were approved by the Compensation Committee in February 2020,on March 1, 2023, and those goals are detailed below along with performance success measurements. InOn January 2021,29, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that the Company’s management team achieved 87.5% of the followingtotal STI goals during 2020:

·2020for 2023.


2023 STI Goal 1— Safety & Environmental:Zero lost time accidents Total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) at or below 1.25 for Company and contractor personnel (weighted at 10 %); and zero reportable environmental issuesincidents to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (weighted at 10%).

o


The Company achieved this goal. 


did not achieve the TRIF goal due to a single non-construction, slip-and-fall accident at the Kellyton site and due to the limited number of personnel working at the Kellyton site. The Committee stressed the importance of safety and recognized the overall good safety record. The Committee determined the intent of the safety goal was met in part and awarded 75% of the target.

·2020

The Committee determined that the environmental goal was met in full.

2023 STI Goal 2: Completion— Project: Mechanical completion for the SPG building by the end of December 2023 (weighted at 20 percent); and the Company is on track for execution of the reclamationKellyton Project within the budget approved by the Board in March 2023 (weighted at 20%).

The SPG building was not mechanically complete by the end of December 2023 due to the absence of requisite funding; however, Company personnel were installing equipment in the building and had built a laboratory at the Kellyton site. The Compensation Committee recognized the good work being performed by Company personnel despite the absence of sufficient financing for the completion of the RositaSPG building. The Committee determined that the mechanical completion goal was met in part and Vasquez facilities assuming funding is availableawarded 50% of the target.

The Kellyton project forecast at completion remained within the budget established by the Board in March 2023 even though capital was added to do sothat budget as part of the debottlenecking evaluation completed for the project. The Committee determined the project budget goal was met in full.

2023 STI Goal — Products: Meet or exceed CSPG qualification criteria on a consistent basis (weighted at 25%20%).

o


The Company achieved this goal.Committee discussed with the management team the tests performed on CSPG samples and results of those tests. The saleCommittee agreed with the conclusions that a majority of the Company’s uranium propertiestest results were within identified specifications, and a few results were very close to enCore Energy on December 31, 2020 successfully eliminated any further reclamation obligations. 

·2020those specifications. The Committee determined that the products qualification goal was met in full.


2023 STI Goal 3: Finish design— Sales: Have in place customer agreements for 75% or more of the pilot plant forCSPG product, which can take the Coosa Graphite Project (weighted at 15%form of a non-binding letter of intent.

An off-take agreement with SK On Co., Ltd. (“SK On”)

o was entered into by the parties on February 4, 2024. Previously the Company had executed a joint development agreement with SK On in May 2023. The Company achieved this goal.   

·2020 STI Goal 4: OperateCommittee determined that the pilot plant for the Coosa Graphite Project to produce at least 12.5 tonnes of product that meets performance criteria for customer testing (weighted at 50%). 

oThis goal had the dual purposes of providing the required information for the Feasibility Study and producing product at high purity levels which would be suitable for customer testing. 

oThe amount of tonnage in this specificsales goal was not fully achieved, solely due to COVID-19 related lockdownsmet in full.

2023 LTI Plan
The 2023 LTI Plan goals, including goals for 2023, were approved by the Compensation Committee on March 1, 2023, and restrictions in Germany.  Nonetheless, sufficient tonnage of high-purity product was produced to enable the Company to proceedthose 2023 goals are detailed below along with the Feasibility Study and to produce high-purity product sufficient for customer testing. 

oTherefore,performance success measurements. On January 29, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that thisthe Company’s management team achieved all three 2023 goals in the 2023 LTI Plan and authorized full payout.


2023 Goal in the 2023 LTI Plan — Performance Based Element: By December 31, 2023, laboratory operations in Kellyton that can perform the majority of the graphite testing and plan (scope, budget, and schedule) for our own pilot plant to make customer samples (weighted one-third).

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The management team informed the Compensation Committee that the Kellyton laboratory had become operational by the end of 2023, and that it was capable for performing the majority of graphite testing needed for customer samples. The Committee discussed the laboratory’s capabilities, and they determined that the 2023 goal for 2023 LTI Plan regarding the Company’s ISO program had been met in full for 2023.

2023 Goal in the 2023 LTI Plan — ISO Program Element: By December 31, 2023, the Company must put into place the necessary procedures and awarded the full measure of this goal. 

Further,processes to achieve compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 (weighed one-sixth).


The management team informed the Compensation Committee commended Company managementthat the necessary procedures and processes required to achieve compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 has been put in place before the end of 2023. The Committee discussed those procedures and processes, and they determined that the 2023 goal for successfully during 2020:

·Selling Westwater’s U.S. uranium subsidiaries (including all associated liabilities) to enCore Energy, which closed onthe 2023 LTI Plan regarding the Company’s ISO program had been met in full for 2023.


2023 Goal in the 2023 LTI Plan — R&D Program Element: By December 31, 2020. 

20202023, the Company must complete an evaluation of and make a decision on alternate coating for inclusion in Phase II of the Kellyton graphite processing facility (weighed one-sixth).


The Compensation Committee discussed how the Company had evaluated and made decisions on alternate coating technologies, including wet versus dry coating, and also discussed how sample evaluations performed in 2023 were performed with samples that used the preferred technology. The Committee determined that the 2023 goal for the 2023 LTI Plan Awards

regarding the Company’s R&D program has been met in full for 2023.


2023 Goal in the 2023 LTI Plan — Time Element: Time-based vesting over three years (weighted one-third).

The 2020Compensation Committee determined that this 2023 goal for the 2023 LTI Plan was met for Company personnel who were included in the 2023 LTI plan and who were employed on January 29, 2024.
Decisions associated with the 2022 LTI Plan
The 2022 LTI Plan goals, including goals for 2023, were approved by the Compensation Committee in May 2022, and those 2023 goals are detailed below along with performance success measurements. On January 29, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that the Company’s management team achieved all three 2023 goals in the 2022 LTI Plan and authorized full payout.

2023 Goal in 2022 LTI Plan — ISO Program Element: By December 31, 2023, the Company must put into place the necessary procedures and processes to achieve compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 (weighed one-third). This 2023 goal in the 2022 LTI Plan is the same as the 2023 goal in the 2023 LTI Plan although weighted at one-sixth in the 2023 LTI Plan.

The management team informed the Compensation Committee that the necessary procedures and processes required to achieve compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 has been put in place before the end of 2023. The Committee discussed those procedures and processes, and they determined that the 2023 goal for the 2022 LTI Plan regarding the Company’s ISO program had been met in full for 2023.

2023 Goal in 2022 LTI Plan — R&D Program Element: By December 31, 2023, the Company must complete an evaluation of and make a decision on alternate coating for inclusion in Phase II of the Kellyton graphite processing facility (weighed one-sixth). This 2023 goal in the 2022 LTI Plan is the same as the 2023 goal in the 2023 LTI Plan although weighted at one-sixth in the 2023 LTI Plan.

The Compensation Committee discussed how the Company had evaluated and made decisions on alternate coating technologies, including wet versus dry coating, and also discussed how sample evaluations performed in 2023 were performed with samples that used the preferred technology. The Committee determined that the 2023 goal for the 2022 LTI Plan regarding the Company’s R&D program has been met in full for 2023.

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2023 Goal in the 2022 LTI Plan — Time Element: Time-based vesting over three years (weighted one-third).

The Compensation Committee determined that this 2023 goal for the 2022 LTI Plan was met for Company personnel who were included in the 2022 LTI plan and who were employed on January 29, 2024.
Decisions associated with the 2021 LTI Plan
The 2021 LTI Plan goals, including goals for 2023, were approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board in June 2020,May 2021, and those 2023 goals are detailed below along with performance success measurements. InOn January 2021,29, 2024, the Compensation Committee determined that only the management team2023 time element goal in the 2021 LTI plan was achieved the followingin 2023.

2023 Goal in 2021 LTI goals during 2020:

·2020 LTI Tranche 1 – time-based vesting over three years onPlan — Performance Element: By December 31,st 2023, achieve at least two quarters of positive EBITDA (weighted one-third).

oOn December 31, 2020, all Company personnel included in LTI plan were present. 

oTherefore, the


The Compensation Committee vested Tranche 1determined that this 2023 goal in full for the year ending December 31, 2020. 

·20202021 LTI Tranche 2 – performance-based vesting over three years (weighted one-third),Plan was not met because Kellyton Plant had not begun operations in 2023 and, thus, there were no earnings from its operations or any other earnings from which for December 31, 2020 was to provide a Preliminary Economic Analysis (PEA) confidence level estimate for capital expenditures (capex) and operational expenditures (opex) forEBITDA could be calculated.


2023 Goal in the Coosa Graphite Project, and to produce 40 kg of battery-grade graphite material to customers for qualification. 

oThe Company completed a PEA-level study including estimates for capex and opex. 

oThe pilot program for the Coosa Graphite Project was successful in producing enough information and battery-grade graphite material to allow for the timely commencement of the Feasibility Study as well as allow for customer shipping. 

oTherefore, the Compensation Committee vested Tranche 2 in full for the year ending December 31, 2020. 

·20202021 LTI Tranche 3 – totalPlan — Total stockholder return (TSR) element: Positive TSR performance vesting over three years (weighted one-third)from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 as measured against a custom index which forof the year ending December 31, 2020 is measuredCompany’s graphite peers (weighted one-third).


The Compensation Committee determined that this goal was not met because TSR performance was not positive from January 1, 20202023 to December 31, 2020.  The2023 as measured against a custom index consisted of the Company’s uranium peers and graphite peers as shown below.   The reason for the bifurcation of the two indices is the changing nature of the Company’s business as a result of the sale of the uranium business. 



oThe agreed upon peer groups included both uranium and graphite peers.  The graphite peer group showed a TSR for 2020 of 183% and


2023 Goal in the uranium peer group showed a TSR for 2020 of 72%2021 LTI Plan — Time Element: Time-based vesting over three years (weighted one-third).

o


The 2020 TSR for Westwater Resources was 227% 

oTherefore, the Compensation Committee vested Tranche 3determined that this goal was met for Company personnel who were included in full for the year ending December 31, 2020. 

 

 

2021 LTI Plan and who were employed on January 29, 2024.

Evaluation of NEO performancePerformance in fiscal 2020

Fiscal Year 2023

The 20202023 compensation mix for the NEOs demonstrates the Company’s philosophy regarding significant long-term and performance-based compensation. Over 45%Approximately 42% of the targeted total compensation of the CEO, and approximately 38%43% of the targeted total compensation for all ofother NEOs, was performance-based and not guaranteed. The Compensation Committee anticipates granting additional long-term performance-based and time-based equity awards to executive officers during the course of 20212024 to continue aligning their long-term incentives with those of stockholders.

The following discussion addresses the components of the compensation policy for NEOs.NEOs and other Company officers. As noted, for 20202023 the short-term and long-term incentive programs were effective for each NEO—specifically, Messrs. Jones, VigilNEO during fiscal year 2023. It is anticipated that the Board will apply the same components of the compensation policy for fiscal year 2024 to the NEOs and McCoig.


Company officers.

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee establishes base salaries for our executives based on the scope of their responsibilities and takes into account competitive market compensation paid by comparable companies in the mining industry companies.and processing industries. The Company believes that a competitive compensation program will enhance its ability to attract and retain senior executives. In each case, the Compensation Committee takes into account each officer’sofficer’s: (i) current and prior compensation,compensation; (ii) scope of responsibilities,responsibilities; (iii) experience,experience; (iv) comparable market salariessalaries; and (v) the Company’s achievement of performance goals (both financial and non-financial). The Compensation Committee alsoalso: (i) has the opportunity to meet with the officers at various times during the year, which allows the Compensation Committee to form its own assessment of each individual’s performanceperformance; and (ii) reviews reports of the CEO presented to the Compensation Committee,

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evaluating each of the other officers, including a review of their contributions and performance over the past year, strengths, weaknesses, development plans and succession potential.

During

At the start of fiscal years 2018year 2023, the CEO’s base salary for Mr. Potter remained the same from fiscal year 2022 — $285,000 per year. After Mr. Potter resigned on January 16, 2023, Mr. Bakker was appointed as CEO and 2019,his base salary was set at the Company did not achieve all of its financial performance goals.  As a result,same amount — $285,000 per year. Prior to his appointment as the Committee did not award merit increases to NEOsnew CEO, Mr. Bakker had been serving as part of an effort to manage costs and to align with stockholder interests during a period of relative underperformance of the Company’s share price.  Starting in fiscal 2020, the Committee addressed the alignment with stockholders regarding share price by implementing a long-term incentive goal tied to total shareholder return (TSR).   

For fiscal 2020,Vice President and General Manager — Alabama Graphite Products since October 2022. On March 1, 2023 (but effective as of February 26, 2023), the Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Bakker’s base salary should be increased — a 5% merit raise was applied, and a 9% market adjustment was applied — to $325,000 per year. At the start of 2023, the base salariessalary for NEOs by 5% in recognition of evolution in responsibilities of managementMr. Cates remained the same from fiscal year 2022 — $245,000 per year. Mr. Cates had been serving as the CFO since August 2022, and had served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller from May 2021 until August 2022. On March 1, 2023 (but effective as of February 26, 2023), the Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Cates’ base salary should be increased — a 5% merit raise was applied, and an 18.9% market adjustment was applied — to $306,000 per year. As the start of 2023, the base salary for Mr. Lawrence remained the same from fiscal year 2022 — $265,000. Mr. Lawrence served as the Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in a contractual capacity from 2012 through 2021, and at the end of February 2022 he transitioned to an employee. In January 2023, Mr. Lawrence’s responsibilities were increased, and he was appointed Chief Administrative Officer (in addition to continuing to serve as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary). On March 1, 2023 (but effective as of February 26, 2023), the Compensation Committee determined that Mr. Lawrence’s base salary should be increased — a 5% merit raise was applied, and a 10% market adjustment was applied — to $306,000 per year. For the CEO, CFO and CAO, the Compensation Committee determined a market adjustment in their base salary was needed (in addition to a merit raise) in order to retain these experienced executives and in light of salaries that were being paid by the Company to new employees that do not serve in executive capacities.

NameTitlePeriod of Service
2023 Base
Salary
Chad M. Potter+President & Chief Executive OfficerJanuary 1 to January 16, 2023$285,000
Frank BakkerPresident & Chief Executive OfficerJanuary 16 to February 25, 2023$285,000
February 26 to December 31, 2023$325,000
Steve M. Cates*Senior Vice President — Finance & Chief Financial OfficerJanuary 1 to February 25, 2023$245,000
February 26 to December 31, 2023$306,000
John W. Lawrence#Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary
January 1 to February 25, 2023$265,000
February 26 to December 31, 2023$306,000
+
On January 16, 2023, Chad Potter resigned, and Frank Bakker became the President & CEO.
*
On January 16, 2023, Steve Cates was completing its strategic pivotpromoted from Vice President — Finance to the graphite business.  InSenior Vice President — Finance, in addition the increaseto continuing to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
#
On January 16, 2023, John Lawrence was reflective of the fact that there was no merit increase for 2019.  The 2020 base salaries werepromoted to Chief Administrative Officer, in addition to continuing to serve as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

2020 Base

Name

 

Title

 

Salary

Christopher M. Jones

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

$

318,360

Jeffrey L. Vigil

 

Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

$

232,625

Dain A. McCoig

 

Vice President—South Texas Operations

 

$

213,110

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

For more information about the 20202023 base salaries for each of our NEOs, please see “2020“2023 Summary Compensation Table” on page 43.

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Retirement, Health and Welfare Benefits

The Company offers a variety of health and welfare and retirement programs to all eligible employees. The NEOs and other Company officers generally are eligible for the same benefit programs on the same basis as the rest of employees. The Company’s health and welfare programs include medical, dental and vision. In addition to the foregoing, the NEOs and other Company officers are eligible to participate in the following program:


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401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.   The Company maintains a defined contribution profit sharing plan for employees (the 401(k)“401(k)”) that is administered by a committee of trustees appointed by the Company. All employees are eligible to participate upon the completion of one month of employment, subject to minimum age requirements. In past years, the Company has made contributions to the 401(k) without regard to current or accumulated net profits of the Company but stopped those contributions in 2015. The Company re-enacted matching contributions in January 2021.
No Perquisites
When Mr. Potter resigned as CEO in January 2023, the Company suspended matching contributions at the beginning of January 2015.

No Perquisites

Thestopped paying for any employee to use a personal vehicle for Company does not provide any perquisites, whether cash or otherwise, to its NEOs.  In addition, the Company does not provide any tax gross-up for equity awards.business. Westwater feels that its executive compensation program provides its NEOs with competitive compensation such that the Company does not need to provide any perquisites to achieve the goals of its executive compensation program.

Stock Ownership Policy

and Clawback

The Compensation Committee believes that ownership of Company stock ownership by seniormembers of the executive management andteam, as well as stock-based performance compensation arrangements, are beneficial inkey to aligning the interests of management and stockholders’ interestsstockholders and servesserve as an executiveexcellent retention tool through vesting and post-vesting holding period requirements. ToConsistent with that end,belief and following the employment agreementsrecent changes within the executive management team, on February 10, 2023, the Compensation Committee adopted new share ownership guidelines that specify for each member of Mr. Jonesthe executive management team, an expectation that they will acquire and Mr. Vigil establishcontinue to hold during the term of their employment with the Company an amount of Company stock ownership targets for each executive of stock valued at threehaving a value equal to their base salary times the initial base salary of each executive undermultiple indicated in the employment agreements. Each of Mr. Jonestable below, and Mr. Vigil hadto achieve that multiple within five years of the later of February 10, 2023 or the date of being designated as an member of the executive management team.
Position
Base Salary
Ownership
Multiple
Chief Executive Officer5X
Other Named Executive Officers3X
Other Officer and Vice Presidents2X
On August 8, 2023, the Compensation Committee approved a Compensation Recovery Plan that, in compliance with applicable SEC requirements and NYSE American listing rules, mandates the recovery from his respective employment date to reach the stock ownership target. As partits current and former executive officers of our efforts to refinance and restructureerroneously awarded incentive-based compensation if the Company Messrs. Jones and Vigil did not receive long-term incentive grants in some yearsis required to facilitate these objectives.  In addition, two reverse stock splits (in 2016 and 2019), executedprepare an accounting restatement due to maintain compliancematerial non-compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, significantly reduced the stock ownership of management and resulted, in part, in the NEOs not achieving these stock ownership targets.  The Compensation Committee believes that increased stock ownership


financial reporting requirements.

awards, commensurate with meeting or exceeding performance goals, is warranted to better align enhanced insider stock ownership of management with the interests of stockholders.

Tax Treatment

The Compensation Committee considers the anticipated tax treatment to the Company when determining executive compensation. It should be noted that there are many factors whichthat are considered by the Compensation Committee in determining executive compensation, and the Compensation Committee retains flexibility in establishing the Company’s executive compensation programs.


