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On October 5, 2021, Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the finalization of negotiations for the previously announced financial award of $21.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (“DoE”) for the engineering, construction and operation of a rare earth separation and processing demonstration plant. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 (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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01Other Events.
Also on October 5, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing its intent to launch a rights offering of common shares of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | ||
99.2 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 |
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: October 5, 2021
RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Randall J. Scott | |
Name: | Randall J. Scott | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |