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): September 23, 2015
URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
| 001-33404 |
| 75-2212772 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) |
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| Identification No.) |
6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300 |
| 80112 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 531-0470
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 23, 2015, Uranium Resources, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting). The total number of shares of the Companys common stock voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 21,644,556, representing approximately 72.1% of the 30,014,023 shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and constituting a quorum. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set out below.
Proposal 1.
Approval of the Issuance of Shares Pursuant to the Scheme Implementation Agreement with Anatolia Energy Limited
The stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Companys common stock in accordance with the scheme implementation agreement, dated June 3, 2015, by and between Anatolia Energy Limited and the Company:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
12,564,819 | 171,310 | 8,818 | 8,899,609 |
Proposal 2.
Election of Directors
The stockholders elected all five nominees at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2016. The voting results were as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Terence J. Cryan | 12,524,567 | 220,380 | 8,899,609 |
Christopher M. Jones | 12,609,259 | 135,688 | 8,899,609 |
Marvin K. Kaiser | 12,653,964 | 90,983 | 8,899,609 |
Tracy A. Stevenson | 12,604,057 | 140,890 | 8,899,609 |
Mark K. Wheatley | 12,610,056 | 134,891 | 8,899,609 |
Proposal 3.
Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accountants
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain |
21,346,786 | 211,075 | 86,695 |
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Proposal 4.
Advisory Approval of Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
12,422,068 | 196,999 | 125,880 | 8,899,609 |
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 23, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Annual Meeting. The full text of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the accompanying press release, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
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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.
Dated: September 24, 2015
URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Vigil
Name:
Jeffrey L. Vigil
Title:
Vice PresidentFinance and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
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Exhibit 99.1
News Release |
URI Shareholders Overwhelmingly Support Combination with Anatolia Energy
CENTENNIAL, Colo., U.S.A., September 23, 2015 Uranium Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: URRE; URI) held its URI Annual Meeting of Stockholders today at which the URI shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the issuance of shares to effect the combination with Anatolia Energy Ltd. Of the votes cast regarding the share issuance, 98.6% voted in support of the share issuance. A total of 21.6 million shares or 72% of shares eligible to vote were cast at the Annual Meeting.
Christopher M. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of URI, said, We thank our shareholders for their continued support for this proposed combination with Anatolia, which we believe will transform URI into a near term, low-cost uranium producer. We are committed to advancing the Temrezli in-situ recovery project through its final permitting process and into development as efficiently and quickly as possible.
Key management from URI and Anatolia have been working together closely to maximize the synergies to be realized through the relocation of URIs idled Rosita plant for use at the Temrezli Project for the benefit of all shareholders.
The Anatolia securityholders meetings will be held on October 9, 2015 local time in Perth. Pending approval by Anatolia securityholders and the Federal Court of Australia, the combination is expected to close in early November 2015.
In regards to the other proxy matters at the URI Annual Meeting, shareholders re-elected to the URI Board of Directors Terence J. Cryan, Mr. Jones, Marvin K. Kaiser, Tracy A. Stevenson and Mark K. Wheatley. For the third consecutive year, URI shareholders also approved URIs executive compensation in an advisory vote with support of 98%. Finally, Hein & Associates LLP was ratified as the independent registered public accounting firm for URI.
About Uranium Resources
Uranium Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 to explore, develop and recover uranium. Uranium Resources has two licensed and currently idled processing facilities and approximately 17,000 acres of prospective in situ recovery (ISR) projects in Texas. In New Mexico, the Company holds a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission license to recover up to three million pounds of uranium per year using the ISR process at certain properties and controls minerals rights encompassing approximately 190,000 acres in the prolific Grants Mineral Belt in New Mexico, which holds one of the largest known concentrations of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the world. The Company acquired these properties along with an extensive uranium information database of historic drill hole logs, assay certificates, maps and technical reports for the Western United States.
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About Anatolia Energy
Anatolia Energy Ltd. is a uranium exploration and development company holding an extensive portfolio of licences within the Republic of Turkey, and is well placed to become a key explorer and miner in Turkeys emerging uranium sector. Anatolia Energy has a 100% interest in 9 licences covering over 18,000ha of ground, including several advanced exploration and development opportunities, in the central Anatolian region of Turkey.
Anatolia has completed Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the development of its Temrezli ISR Project, which is premised on the construction of a central processing plant (CPP) at the Temrezli site, and will process uranium bearing solutions from the Temrezli well field, with potential to process uranium-loaded resin transported from any satellite uranium deposits developed in the future from Anatolias other projects in the region.
Cautionary Statement: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are identified by words such as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "could," and other similar words. All statements addressing operating performance, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will occur in the future, including but not limited to statements relating to the consummation and benefits of the combination with Anatolia Energy and the timing or occurrence of production at the Companys properties, are forward-looking statements. Because they are forward-looking, they should be evaluated in light of important risk factors and uncertainties. These risk factors and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (a) the Company's ability to raise additional capital in the future; (b) spot price and long-term contract price of uranium; (c) the failure to obtain Anatolia Energy securityholder approval or court or regulatory approval for the combination, (d) the Company's ability to reach agreements with current royalty holders; (e) operating conditions at the Company's projects; (f) government and tribal regulation of the uranium industry and the nuclear power industry; (g) world-wide uranium supply and demand; (h) maintaining sufficient financial assurance in the form of sufficiently collateralized surety instruments; (i) unanticipated geological, processing, regulatory and legal or other problems the Company may encounter, including in Turkey; (j) the ability of the Company to enter into and successfully close acquisitions or other material transactions, and other factors which are more fully described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the Company's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. In addition, undue reliance should not be placed on the Company's forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update or publicly announce any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release.
Contact:
Wendy Yang
Uranium Resources, Inc.
303-531-0478
www.uraniumresources.com
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