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Pay Versus Performance
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and certain financial performance of our Company.
Year
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for PEO(1)
Compensation
Actually
Paid to
PEO(2)
Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
Non-PEO NEOs(3)
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid to
Non-PEO NEOs(4)
Value of
Initial Fixed
$100 Investment
Based On Total
Shareholder
Return(5)
Net Income(6)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)
2023(7)$1,217,268$823,702$618,636$521,547$11.36($7,751)
2022$698,632$314,920$449,558$273,150$16.02($11,121)
2021$800,264$530,141$398,653$300,039$44.62($16,144)
(1)
The dollar amounts shown in Column (b) are the amounts of total compensation as shown in our “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table shown below for Frank Bakker and Chad Potter in 2023 as both individuals served as President & Chief Executive Officer in 2023, for Christopher Jones and Chad Potter in 2022 as both individuals served as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2022, and for Christopher Jones only in 2021 as he was the only President & Chief Executive Officer in 2021.
(2)
The dollar amounts reported in Column (c) represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Messrs. Bakker, Potter and Jones as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to either Messrs. Bakker, Potter, or Jones during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to their total compensation for each year to determine the compensation actually paid: (i) deduction for share awards; (ii) addition of awards granted during the year that remain unvested at year end using fair value as of year-end date; (iii) addition of fair value of awards granted during the year and vested during the year with fair value determined at vesting date; (iv) addition or subtraction of the change in fair value for all awards that were granted before compensation year that remain unvested at year end, with the change in fair value as measured from end of prior year; (v) addition or subtraction of an amount equal to the change in fair value from the end of the prior year for any awards granted prior to current year that vested in the current year; (vi) for any awards granted prior to current year that failed to vest during the year, subtract an amount equal to the fair value of those award as of the end of the prior year; and (vii) addition of any unvested awards on which dividends or other earnings were paid that was not included in the total compensation.
(3)
The dollar amounts reported in Column (d) represent the average of the amounts reported for our Company’s named executive officers as a group (excluding Messrs. Bakker, Potter, and Jones) as shown in our “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year. The names of each of the named executive officers (excluding Messrs. Bakker, Potter, and Jones) included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: for 2023, Messrs. Cates and Lawrence; for 2022, Messrs. Cates, Lawrence, and Vigil; and for 2021, Messrs. Cates, Vigil, and McCoig.
(4)
The dollar amounts reported in Column (e) represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to the named executive officers as a group (excluding Messrs. Bakker, Potter, and Jones), as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the named executive officers as a group (excluding Messrs. Bakker, Potter, and Jones) during the applicable year. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to average total compensation for the named executive officers as a group (excluding Messrs. Bakker, Potter, and Jones) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid: see the methodology described above in Note (2) above.
(5)
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multiplying that result by the share price on December 31, 2022 (for 2022), or multiplying that result by the share price on December 31, 2021 (for 2021). No dividends were paid on stock or option awards in 2021, 2022, or 2023.
(6)
The dollar amounts reported in Column (g) represent the amount of net income (loss) reflected in our consolidated audited financial statements for the applicable year.
(7)
In 2023, the Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO (Column (a)) and the Compensation Actually Paid to NEO (Column (b)) are much higher than for 2022 and 2021 due in part to the fact that the Company made significant payments to two CEOs in 2023. Mr. Potter (the former CEO) received a severance payment of $285,000 after departing the Company on January 16, 2023 (along with a small amount of salary, life insurance, 401k match, and a vehicle allowance before his departure), and Mr. Bakker (the current CEO) received a salary of $317,154 in 2023 (along with stock awards, a cash bonus, life insurance, and 401-k match). See the table that appears on page 37.
Analysis of the Information Presented in the Pay Versus Performance Table
We generally seek to incentivize long-term performance, and therefore do not specifically align our performance measures with “compensation actually paid” ​(as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K) for a particular year. In accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following descriptions of the relationships between information presented in the Pay Versus Performance table.
Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income (Loss)
Because we are not a commercial-stage company, we did not have any revenue during the periods presented. Consequently, our company has not historically looked to net income (loss) as a performance measure for our executive compensation program. In 2021, 2022, and 2023, our net income (loss) largely remained the same, but the compensation actually paid for both our PEO and non-PEO NEOs increased between 2021 and 2022 and between 2022 and 2023.
Compensation Actually Paid and Cumulative TSR
We do utilize several performance measures to align executive compensation with the Company’s performance. Although in the past several years we have not always used financial performance measures such as TSR, we have included a TSR metric in the 2021 LTI Plan and the 2024 LTI Plan (see the discussion above under “Deliberations of the Compensation Committee Report

and Board Regarding NEO Performance in 2023”). In addition, and as described in more detail above, part of the compensation our NEOs are eligible to receive consists of annual performance-based cash bonuses and equity awards that are designed to provide appropriate incentives to our executives to achieve defined annual corporate goals.

All information provided above under the “Pay Versus Performance” heading will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of our company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

2023.

This Report was submitted by the following members of the Compensation Committee of the Board:

Karli S. Anderson, Chairman

Chair
Tracy D. Pagliara


Deborah A. Peacock

The information contained in the foregoing Compensation Committee Report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into a future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent Westwater specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.



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2023 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding 20202023 and 20192022 compensation for eachour NEOs (all numbers are shown in U.S. dollars). The table reflects the compensation paid to our current President and CEO, Frank Bakker for only 2023 because he was appointed President and CEO on January 16, 2023. The table reflects the compensation paid to our former President and CEO, Chad Potter, for both 2022 and 2023.
Position(6)
OfficerYear
Salary
Paid
RSU Stock
Award (Grant
date value)
Cash
Bonus
Other
Compensation(5)
Total
Chief Executive Officer & PresidentFrank Bakker(1)2023317,154425,000167,4039,611919,168
2022
Chief Executive Officer & PresidentChad M. Potter(2)202312,058286,042298,100
2022281,548313,75031,123626,421
Chief Financial Officer Senior VP – Finance & TreasurerSteve M. Cates(3)2023296,615183,600129,7816,788616,784
2022229,20688,31391,8758,281417,675
Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
John W. Lawrence(4)
2023299,692183,600131,1236,072620,487
2022224,342212,50099,37557,595593,812
(1)
Mr. Bakker was appointed CEO & President on January 16, 2023, and continues in such service.
(2)
Mr. Potter served as CEO & President from February 25, 2022, until he resigned on January 16, 2023. In addition, Mr. Potter served as Chief Operations Officer from August 2, 2021, until February 25, 2022.
(3)
Mr. Cates served as CFO, Vice President — Finance & Treasurer from August 26, 2022, as CFO, Senior Vice President — Finance & Treasurer from January 16, 2023, and he is continuing in such service. In addition, Mr. Cates served as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller from May 10, 2021, until August 26, 2022.
(4)
Mr. Lawrence served as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary from February 26, 2022, as Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary from January 16, 2023, and is continuing in such service. In addition, Mr. Lawrence served as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary from 2012 until February 26, 2022 in a contractual capacity.
(5)
Other compensation for Messrs. Baker, Cates, and Lawrence includes Company paid life insurance and Company matching 401k contributions. Other compensation for Mr. Potter in 2023 includes severance pay of our NEOs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

 

All Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salary

 

Awards

 

 

 

Compensation

 

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

($)

 

($)(1)

 

Bonus ($)

 

($)(2)

 

Total ($)

Christopher M. Jones

 

2020

 

318,360

 

191,016

 

191,016

 

1,253

 

701,645

President and CEO

 

2019

 

303,200

 

183,260

 

136,440

 

1,253

 

624,153

Jeffrey L. Vigil

 

2020

 

232,625

 

69,788

 

69,788

 

814

 

373,014

Vice President – Finance and CFO

 

2019

 

220,500

 

66,644

 

49,613

 

814

 

337,571

Dain A. McCoig

 

2020

 

213,110

 

63,933

 

63,933

 

1,253

 

342,229

Vice President – Operations

 

2019

 

202,000

 

61,042

 

45,450

 

1,253

 

309,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1)See Note 9—Stock Based Compensation$285,000, a vehicle allowance of the Notes$944, and $98 of 401k match and life insurance. Other compensation for Mr. Potter in 2022 includes Company paid life insurance, Company matching 401k contributions, and a vehicle allowance of $24,544. Other compensation for Mr. Lawrence in 2022 also includes, prior to Consolidated Financial Statementshis transition as an employee effective February 26, 2022, contractor income of $50,400.

(6)
Although Terence J. Cryan is not an Executive Officer, in 2023 he was compensated as an employee in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-Kfollowing amounts: (a) $150,000 salary; (b) $156,600 under the 2023 STI plan; and (c) $6,903 for the year ended December 31, 2019 for a discussion of valuation assumptions for the stock awards. The stock awards column presents the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. 

(2)Includes life insurance premiums paid by the Company on behalf of the named officer. 

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2023 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table shows outstanding stock option awards classified as exercisable and unexercisable as of December 31, 20202023, for the NEOs. The table also shows unvested and unearned stock awards and RSUs assuming a market value of $4.93$0.56 per share, the closing market price of Westwater’s stock on December 31, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

    

Equity Incentive

    

Equity Incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Awards:

 

Plan Awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Market or Payout

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned

 

Value of

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Shares, Units or

 

Unearned Shares,

 

 

 

 

Underlying

 

Underlying

 

 

 

 

 

Other Rights

 

Units or Other

 

 

Vesting

 

Unexercised

 

Unexercised

 

Option

 

Option

 

That Have Not

 

Rights That Have

 

 

Commencement

 

Options (#)

 

Options (#)

 

Exercise

 

Expiration

 

Vested

 

Not Vested

Name

 

Date

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

 

Price ($)

 

Date

 

(#)

 

($)

Christopher M. Jones

 

3/12/2013

 

92

 

 

1,638.00

 

3/12/2023

 

94,097

 

$463,898

 

 

7/19/2018

 

3,829

 

 

19.25

 

7/19/2028

 

 

 

 

4/18/2019

 

9,520

 

 

19.25

 

4/18/2029

 

 

Jeffrey L. Vigil

 

7/19/2018

 

1,392

 

 

19.25

 

7/19/2028

 

34,378

 

$169,484

 

 

4/18/2019

 

3,462

 

 

19.25

 

4/18/2029

 

 

Dean A. McCoig

 

7/19/2018

 

1,276

 

 

19.25

 

7/19/2028

 

31,494

 

$155,265

 

 

4/18/2019

 

3,171

 

 

19.25

 

4/18/2029

 

 

2023.

Option AwardsStock Awards
Name
Vesting
Date
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested (#)
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or Payout
Value of Unearned
Shares, Units or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested ($)
Chad Potter(1)
Frank Bakker(2)
454,929(3)254,760
John W. Lawrence7/19/201960619.257/19/2028283,098(4)158,535
4/18/20191,50719.254/18/2028
Steven M. Cates5/10/20219,4983.775/10/2031241,014(5)134,968
(1)
Mr. Potter, the Company’s former President and CEO, resigned from the Company on January 16, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, Mr. Potter did not hold any options or unvested stock awards.
(2)
Mr. Bakker became the President and CEO on January 16, 2023.
(3)
26,549 unvested RSUs relate to Mr. Bakker’s inducement awards for his initial employment and are eligible to vest on October 10, 2024 contingent on continued employment with the Company. 106,598 unvested RSUs relate to Mr. Bakker’s promotion on January 16, 2023, to CEO and are eligible to vest half on January 16, 2024 and the other half on January 16, 2025 contingent on continued employment with the Company. The remainder of the unvested RSUs relate to the 2023 LTI — Time, 2023 LTI — R&D Program and 2023 LTI — ISO Program, as further described on pages 29 and 30, and are eligible to vest equally over the next three years upon approval by the Compensation Committee, typically occurring in the first quarter of each calendar year.
(4)
20,276 unvested RSUs relate to Mr. Lawrence’s employment agreement effective February 26, 2022 and are eligible to vest on February 26, 2024 contingent on his continued employment with the Company. 81,040 unvested RSUs relate to the 2022 LTI Plan — Time Element, 2022 Plan LTI — R&D Program Element, and 2022 LTI Plan — ISO Program Element as further described on pages 30 and 31, and are eligible to vest over the next year upon approval by the Compensation Committee, typically occurring in the first quarter of each calendar year. The remainder of the 181,782 unvested RSUs relate to the 2023 LTI Plan — Time Element, 2023 LTI Plan — R&D Program Element, and 2023 LTI Plan — ISO Program Element as further described on pages 29 and 30, and are eligible to vest equally over the next two years upon approval by the Compensation Committee.
(5)
54,015 unvested RSUs relate to the 2022 LTI Plan — Time Element, 2022 LTI Plan — Performance Element, and 2022 LTI — TSR as further described on pages 30 and 31, and are eligible to vest equally over the next year upon approval of the Compensation Committee, typically occurring in the first quarter of each calendar year. The remainder of the unvested 186,999 RSUs relate to the 2023 LTI — Time, 2023 LTI — R&D Program and 2023 LTI — ISO Program, as further described on pages 29 and 30, and are eligible to vest equally over the next two years upon approval by the Compensation Committee.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

