UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):May 18, 2017
UR-ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada | 001- 33905 | Not applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| 10758 W Centennial Road, Suite 200 | |
| Littleton, Colorado | 80127 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(720) 981-4588
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5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 18, 2017. At the Meeting, four proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed April 21, 2017. As of April 13, 2017, the record date for the meeting, a total of 145,873,898 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 92,106,256 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented 63.14% of the Common Shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors. The shareholders elected all of the directors presented to the shareholders. For the election of directors, there were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes.
| Name | For | % | Withheld | % | ||||
| Jeffrey T. Klenda | 45,967,692 | 99.53 | 218,900 | 0.47 | ||||
| James M. Franklin | 41,184,798 | 89.17 | 5,001,794 | 10.83 | ||||
| Paul Macdonell | 41,113,863 | 89.02 | 5,072,729 | 10.98 | ||||
| W. William Boberg | 42,601,967 | 92.24 | 3,584,625 | 7.76 | ||||
| Thomas Parker | 41,229,928 | 89.27 | 4,956,664 | 10.73 | ||||
| Gary C. Huber | 42,383,774 | 91.77 | 3,802,818 | 8.23 |
Proposal No. 2 – Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors of the Company and authorization for the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.
| For | Withheld | |
| 88,587,545 | 3,506,408 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.
| For | Against | |
| 41,650,951 | 4,544,631 |
Proposal No. 4 –Ratification, confirmation and approval of the renewal of the Ur-Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan 2005 (the “Option Plan”), as amended, and approval and authorization for a period of three years all unallocated options issuable pursuant to the Option Plan. There were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.
| For1 | Against | |
| 32,664,276 | 8,590,687 |
| (1) | Excluding 4,940,619 shares held by certain insiders and their affiliates. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 23, 2017
| Ur-Energy Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Penne A. Goplerud | ||
| Name: | Penne A. Goplerud | ||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary and General Counsel | ||