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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

June 2, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-33706
(Commission File Number)

98-0399476
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320
Vancouver, British Columbia
(Address of principal executive offices)


V6E 2J3
(Zip Code)

(604) 682-9775
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective June 2, 2014, the board of directors of Uranium Energy Corp. (the "Company") accepted the resignation of Katharine Armstrong as a director of the Company. Ms. Armstrong served on the Company's board of directors since 2012, and at the time of her resignation she served as a member of the board of directors' Compensation Committee and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Commensurate with Ms. Armstrong's resignation, the board of directors has appointed David Kong as a member of the board of directors' Compensation Committee and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Also on June 2, 2014, following the resignation of Ms. Armstrong, the board of directors appointed Ganpat Mani as a member of the Company's board of directors.

As a result, the Company's current directors and executive officers are as follows:

Name

Position

Amir Adnani

President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer and a director

Alan P. Lindsay

Chairman and a director

Ivan Obolensky

Director

Vincent Della Volpe

Director

David Kong

Director

Ganpat Mani

Director

Mark Katsumata

Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Mani was President and Chief Executive Officer of ConverDyn, a partnership between affiliates of Honeywell International Inc. and General Atomics, which specializes in the nuclear fuel conversion trade. During this time he also served as a director of the Nuclear Energy Institute and was a member of the U.S. Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee. He is a highly experienced negotiator of contracts with major private and state-owned corporations in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Notably, Mr. Mani negotiated the agreement for the return of uranium feed from the Metropolis conversion facility under the Megatons to Megawatts program between the U.S. and Russia. He also met with government and industry organizations as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's multiple nuclear trade missions to India.


From 1994 to 2007, Mr. Mani held several senior marketing positions with ConverDyn, including having served as Senior Vice President. At ConverDyn, he was responsible for relations with major nuclear utilities in Asia, Europe and the U.S. and with enrichment companies in Europe and the U.S. He has prepared position papers and draft legislative language for, and represented ConverDyn in, meetings with the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy and State and with industry trade organizations. From 1973 to 1994, Mr. Mani worked at Honeywell International Inc. (formerly Allied-Signal Inc.), where his career spanned a variety of functional areas and product lines.

Mr. Mani holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Loughborough University, UK.

Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 3, 2014, the Company issued a news release regarding the resignation of Ms. Armstrong from the Company's board of directors and the appointment of Mr. Mani to the Company's board of directors.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

Not applicable.

(b) Pro forma Financial Information

Not applicable.

(c) Shell Company Transaction

Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

Description

99.1

Press Release dated June 3, 2014


 

SIGNATURES

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.

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.

DATE: June 3, 2014

By: /s/ Mark Katsumata                           
Mark Katsumata
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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