Employment Agreements

The as of December 31, 2023

As of December 31, 2023, the Company has employment agreements with Messrs. JonesBakker, Cates, and VigilLawrence, and those employment agreements provide that, in the event of a change of control (see below), if eitherthe executive is terminated without cause (as defined therein), demoted, or has histheir responsibilities materially

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changed, or circumstances arise that constitute good reason (as defined therein), then the Company willwould pay severance in an amount equal to two years of base salary in the case of Mr. Jones and one-and-one-halfone year of base salary, in the case of Mr. Vigil, in each case in a lump sum within 3060 days after his termination or termination of the agreement. If the Company otherwise terminates eitherthe executive, including following the disability of eitherthe executive, without cause, or fails to renew eitherthe employment agreement, or eitherthe executive otherwise terminates histheir employment for good reason, the Company willwould pay severance in an amount equal to one year of base salary in the case of Mr. JonesBakker and six months of base salary in the case of Mr. Vigil,Messrs. Cates and Lawrence, in each case in a lump sum within 30 days after the termination date. The employment agreements would automatically terminate upon the death of the executive.

The employment agreements for Messrs. Bakker, Cates, and Lawrence define “change of control” asas: (i) any person or group of affiliated or associated persons acquiresacquiring more than 50% of the voting power of the Company; (ii) the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii) the dissolution of the Company; (iv) a majority of the members of the Board are replaced during any 12-month12 month period;



or (v) the consummation of any merger, consolidation, or reorganization involving the Company in which, immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, less than 50.1% of the total voting power of outstanding stock of the surviving or resulting entity is then “beneficially owned” (within​(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization.

During fiscal year 2023, the Company also had an employment agreement with Mr. Potter, the Company’s former President and CEO. Mr. Potter resigned from the Company on January 16, 2023. Therefore, Mr. Potter is not shown in the table below.
On February 10, 2022, the Company signed an Executive Chairman Agreement with Terence J. Cryan, and thereunder Mr. Cryan agreed to serve as Westwater’s Executive Chairman effective February 26, 2022. See “Employment Agreements,” below. The Executive Chairman Agreement does not contain any provisions that would provide for payment upon termination or change of control.
Equity Awards
In addition, upon a change in control, any awards granted under the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan will immediately vest in full, to the extent not already vested, for all NEOs.
The Compensation Committee believes that the above-mentioned vesting and acceleration is appropriate on the basis that our NEOs should receive the full benefit of such awards in the event of a change in control.
The Compensation Committee believes the employment agreements summarized above are useful in recruiting and retaining executives, provide continuity of management in the event of an actual or threatened change in control, and provide the executives with the security to make decisions that are in the best long-term interest of the stockholders.

Equity Awards

In addition, upon a change in control, the stock options granted under the Company’s 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, the restricted stock granted under the Company’s 2007 Restricted Stock Plan and any awards under the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan will immediately vest in full, to the extent not already vested, for all NEOs.

The Compensation Committee believes that the above-mentioned vesting and acceleration is appropriate on the basis that our NEOs should receive the full benefit of such awards in the event of a change in control.

The following table shows the payments and benefits that would be made to ourthose individuals who were serving as NEOs on December 31, 2023, assuming a qualifying termination or a qualifying termination following a change in control if that termination had occurred on December 31, 2020.

Name

 

 

 

Cash Severance

 

 

Equity Acceleration

 

Total Potential Payment ($)

 

 

Christopher M. Jones

 

 

 

 

 

$636,720

 

 

$463,898

 

 

$1,100,618

Jeffrey L. Vigil

 

 

 

 

 

$348,938

 

 

$169,484

 

 

   $518,422

 

Employment Agreements

Christopher M. Jones

2023.

Name(1)
Cash
Severance
Equity
Acceleration
Total
Potential
Payment
Frank Bakker$325,000$254,760$579,760
Steven M. Cates$306,000$134,968$440,968
John W. Lawrence$306,000$158,535$464,535
(1)
Mr. Potter, the Company’s former President & CEO, resigned on January 16, 2023, and his resignation did not follow a change of control. Upon his departure from the Company, Mr. Potter was provided with a cash severance of $285,000, and with 27,387 shares of Company common stock accelerated at a value of $29,030.

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Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and certain officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of any class of the Company’s registered securities, to file, in their personal capacities, reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the SEC. Based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto, filed during or with respect to the applicable reporting period, and written representations from the applicable reporting persons, we believe all of our officers and directors have complied with all applicable filing requirements during the applicable reporting period hereof, except as follows.
On March 12, 2013,2, 2022, Mr. Lawrence filed one Form 4 one day late, reporting one transaction relating to his grant of restricted stock units that will vest in two equal installments beginning on February 26, 2023. Mr. Lawrence made good faith efforts to submit the filing on time, but he was unable to make the filing when due, on March 1, 2022, because of the SEC’s delay in processing Mr. Lawrence’s Form ID application.
On January 26, 2023, Mr. Bakker filed Form 3 and Form 4 seven days late, reporting one transaction relating to his granted of restricted stock units that will vest in two equal installments beginning on January 16, 2024. Mr. Bakker made good faith efforts to submit the filing on time, but he was unable to make the filing when it was due, on January 19, 2024, because of the SEC’s delay in processing Mr. Bakker’s Form ID application.
Employment Agreements
Frank Bakker
On January 16, 2023, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. JonesBakker in connectionconjunction with his joiningappointment as the Company asCompany/s President and CEO. Pursuant to hisUnder the employment agreement, Mr. JonesBakker is entitled to an annual base salary, which was set initially at $275,000$285,000 and wasis subject to annual adjustment by the Compensation Committee, has aCommittee. In addition, Mr. Bakker’s employment agreement includes an initial annual target short-term incentive (STI) cash bonus equal to 60% of his base salary based upon performance goals set by the Board or the Compensation Committee and based upon a determination by the Compensation Committee of the level of attainment of those performance goals. Further, Mr. Bakker’s employment agreement has an initial annual target long-term incentive (LTI) equity award equal to 75% of his base salary based upon terms and conditions determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to adjust the STI and LTI percentages. Finally, under the employment agreement Mr. Bakker was awarded 42 shares$100,000 of the Company’s restricted stock units (RSUs) that are subject to vesting in equal parts on the first and an option to purchase 92 sharessecond anniversary dates of common stock.

his appointment as President & CEO. The employment agreement also provides for potential payments in the event of a change of control (as defined therein), if Mr. JonesBakker is terminated without cause (as defined therein), demoted, has his responsibilities materially changed, or circumstances arise that constituted good reason (as defined therein). See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” above. The employment agreement also contained customary confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation provisions.

Chad M. Potter
On January 16, 2023, Mr. Potter resigned from the Company, and his employment agreement was terminated.
Pursuant to his now-terminated employment agreement, Mr. Potter was entitled to an annual base salary, which was set initially at $285,000 and was subject to annual adjustment by the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Potter’s employment agreement included an annual target STI cash bonus equal to 60% of his base salary based upon performance goals set by the Board or the Compensation Committee and based upon a determination by the Compensation Committee of the level of attainment of those performance goals. Further, Mr. Potter’s employment agreement had an annual target LTI equity award equal to 75% of his base salary based upon terms and conditions determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee. Finally, under the employment agreement Mr. Potter was awarded $100,000 of RSUs that would have vested in equal parts of the first and second anniversary dates of the effective date of the employment agreement. The employment agreement also provided for potential payments in the event of a change of control (as defined

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therein), if Mr. Potter was terminated without cause (as defined therein), demoted, had his responsibilities materially changed, or circumstances arose that constitute good reason (as defined therein). See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” above. The employment agreement also contained customary confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation provisions.
Steven M. Cates
On June 20, 2022, Mr. Cates entered into an employment agreement as Vice President — Finance and CFO that became effective on August 26, 2022. Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. Cates is entitled to an annual base salary, which was set initially at $245,000 and is subject to annual adjustment by the Compensation Committee. In addition, Mr. Cate’s employment agreement includes an initial annual target STI cash bonus equal to 50% of his base salary based upon performance goals set by the Board or the Compensation Committee and based upon a determination by the Compensation Committee of the level of attainment of those performance goals. Further, Mr. Cate’s employment agreement has an initial annual target LTI equity award equal to 50% of his base salary based upon terms and conditions determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to adjust the STI and LTI percentages. The employment agreement also provides for potential payments in the event of a change of control (as defined therein), if Mr. Cates is terminated without cause (as defined therein), demoted, has his responsibilities materially changed, or circumstances arise that constitute good reason (as defined therein). See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” above.

The employment agreement also contains customary confidentiality, non-competitionnon-compete, and non-solicitation provisions. Mr. Jones has agreed not to perform any work in the United States related in any way to uranium mining, or to solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company, during the term of the employment agreement and for a period of one year thereafter.

Jeffrey L. Vigil

John W. Lawrence
On June 11, 2013,February 21, 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. VigilLawrence, that became effective on February 26, 2022, in connection with his joining the Company as Vice President—FinanceGeneral Counsel and CFO, which was subsequently amended onCorporate Secretary. Mr. Lawrence previously served in a contractual capacity as General Counsel of the Company since October 2012 and as Corporate Secretary of the Company since May 22, 2017.2013. Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr. VigilLawrence is entitled to an annual base salary, which was set initially at $200,000$265,000 and wasis subject to annual adjustment by the Compensation Committee, has aCommittee. In addition, Mr. Lawrence’s employment agreement includes an initial annual target STI cash bonus equal to 30%50% of his base salary based upon performance goals set by the Board or the Compensation Committee and based upon a determination by the Compensation Committee of the level of attainment of those performance goals. Further, Mr. Lawrence’s employment agreement has an initial annual target LTI equity award equal to 50% of his base salary based upon terms and conditions determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to adjust the STI and LTI percentages. The employment agreement also provided for a grant of 133 restricted stock units.

