Exhibit 10.1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 2, 2022, Mr. Peter O’Rourke, President, US Operations and a member of the Board of Directors of Western Magnesium Corporation (the “Company”), tendered his resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors and from his position as President, US Operations. The Board accepted the resignation on August 5, 2022. Effective upon Mr. O’Rourke’s resignation as a director, the size of the Company’s Board of Directors is reduced from six to five directors.
| (d) | The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report: |
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| 10.1 | Separation Agreement | |
| 17.1 | Resignation Letter | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| WESTERN MAGNESIUM CORPORATION | ||
| Dated: August 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Sam Ataya |
| Sam Ataya | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 17.1
FROM THE DESK OF
Peter O’Rourke Sr.
August 2, 2022
Chairman Edward Lee
Western Magnesium Corporation
8180 Greensboro Drive, McLean VA, 22102
Chairman Lee,
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as a Director on the Board of the Western Magnesium Corporation. I resign my Director position. I wish you, our fellow directors, and the entire WMC team success in the future.
Sincerely yours,
| /s/ Peter O’Rourke |
Peter O’Rourke