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): June 2, 2023
UR-ENERGY INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Canada | | 001-33905 | | Not applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
Common Stock | | URG (NYSE American): URE (TSX) | | NYSE American; TSX |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on June 2, 2023. 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, 2023. As of April 6, 2023, the record date for the meeting, a total of 264,726,804 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 145,597,254 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented 55.0% 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 26,501,024 broker non-votes.
Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | Non-Votes |
W. William Boberg | 76,876,632 | 64.55 | 42,219,598 | 35.45 | 26,501,024 |
John W. Cash | 117,098,732 | 98.32 | 1,997,499 | 1.68 | 26,501,023 |
Rob Chang | 102,183,298 | 85.80 | 16,912,933 | 14.20 | 26,501,023 |
James M. Franklin | 98,883,806 | 78.83 | 25,212,425 | 21.17 | 26,501,023 |
Gary C. Huber | 83,229,561 | 69.88 | 35,866,670 | 30.12 | 26,501,023 |
Thomas H. Parker | 114,614,781 | 96.24 | 4,481,449 | 3.76 | 26,501,024 |
Kathy E. Walker | 109,200,320 | 91.69 | 9,895,911 | 8.31 | 26,501,023 |
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. There were two broker non-votes on Proposal No. 2
For | Withheld |
143,083,071 | 2,514,181 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were 26,501,026 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.
For | Against |
89,783,985 | 29,312,243 |
Proposal No. 4 – Ratification, confirmation and approval of amendments to the Ur-Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. There were 26,501,023 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.
For(1) | Against |
67,390,613 | 47,388,842 |
(1) Excluding 4,316,776 common 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: June 5, 2022
| | Ur-Energy Inc. | |
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| By: | /s/ Penne A. Goplerud | |
| Name: | Penne A. Goplerud | |
| | Title: | Corporate Secretary and General Counsel | |
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