$80,000 of RSUs that would vest in equal parts of the first and second anniversary dates of the effective date of the employment agreement. The employment agreement as amended, also provides for potential payments in the event of a change of control (as defined therein), if Mr. VigilLawrence is terminated without cause (as defined therein), demoted, or has his responsibilities materially changed, or circumstances arise that constitute good reason (as defined therein). See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” above.

The employment agreement also contains customary confidentiality, non-competitionnon-compete, and non-solicitation provisions.

Other Agreements
On February 10, 2022, Mr. Vigil has agreed notCryan entered into an Executive Chairman Agreement that became effective on February 26, 2022. Pursuant to performthe Executive Chairman Agreement, Mr. Cryan initially will receive a salary of $12,500 per month, in addition to any work inother amounts Mr. Cryan receives from the United States related in any way to uranium mining, or to solicit customers, suppliers or employeesCompany for his other positions with the Company, including his roles as a Director, the Chairman of the Company, during the termBoard of Directors, a member of the employment agreementSafety and for a periodSustainability Committee), and as an employee of six month thereafter.



No Other Employment Agreement

Other than the foregoing employment agreements,Company. See “Director Compensation” on page 16 above. Mr. Cryan or the Company does not havemay terminate the Executive Chairman Agreement at any other employment agreements with anytime upon 60 days’ notice, and the Company upon such termination will only be obligated to pay Mr. Cryan the compensation and expenses due up to the date of its executive officers.


the termination. The Executive Chairman Agreement also contains customary confidentiality, non-compete, and non-solicitation provisions.

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ADVISORY APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, Westwater is asking stockholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby approved.”

The Company is asking stockholders to approve an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officersNEOs as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and related narrative discussion included in this Proxy Statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, gives stockholders the opportunity to approve, reject or abstain from voting with respect to our executive compensation programs and policies and the compensation paid to the named executive officers. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement.

As described in detail previously under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and in the sections that follow thereafter, and in the compensation tables and narrative disclosures that accompany the compensation tables, the Company’s compensation program for the named executive officers is designed to reward exceptional organizational and individual performance. The primary objectives of our compensation program are to (i) enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain knowledgeable and experienced senior executives, (ii) drive and reward performance which supports Westwater’s core values, (iii) provide a percentage of total compensation that is “at-risk”, or variable, based on predetermined performance criteria, (iv) require significant stock holdings to align the interests of our CEO and CFOexecutive officers with those of stockholders, and (v) set compensation and incentive levels that reflect competitive market practices.

Although the vote on this proposal is advisory only, the Board and the Compensation Committee will review and consider the voting results when evaluating our executive compensation program.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.



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PROPOSAL 5

4

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT


REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board has unanimously appointed Moss Adams LLP to be Westwater’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2021,2024 and has further directed that management submit the appointment of our independent registered public accountants for ratification by the stockholders at the 20212024 Annual Meeting. In recommending ratification by the stockholders of such appointment, the Board is acting upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, which has satisfied itself as to the firm’s professional competence and standing.

Ratification

The Audit Committee is solely responsible for the selection of our independent public accountants and ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP by the stockholders is not required by law. AsHowever, as a matter of policy, however,good corporate governance, such appointment is being submitted to the stockholders for ratification at the 20212024 Annual Meeting because the Audit Committee and the Board believe this to be a good corporate practice.Meeting. The persons designated in the enclosed proxy will vote your shares “FOR” ratification unless you include instruction in your signed proxy to the contrary. If the stockholders fail to ratify the appointment of this firm, the Board will reconsiderconsider whether to engage another independent registered public accounting firm but will not be obligated to do so. Even if the matter.

selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and the best interests of our stockholders.

Representatives of Moss Adams LLP are expected to be present atparticipate in the Annual Meeting to answer appropriate questions from the stockholders and will be given an opportunity to make a statement on behalf of Moss Adams LLP should they desire to do so. None of Westwater’s directors or executive officers has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, in Moss Adams LLP.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MOSS ADAMS LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF WESTWATER.

Audit and Non-Audit Fees

The following table presents fees billed for professional audit services rendered by Moss Adams LLP for the audit of Westwater’s annual financial statements for 20202023 and 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2020

    

2019

Audit fees (1)

 

$

276,287

 

$

251,525

Audit-related fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

All other fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2022.

20232022
Audit fees(1)
$322,030$261,675
Audit-related fees
Tax fees
All other fees
(1)
Audit fees include fees for the audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and for services that are usually provided by an auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings and engagements.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. All of the foregoing services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.



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AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Overview of the Proposal
Article 4 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation (as amended to date, the “Charter”) currently authorizes the Company to issue a total of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The Board has unanimously approved, deems advisable and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, and is now recommending to our stockholders for approval an amendment to Article 4 of the Charter to increase the number of shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares with par value $0.001 per share to 200,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. If approved and adopted by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting, this amendment would become effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment with, and its acceptance by, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Such a filing is expected to occur promptly after stockholder approval of this proposal. The proposed amendment to Article 4 of our Charter would replace in its entirety the first un-numbered paragraph Article 4 with the following:
“The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 200,000,000 shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. The shares are designated as Common Stock, have one vote per share and have identical rights and privileges in every respect. The holders of the stock of the Corporation shall have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any securities of the Corporation.”
No other changes to the Charter are being proposed, and the Amendment will not modify the number of shares held by, or the rights of, existing stockholders.
Reasons for the Proposal
The Board is proposing the amendment to our Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 100 million to 200 million in order to provide the Company with the ability to continue to pursue the business purposes described below.
As of the Record Date,                   shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding, and an aggregate of 560,254 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for possible future issuance under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. Accordingly, as of the Record Date, the Company has only        shares of common stock authorized but unissued or unreserved. After giving effect to this proposed amendment to the Charter, approximately        shares of the Company’s common stock would be authorized for issuance for such future business purposes as the Board deems advisable.
The Company has no immediate arrangements, commitments, or understandings for the issuance of the proposed additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The amendment to our Charter is intended to ensure that the Company will continue to have an adequate number of authorized and unissued shares of common stock for future use. The proposed increase in the number of authorized shares of our common stock would give the Company the flexibility to issue shares of our common stock for general corporate purposes, which may include capital-raising transactions, acquisitions of other assets, and in connection with future employee and director stock compensation programs. In addition, having such shares available for issuance in the future will allow shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued without the expense and delay of a stockholders’ meeting or further action by stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our common stock may then be listed. For example, the NYSE American, on which the Company’s common stock is currently listed, requires stockholder approval prior to issuing shares in certain instances, including where the number of shares to be issued would exceed 20% of the number of shares outstanding prior to such issuance.
We have not proposed the increase in the authorized number of shares of our common stock with the intention of using the additional shares for anti-takeover purposes and we do not view the proposed increase as a specific anti-takeover measure, although an issuance of additional shares could, depending on the circumstances, make more difficult, or discourage, an attempt to acquire control of the Company. We are not

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at this time aware of any currently pending or threatened efforts to acquire control of the Company, and we are not proposing this increase in response to any third-party effort to acquire control of the Company or any third-party effort to accumulate our Common Stock.
The additional shares of Common Stock authorized by the proposed amendment, if and when issued, would have the same rights and privileges as the shares of common stock currently authorized. Adoption the proposed amendment to the Charter alone will not have any immediate dilutive effect on the proportionate voting power or other rights of the Company’s existing stockholders. However, any issuance of additional shares of our common stock would increase the number of outstanding shares of our common stock, and (unless such issuance was pro rata among existing stockholders) our existing stockholders’ percentage ownership of our common stock would be diluted accordingly. Our common stock has no preemptive rights to purchase additional shares of common stock. In addition, under Delaware law, our stockholders are not entitled to any dissenters’ or appraisal rights in connection with the proposed increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock.
The issuance of any of the additional authorized shares of common stock may dilute the proportionate ownership and voting power of existing stockholders, and their issuance, or the possibility of their issuance, may depress the market price of our common stock. However, if the proposed amendment to the Charter is not approved by the stockholders, the Company’s financing alternatives will be limited by the lack of sufficient unissued and unreserved authorized shares of common stock, and stockholder value may be harmed by this limitation. In addition, the Company may be precluded from pursuing potential corporate opportunities or strategic transactions that might require working capital, additional financing or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects.
Vote Required for Approval
Approval of the proposed amendment to our Charter requires an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions are not treated as cast either for or against the proposal, and therefore will not affect the outcome of the vote. This proposal is considered to be “routine” under the NYSE rules. As a result, brokers will have discretionary authority to vote on this proposal and there will be no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal. Properly executed proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions specified on the proxy; however, if no such instructions are given, the persons named as agents and proxies in the accompanying form of proxy will vote such proxy “FOR” this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 100 MILLION TO 200 MILLION.

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OWNERSHIP OF WESTWATER COMMON STOCK

The table below sets forth information, as of [March 11, 2021]March 25, 2024, regarding the beneficial ownership (as defined by Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Exchange Act) of our common stock by each of our directors and named executive officers, and all directors and executive officers as a group. To the Company’s knowledge, no person or group beneficially owns more than five percent of our common stock.

In accordance with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission,SEC, beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and includes the shares issuable pursuant to stock options that are exercisable, and shares subject to restricted stock units that vest, on, or within 60 days after [March 11, 2021].March 25, 2024. Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options, and restricted stock units that vest, on, or within 60 days after [March 11, 2021],March 25, 2024, are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the ownership percentage of the person holding such options, or shares subject to restricted stock units, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the ownership percentage of any other person. The percentage of beneficial ownership for the following table is based on [31,636,315]56,941,533 shares of common stock outstanding as of [March 11, 2021].March 25, 2024. All officers and directors can be reached at the Company’s corporate office address of 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

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Name of Individual or Group
Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned(1)
Percent
of Class
Terence J. Cryan252,529*
Tracy D. Pagliara211,932*
Karli S. Anderson131,427*
Deborah A. Peacock396,386*
Frank Bakker125,681*
John W. Lawrence145,109*
Steven M. Cates99,764*
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)1,362,8272.4%
*
Represents less than 1%.

(1)
Includes the following shares that directors and executive officers have the right to acquire on [March 11, 2021],March 25, 2024, or within 60 days thereafter, through the exercise of stock options and issuance of stock for vested restrictiverestricted stock units: Mr. Cryan, 32,397 shares; Mr. Jones, 13,441147,712 shares; Mr. Pagliara, 32,397147,712 shares; Ms. Anderson, 31,451131,427 shares; Ms. Peacock, 31,451146,766 shares; Mr. Vigil, 4,854 shares; Mr. McCoig, 4,447Lawrence, 2,113 shares; and all current directors and officers as a group, 150,438 shares.Mr. Cates 9,498. Except as otherwise noted, the directors and executive officers exercise sole voting and investment power over their shares shown in the table and none of the shareshares are subject to pledge. Except as otherwise noted,for 840 shares held by Mr. Lawrence’s spouse, the directors director nominees and executive officers exercise sole voting and investment power over their shares shown in the table and none of the shareshares are subject to pledge.

