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 7, 2020
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
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 |
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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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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On May 8, 2020, Ur-Energy Inc. issued a press release providing earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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 May 7, 2020. At the Meeting, five proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed April 9, 2020. As of March 30, 2020, the record date for the meeting, a total of 160,478,059 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 83,595,932 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented 52.09% 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 50,931,734 broker non-votes.
Nominee | Votes For | % | Votes Withheld | % | ||||
Jeffrey T. Klenda | 32,329,408 | 98.98 | 333,790 | 1.02 | ||||
James M. Franklin | 27,627,804 | 84.58 | 5,035,394 | 15.42 | ||||
W. William Boberg | 27,208,148 | 83.30 | 5,455,050 | 16.70 | ||||
Thomas Parker | 31,111,516 | 95.25 | 1,551,682 | 4.75 | ||||
Gary C. Huber | 27,847,433 | 85.26 | 4,815,765 | 14.74 | ||||
Kathy E. Walker | 31,314,160 | 95.87 | 1,349,038 | 4.13 | ||||
Rob Chang | 27,786,090 | 85.07 | 4,877,108 | 14.93 |
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 | |
81,386,158 | 2,208,774 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were 50,931,734 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.
For | Against | |
28,185,260 | 4,478,938 |
Proposal No. 4 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say when on pay”). There were 50,931,734 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted the preference expressed by the shareholders in this advisory vote and will conduct advisory votes on executive compensation every year until the Company’s next “say when on pay” vote in 2026.
One | Two | Three | Abstain | |||
31,241,064 | 328,593 | 820,037 | 274,504 |
Proposal No. 5 – Ratification, confirmation and approval of the renewal of the Ur-Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”), as amended, and approval and authorization for a period of three years all unallocated restricted share units issuable pursuant to the RSU Plan. There were 50,931,734 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 5.
For | Against | |
26,286,153 | 6,378,045 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. |
Description | ||
99.1 | Press release of Ur-Energy Inc., dated May 8, 2020, providing earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.* |
*This Exhibit is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.
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 11, 2020
Ur-Energy Inc. | |||
By: | /s/ Penne A. Goplerud | ||
Name: | Penne A. Goplerud | ||
Title: | Corporate Secretary and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release of Ur-Energy Inc., dated May 8, 2020, providing earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.* |
*This Exhibit is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.