Other Business

The Board knows of no other matters to be brought before the Annual Meeting. However, if other matters should come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of each person named in the proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with his or her own judgment on such matters.

Delivery of Stockholder Documents

Documents; Householding

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., brokers) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement and annual report addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially means extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

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with SEC rules. A single proxy statement and Annual Reportannual report will be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that it will be householding communications to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent, which is deemed to be given unless you



inform the broker otherwise when you receive the original notice of householding. If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive separate proxy materials, please notify your broker to discontinue householding and direct your written request to receive a separate proxy statement and annual report to Westwater at:to: Westwater Resources, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, or by calling (303) 531-0516, and we will promptly deliver a separate proxy statement and annual report per your request. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy materials at their address and would like to request householding of their communications should contact their broker.

Solicitation of Proxies; Payment of Solicitation Expenses

The Company is providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by its Board of Directors of proxies to be voted at our Annual Meeting. The Company has retained Alliance AdvisorsMorrow Sodali as its proxy solicitor and will pay Alliance AdvisorsMorrow Sodali approximately $100,000.$20,000. The Company will bear all expenses incurred in connection with the solicitations of proxies. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail. Themail, the Company may ask brokers and bank nominees to solicit proxies from their principals and will pay the brokers and bank nominees their expenses for the solicitation. The Company’s directors, officers and employees also may solicit proxies by mail, telephone, electronic or facsimile transmission or in person.

Adjournments and Postponements

Although it is not currently expected, the meeting may be adjourned on one or more occasions for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if a quorum is not present at the meeting. An adjournment generally may be made with the affirmative vote of the owners of a majority of the shares of our common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon if no quorum is present or, if a quorum is present, with the majority of the votes cast. Any adjournment of the meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow our stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use at the meeting as adjourned.

Future Stockholder Proposals

In order to include

Stockholders interested in submitting a stockholder proposal for inclusion in Westwater’s proxy statement and form of proxy for the annual meeting to be held in 20222025 (the 2022“2025 Annual MeetingMeeting”), may do so by following the procedures set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. Rule 14a-8 addresses when we must receiveinclude a stockholder proposal in our proxy materials, including eligibility and procedural requirements that apply to the proposalproponent. To be eligible for inclusion in our proxy materials, stockholder proposals must be received at our principal executive offices, addressed to the Corporate Secretary, no later than , 2021,December 16, 2024, which is 120 calendar days before the anniversary of the date this proxy statement for the 20212024 Annual Meeting is releasedfirst distributed to stockholders. However, if the date of the 20222025 Annual Meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 20212024 Annual Meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before the companyCompany begins to print and send its proxy materials.

All stockholder proposals (including any director nomination) must comply with the notice requirements contained in our Bylaws, which requires, among other things: detailed information concerning the stockholder making the proposal (and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the proposal is made, if any); the nature of the business being proposed; specific information concerning such stockholder’s interests in our securities; and a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the proposal between or among such stockholder and such beneficial owner. In addition, for director nominations, the notice must include, among other things: the recommended director nominee’s name, biographical data, and qualifications; specific information concerning such nominee’s interests in our securities; and a written commitment by any proposed nominee to serve the full term if nominated and elected. Any stockholder proposal or director nomination submitted to us for consideration at the 20222025 Annual Meeting but which is not intendedrequired to be included in the related proxy statement and form of proxy, must be received between 90 days and 120 days prior to May 21, 2022, which is the first

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anniversary of date of the 20212024 Annual Meeting (no earlier than January 30, 2025, and no later than March 1, 2025 for the 2025 Annual Meeting), except that if the date of the 20212025 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 7060 days after such anniversary, we must receive the proposal not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the 20222025 Annual Meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of 90th day prior to the 20222025 Annual Meeting date or the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the 20222025 Annual Meeting is first made; otherwise, the proposal will be considered by us to be untimely and not properly brought before the meeting.

In addition to satisfying the requirements under our Bylaws with respect to advance notice of any director nomination, any stockholder who intends to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 must provide the required notice of intent to solicit proxies to our Corporate Secretary no later than 60 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting (no later than March 31, 2025 for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders).
Stockholders who wish to submit a proposal or a director nominee must meet the eligibility requirements of the SEC and comply with the requirements of our Bylaws and the SEC. In addition, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, the persons appointed as proxies for the annual meeting to be held in 20222024 will have discretionary authority to vote any proxies they hold at such meeting on any matter for which Westwater has not received notice by 45 days prior to the anniversary date on which this proxy statement for the 20212024 Annual Meeting is mailed to Westwater stockholders.

Annual Report to Stockholders

We have mailed this proxy statement to each stockholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A copy of our 20202023 Annual Report to Stockholders accompanies this proxy statement. You may obtain, at no charge, additional copies of our 20202023 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, by sending us a written request at Westwater Resources, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, or by calling (303) 531-0483.


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Appendix A

FOURTH

In accordance with those certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Westwater Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee and the approval by the stockholders of the Corporation at the Corporation’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 21, 2021,30, 2024, the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of the Corporation is hereby amended as follows:

1.   Section 4.1 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 1,500,0003,000,000 shares, as follows:

4.1 Number of Shares of Stock Available for Awards.

2.   Section 6.2 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to increase the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares, as follows:
“6.2 Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards.
During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act:
(a)
the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Options or SARs that may be granted under the Plan in a calendar year to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6 is eight hundred thousand (800,000) shares;
(b)
the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be granted under the Plan, other than pursuant to Options or SARs, in a calendar year to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6 is eight hundred thousand (800,000) shares; and
(c)
the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period of twelve (12) months or less to any person eligible for an Award shall be four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) and the maximum amount that may be paid as a cash-settled Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period of greater than twelve (12) months to any person eligible for an Award shall also be four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
The preceding limitations in this Section 6.2 are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17.”
3.   Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this FourthSixth Amendment to the Plan (the “FourthSixth Amendment”), all capitalized words, phrases, or defined terms used in this FourthSixth Amendment will have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.

4.   Except as expressly set forth in this FourthSixth Amendment, there have been no other changes or modifications to the Plan, and the plan remains otherwise unchanged and in full force and effect.

4.

5.   This FourthSixth Amendment shall be effective as of [____], 2020.

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WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC


2013 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN


AS AMENDED

Westwater Resources, Inc. (the Company“Company”) sets forth herein the terms of its 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Plan“Plan”), as follows:

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The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall have such powers and authorities related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement, and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms and provisions of the Plan which the Committee deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement. All such actions and determinations shall be made by (a) the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or (b) the unanimous consent of the members of the Committee executed in writing in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws. Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, the Committee shall have the authority to interpret and construe all provisions of the Plan, any Award and any Award Agreement, and any such interpretation or construction, and any other determination contemplated to be made under the Plan or any Award Agreement, by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive whether or not expressly provided for in any provision of the Plan, such Award or such Award Agreement.

In the event that the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement provides for any action to be taken by the Board or any determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken or such determination may be made by the Committee constituted in accordance with this Section 3.1 if the Board has delegated the power and authority to do so to such Committee.


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The Committee shall be a committee composed of not fewer than two directors of the Company designated by the Board to administer the Plan. Each member of the Committee shall be a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, an “outside director” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) and, for so long as the Stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Exchange LLC, an “independent director” within the meaning of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) (or, in each case, any successor term or provision); provided that any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective whether or not members of the Committee at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the requirements for membership set forth in this Section 3.1.2 or otherwise provided in any charter of the Committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may be the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof if the Compensation Committee of the Board or such subcommittee satisfies the foregoing requirements.

The Board also may appoint one or more committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not be Outside Directors, which may administer the Plan with respect to Grantees who are not “officers” as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act or directors of the Company, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Grantees, and may determine all terms of such Awards, subject to the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Code Section 162(m) and, for so long as the Stock is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Exchange LLC, the rules of such Stock Exchange.

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Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or thereafter. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as obligating the Committee to delegate authority to any officer of the Company, and the Committee may at any time rescind the authority delegated to an officer of the Company appointed hereunder and delegate authority to one or more other officers of the Company. At all times, an officer of the Company delegated authority pursuant to this Section 3.1.4 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee. Any action undertaken by any such officer of the Company in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority shall have the same force and effect as if undertaken directly by the Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the “Committee” shall, to the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such delegation, be deemed to include a reference to each such officer.

The Board from time to time may exercise any or all of the powers and authorities related to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Section 3.1 and other applicable provisions of the Plan, as the Board shall determine, consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Applicable Laws.

Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority to:

The Committee shall have the right, in its discretion, to make Awards in substitution or exchange for any award granted under another compensatory plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or any business entity acquired or to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate or with which the Company or an Affiliate has combined or will combine.

The Committee may reserve the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee with respect to an Award thereunder on account of actions taken by, or failed to be taken by, such Grantee in violation or breach of or in conflict with any (a) employment agreement, (b) non-competition agreement, (c) agreement prohibiting solicitation of Employees or clients of the Company or an Affiliate, (d) confidentiality obligation with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (e) Company policy or procedure, (f) other agreement, or (g) any other obligation of such Grantee to the Company or an Affiliate, as and to the


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extent specified in such Award Agreement. The Committee may annul an outstanding Award if the Grantee thereof is an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate and is terminated for Cause as defined in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement or for “cause” as defined in any other agreement between the Company or such Affiliate and such Grantee, as applicable.

Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of Stock, other securities or other property), stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, change in control, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares of Stock or other securities or similar transaction), the Company may not, without obtaining stockholder approval: (a) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the exercise price of such outstanding Options or SARs; (b) cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for or substitution of Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs; or (c) cancel outstanding Options or SARs with an exercise price above the current stock price in exchange for cash or other securities.

The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any payment pursuant to any Award into a deferred compensation arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or Dividend Equivalent Rights and, in connection therewith, provisions for converting such credits into Stock Units and for restricting deferrals to comply with hardship distribution rules affecting tax-qualified retirement plans subject to Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(IV), provided that no Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted in connection with, or related to, an Award of Options or SARs. Any such deferrals shall be made in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A, including, if applicable, with respect to when a Separation from Service occurs as defined under Section 409A.

No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the ownership of the shares of Stock issued under the Plan may be evidenced in such a manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, including by book-entry or direct registration (including transaction advices) or the issuance of one or more share certificates.


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Subject to such additional shares of Stock as shall be available for Awards under the Plan pursuant to Section 4.2,, and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 17.1,, the maximum number of shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (x) 1,937,6666,437,666 shares of Stock plus (y) the number of shares of Stock available for awards under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date plus (z) the number of shares of Stock related to awards outstanding under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date which thereafter terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such shares. Such shares of Stock may be authorized and unissued shares of Stock or treasury shares of Stock or any combination of the foregoing, as may be determined from time to time by the Board or by the Committee. Any of the shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan may be used for any type of Award under the

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Plan, and any or all of the shares of Stock available for Awards under the Plan shall be available for Awards pursuant to Incentive Stock Options.

The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. Following the Effective Date, no awards shall be made under the Prior Plans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shares of Stock reserved under the Prior Plans to settle awards, including performance-based awards, which are made under the Prior Plans prior to the Effective Date may be issued and delivered following the Effective Date to settle such awards.


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The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10)fifteen (15) years after the Effective Date and may be terminated on any earlier date as provided in Section 5.3.
The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Awards have not been made. The effectiveness of any amendment to the Plan shall be

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contingent on approval of such amendment by the Company’s stockholders to the extent provided by the Board or required by Applicable Laws (including the rules of any Stock Exchange on which the Stock is then listed), provided that no amendment shall be made to the no-repricing provisions of Section 3.4 or the Option pricing provisions of Section 8.1 without the approval of the Company’s stockholders. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair rights or obligations under any Award theretofore made under the Plan without the consent of the Grantee thereof.

During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

The preceding limitations in this Section 6.2 are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17.

17.

Subject to Section 3.4,, Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, (a) any other Award, (b) any award granted under another plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or any business entity that has been a party to a transaction with the Company or an Affiliate, or (c) any other right of a Grantee to receive payment from the Company or an Affiliate. Such additional, tandem and substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or exchange for another Award, or for an award granted under another plan of the Company, an Affiliate, or any business entity that has been a party to a transaction with the Company or an Affiliate, the Committee shall require the surrender of such other Award or award under such other plan in consideration for the grant of such substitute or exchange Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash compensation, including in lieu of cash payments under other plans of the Company or an Affiliate. Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and Section 9.1,, but subject to Section 3.4,, the Option Price of an Option or the SAR Price of a SAR that is a Substitute Award may be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the original Grant Date; provided that such Option Price or SAR Price is determined in accordance with the principles of Code Section 424 for any Incentive Stock Option and consistent with Code Section 409A for any other Option or SAR.


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Each Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be in such form or forms as the Committee shall from time to time determine. Award Agreements employed under the Plan from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions, but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each Award Agreement evidencing an Award of Options shall specify whether such

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Options are intended to be Non-qualified Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, and, in the absence of such specification, such Options shall be deemed to constitute Non-qualified Stock Options.

Each Option granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date of such Option, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option; provided that in the event that the Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from its Grant Date; and provided, further, that, to the extent deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee to reflect differences in local law, tax policy, or custom with respect to any Option granted to a Grantee who is a foreign national or is a natural person who is employed outside the United States, such Option may terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder may cease, upon the expiration of such period longer than ten (10) years from the Grant Date of such Option as the Committee shall determine.

Each Award Agreement with respect to the grant of an Option shall set forth the extent to which the Grantee thereof, if at all, shall have the right to exercise such Option following termination of such Grantee’s Service. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

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Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee or other person holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the shares of Stock subject to such Option, to direct the voting of the shares of Stock subject to such Option, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Company’s stockholders) until the shares of Stock subject thereto are fully paid and issued to such Grantee or other person. Except as provided in Section 17,, no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights with respect to any shares of Stock subject to an Option for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of such shares of Stock.

Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price with respect thereto, such Grantee shall be entitled to receive such evidence of such Grantee’s ownership of the shares of Stock subject to such Option as shall be consistent with Section 3.7.

3.7.

If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement and by the Committee, in its sole discretion, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or part of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option to any Family Member. For the purpose of this Section 8.10,, a transfer “not for value” is a transfer which is (a) a gift, (b) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights or (c) unless Applicable Laws do not permit such transfer, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (and/or the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in such entity. Following a transfer under this Section 8.10,, any such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to such transfer, and the shares of Stock acquired pursuant to such Option shall be subject to the same restrictions with respect to transfers of such shares of Stock as would have applied to the Grantee thereof. Subsequent transfers of transferred Options shall be prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 8.10 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The provisions of Section 8.4 relating to termination of Service shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee of the Option, following which such Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, in Section 8.4.

8.4.

If any Grantee shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances provided in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days thereof.


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A SAR shall confer on the Grantee to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the date of exercise over (y) the per share exercise price of such SAR (the SAR Price“SAR Price”) as determined by the Committee. The Award Agreement for a SAR shall specify the SAR Price, which shall be no less than the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the Grant Date of such SAR. SARs may be granted in tandem with all or


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part of an Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during the term of such Option, in combination with all or any part of any other Award or without regard to any Option or other Award; provided that a SAR that is granted subsequent to the Grant Date of a related Option must have a SAR Price that is no less than the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Stock on the Grant Date of such SAR.

The Committee shall determine, on the Grant Date or thereafter, the time or times at which and the circumstances under which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future Service requirements), the time or times at which SARs shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Service or upon other conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Grantees, whether or not a SAR shall be granted in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any and all other terms and conditions of any SAR.

Each SAR granted under the Plan shall terminate, and all rights thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten (10) years from the Grant Date of such SAR or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be fixed by the Committee and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such SAR.

Awards of Restricted Stock and Stock Units may be made for consideration or for no consideration, other than the par value of the shares of Stock, which shall be deemed paid by past Service or, if so provided in the related Award Agreement or a separate agreement, the promise by the Grantee to perform future Service to the Company or an Affiliate.


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10.2Restrictions.

Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock. The Committee may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions as the vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. Dividends paid on Restricted Stock which vests or is earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such Restricted Stock are achieved, and if such performance goals are not achieved, the Grantee of such Restricted Stock shall promptly forfeit and repay to the Company such dividend payments. All stock distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of stock, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

Holders of Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the shares of Stock subject to such Stock Units, to direct the voting of the shares of Stock subject to such Stock Units, or to receive notice of any meeting of the Company’s stockholders). The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Stock Units that the holder of such Stock Units shall be entitled to receive, upon the Company’s payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding shares of Stock, a cash payment for each such Stock Unit which is equal to the per-share dividend paid on such shares of Stock. Dividends paid on Stock Units which vest or are earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such Stock Units are achieved. Such Award Agreement also may provide that such cash payment shall be deemed reinvested in additional Stock Units at a price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date on which such cash dividend is paid. Such cash payments paid in connection with Stock Units which vest or are earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless

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such performance goals for such Stock Units are achieved, and if such performance goals are not achieved, the Grantee of such Stock Units shall promptly forfeit and repay to the Company such cash payments.

A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.

Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is entered into, but prior to termination of Grantee’s Service, upon the termination of such Grantee’s Service, any Restricted Stock or Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited. Upon forfeiture of such Restricted Stock or Stock Units, the Grantee thereof shall have no further rights with respect thereto, including any right to vote such Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends with respect to such Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

Upon the expiration or termination of any Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, including, but not limited to, any delayed delivery period, the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Stock Units settled in shares of Stock shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a book-entry or direct registration (including transaction advices) or a share certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of Stock shall, consistent with Section 3.7,, be issued, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee thereof or such Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. Neither the Grantee, nor the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, shall have any further rights with regard to a Stock Unit once the shares of Stock represented by such Stock Unit have been delivered in accordance with this Section 10.8.

10.8.

The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at the par value of a share of Stock or at such other higher purchase price as shall be determined by the Committee) an Award to any Grantee pursuant to which such Grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions (“Unrestricted StockStock”) under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted or sold to any Grantee as provided in the immediately preceding sentence in respect of past Service or, if so provided in the related Award Agreement or a separate agreement, the promise by the Grantee to perform future Service, to the Company or an Affiliate or other valid consideration, or in lieu of, or in addition to, any cash compensation due to such Grantee.

The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards in the form of Other Equity-Based Awards, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Awards granted pursuant to this Section 11.2 may be granted with vesting, value and/or payment contingent upon the achievement of one or more performance goals. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of Other Equity-Based


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Awards at the Grant Date or thereafter. Any dividends paid on Other Equity-Based Awards which vest or are earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such Other Equity-Based Awards are achieved. Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is issued, upon the termination of a Grantee’s Service, any Other Equity-Based Awards held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited. Upon forfeiture of any Other Equity-Based Award, the Grantee thereof shall have no further rights with respect to such Other Equity-Based Award.

Payment of the Option Price for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Stock shall be made in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company.

To the extent that the applicable Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Stock may be made all or in part through the tender or attestation to the Company of shares of Stock, which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which such Option Price or purchase price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of such tender or attestation.

To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and to the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell shares of Stock and to deliver all or part of the proceeds of such sale to the Company in payment of such Option Price and any withholding taxes described in Section 18.3,, or, with the consent of the Company, by issuing the number of shares of Stock equal in value to the difference between such Option Price and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock subject to the portion of such Option being exercised.

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may be made in any other form that is consistent with Applicable Laws, including (a) Service by the Grantee thereof to the Company or an Affiliate and (b) by withholding shares of Stock that would otherwise vest or be issuable in an amount equal to the Option Price or purchase price and the required tax withholding amount.

A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the recipient thereof to receive credits based on cash distributions that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in such Dividend Equivalent Right (or other Award to which such Dividend Equivalent Right relates) if such shares of Stock had been issued to and held by the recipient of such Dividend Equivalent Right as of the record date. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Grantee, provided that no Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted in connection with, or related to, an Award of Options or SARs. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Agreement therefor. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently (with or without being subject to forfeiture or a repayment obligation) or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional Dividend Equivalent Rights (with or without being subject to forfeiture or a repayment

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obligation). Any such reinvestment shall be at the Fair Market Value thereof on the date of such reinvestment. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or in multiple installments, all as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award also may contain terms and conditions which are different from the terms and conditions of such other Award, provided that Dividend Equivalent Rights credited pursuant to a Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award which vests or is earned based upon the achievement of performance goals shall not vest unless such performance goals for such underlying Award are achieved, and if such performance goals are not achieved, the Grantee of such Dividend Equivalent Rights shall promptly forfeit and repay to the Company payments made in connection with such Dividend Equivalent Rights.

Unless the Committee otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing after such Award Agreement is issued, a Grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall automatically terminate upon such Grantee’s termination of Service for any reason.

Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance-Based Awards to a Plan participant in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.

Each grant of a Performance-Based Award shall have an actual or target number of shares of Stock or initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are achieved, shall determine the value and/or number of shares of Stock subject to a Performance-Based Award that will be paid out to the Grantee thereof.

Payment of earned Performance-Based Awards shall be made in the manner described in the applicable Award Agreement as determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance-Based Awards in the form of cash or shares of Stock (or a combination thereof) equal to the value of such earned Performance-Based Awards and shall pay the Awards that have been earned at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Committee has determined that the performance goal or goals relating thereto have


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been achieved; provided that, unless specifically provided in the Award Agreement for such Awards, such payment shall occur no later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of the calendar year in which such Performance Period ends. Any shares of Stock paid out under such Performance-Based Awards may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Performance-Based Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement therefor.

The right of a Grantee to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Performance-Based Award, and the timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The

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Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions. If and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m), any power or authority relating to an Award intended to qualify under Code Section 162(m) shall be exercised by the Committee and not by the Board.

If and to the extent that the Committee determines that a Performance-Based Award to be granted to a Grantee should constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Award shall be contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this Section 14.6.

14.6.

Payment of Performance-Based Awards shall be in cash, shares of Stock, or other Awards, including an Award that is subject to additional Service-based vesting, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce the amount of a payment otherwise to be made in connection with such Awards. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance-Based Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of Service by the Grantee prior to the end of a Performance Period or settlement of such Awards. In the event payment of the Performance-Based Award is made in the form of another Award subject to Service-based vesting, the Committee shall specify the circumstances in which the payment Award will be paid or forfeited in the event of a termination of Service.

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stock-based compensation expense;

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income from discontinued operations;

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gain on cancellation of debt;

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debt extinguishment and related costs;

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The Committee shall have the sole discretion to adjust Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, either on a formula or discretionary basis, or on any combination thereof, as the Committee determines consistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.

In the event that Applicable Laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval, provided that the exercise of such discretion shall not be inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 162(m). In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 14.6.4.

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The Company shall accomplish such reduction by first reducing or eliminating any cash payments (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being reduced first), then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Performance-Based Awards, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Options or SARs, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, then by reducing or eliminating any other remaining Parachute Payments.

The Company shall not be required to offer, sell or issue any shares of Stock under any Award, whether pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR or otherwise, if the offer, sale or issuance of such shares of Stock would constitute a violation by the Grantee, the Company or an Affiliate, or any other person, of any provision of Applicable Laws, including any federal or state securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of any shares of Stock subject to an Award upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the offering, issuance, sale or purchase of shares of Stock in connection with any Award, no shares of Stock may be offered, issued or sold to the Grantee or any other person under such Award, whether pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR or otherwise, unless such listing, registration or qualification shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of such Award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the exercise of any Option or any SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an Award, unless a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock subject to such Award, the Company shall not be required to offer, sell or issue such shares of Stock unless the Committee shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other person exercising such Option or SAR or accepting delivery of such shares may acquire such shares of Stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any determination in this connection by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive. The Company may register, but shall in no event be obligated to register, any shares of Stock or other securities issuable pursuant to the Plan pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of an Option or a SAR or the issuance of shares of Stock or other securities issuable pursuant to the Plan or any Award to comply with any Applicable Laws. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option or SAR that may be settled in shares of Stock shall not be exercisable until the shares of Stock subject to such Option or SAR are registered under the securities laws thereof or are exempt from such registration, the exercise of such Option or SAR under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.


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16.2Rule 16b-3.

If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or kind of capital stock or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, combination of stock, exchange of stock, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in shares of Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares of stock for which grants of Options and other Awards may be made under the Plan, including the share limits set forth in Section 6.2,, shall be adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Committee. In addition, the number and kind of shares of stock for which Awards are outstanding shall be


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adjusted proportionately and accordingly by the Committee so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee therein immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before such event. Any such adjustment in outstanding Options or SARs shall not change the aggregate Option Price or SAR Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of such outstanding Options or SARs, as applicable, but shall include a corresponding proportionate adjustment in the per share Option Price or SAR Price, as the case may be. The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected without receipt of consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (including an extraordinary dividend, but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend, declared and paid by the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Board or the Committee constituted pursuant to Section 3.1.2 shall, in such manner as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate, adjust (a) the number and kind of shares of stock subject to outstanding Awards and/or (b) the aggregate and per share Option Price of outstanding Options and the aggregate and per share SAR Price of outstanding SARs as required to reflect such distribution.



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Stock subject to the Performance-Based Awards would have been entitled to receive immediately following such reorganization, merger or consolidation.

Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement or in another agreement with the Grantee, or as otherwise set forth in writing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in which outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights or Other Equity-Based Awards are not being assumed or continued, the following provisions shall apply to such Award, to the extent not assumed or continued:

For Performance-Based Awards denominated in Stock, if less than half of the Performance Period has lapsed, such Awards shall be treated as though target performance has been achieved. If at least half the Performance Period has lapsed, actual performance to date shall be determined as of a date reasonably proximal to the date of consummation of the Change in Control as determined by the Committee in its sole


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discretion, and that level of performance thus determined shall be treated as achieved immediately prior to occurrence of the Change in Control. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if, based on the discretion of the Committee, actual performance is not determinable, the Awards shall be treated as though target performance has been achieved. After application of this Section 17.3(b), if any Awards arise from application of this Section 17, such Awards shall be settled under the applicable provision of Section 17.3(a).

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Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights or Other Equity-Based Awards are being assumed or continued, the following provisions shall apply to such Award, to the extent assumed or continued:

The Plan and the Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Other Equity-Based Awards granted under the Plan shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided in the event of any Change in Control to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such Change in Control for the assumption or continuation of such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Other Equity-Based Awards, or for the substitution for such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Other Equity-Based Awards of new common stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, common stock units, dividend equivalent rights and other equity-based awards relating to the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares (disregarding any consideration that is not common stock) and option and stock appreciation rights exercise prices. In the event an Award is assumed, continued or substituted upon the consummation of any Change in Control and the employment of such Grantee with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated without Cause within one year following the consummation of such Change in Control, such Award shall be fully vested and may be exercised in full, to the extent applicable, beginning on the date of such termination and for the one-year period immediately following such termination or for such longer period as the Committee shall determine.

17.5Adjustments

   Adjustments.

The making of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets (including all or any part of the business or assets of any Subsidiary or other Affiliate) or engage in any other transaction or activity.

No provision in the Plan or in any Award or Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or Service of the Company or an Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or an Affiliate either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any natural person or entity at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship between any natural person or entity and the Company


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or an Affiliate. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, in another agreement with the Grantee, or otherwise in writing, no Award granted under the Plan shall be affected by any change of duties or position of the Grantee thereof, so long as such Grantee continues to provide Service. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to the Plan shall be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts provided herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan and Awards shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third-party trustee or otherwise hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.


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18.2Nonexclusivity of the Plan.

Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines desirable.

The Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to an Award or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option or pursuant to any other Award. At the time of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay in cash to the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or such Affiliate may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation; provided that if there is a same-day sale of shares of Stock subject to an Award, the Grantee shall pay such withholding obligation on the day on which such same-day sale is completed. Subject to the prior approval of the Company or an Affiliate, which may be withheld by the Company or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such withholding obligation, in whole or in part, (a) by causing the Company or such Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (b) by delivering to the Company or such Affiliate shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee. The shares of Stock so withheld or delivered shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligation. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or such Affiliate as of the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 18.3 may satisfy such Grantee’s withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements. The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be withheld from any Award to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements upon the exercise, vesting, or lapse of restrictions applicable to any Award or payment of shares of Stock pursuant to such Award, as applicable, may not exceed such number of shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required by the Company or the applicable Affiliate to be withheld and paid to any such federal, state or local taxing authority with respect to such exercise, vesting, lapse of restrictions, or payment of shares of Stock. Notwithstanding Section 2.21 or this Section 18.3,, for purposes of determining taxable income and the amount of the related tax withholding obligation pursuant to this Section 18.3,, for any shares of Stock subject to an Award that are sold by or on behalf of a Grantee on the same date on which such shares may first be sold pursuant to the terms of the related Award Agreement, the Fair Market Value of such shares shall be the sale price of such shares on such date (or if sales of such shares are effectuated at more than one sale price, the weighted average sale price of such shares on such date), so long as such Grantee has provided the Company, or its designee or agent, with advance written notice of such sale. In such case, the percentage of shares of Stock withheld shall equal the applicable minimum withholding rate.

The use of captions in the Plan or any Award Agreement is for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in the Plan to “including” shall mean “including, without limitation.”

Each Award granted under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.


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18.7Number and Gender.

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If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.

The validity and construction of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards hereunder shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted hereunder to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

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Westwater Resources, Inc. IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION ELECTRONIC VOTING INSTRUCTIONS Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlines below to vote your proxy. VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR. Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by
7:30 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time, on May 30, 2024. Vote by Internet Go to www.investorvote.com/WWR Or scan the QR code with your smartphone Follow the steps outlined on the secure website Vote by telephone Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as show in
this example. Please do not write outside the designated area: ☒ Annual Meeting Proxy Card AProposals —The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all the nominees listed in Proposal 1, a vote “FOR” each of Proposals 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. 1.Election of Directors: ForWithhold 01 — Terence J. Cryan   ☐   ☐ 03 — Tracy D. Pagliara   ☐   ☐ 05 — Deborah A. Peacock ☐ ☐ For Withhold 02 — Frank Bakker ☐ ☐ 04 — Karli S. Anderson   ☐   ☐ For Against Abstain 2      To approve an amendment to the Westwater Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (a) to       increase the number of shares available under the Plan by 3,000,000, and (b) to increase the limit on shares of stock that may be granted in a calendar year to any eligible person to 800,000 shares.   ☐☐ 3.      To provide advisory approval of our executive compensation.   ☐   ☐   ☐ 4.To ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our       independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2024.   ☐   ☐   ☐ 5. To approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares.   ☐ ☐   ☐ 6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. B - 23

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Please print new address below. C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

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Picture 5Proxy — Westwater Resources, Inc. Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting — May 30, 2024 Terence J. Cryan or Frank Bakker, or either of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Westwater Resources, Inc. to be held on May 30, 2024 or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the stockholder when properly executed. If no such directions are indicated, shares represented by this proxy will be voted FOR each of the nominees listed in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3, 4, and 5. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side.)



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