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): February 11, 2016
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 Centennial, Colorado |
| 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)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of stockholders of Uranium Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), as previously adjourned, was held on February 11, 2016. At that meeting, the stockholders of the Company considered and acted upon the following proposals:
Proposal 1 Reverse Stock Split. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of the Companys issued and outstanding common stock by a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-20, such ratio to be determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, at any time on or before July 31, 2016:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
27,189,018 | 1,806,611 | 200,938 | 0 |
Proposal 2 Authorized Share Reduction. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to reduce the number of authorized shares of the Companys common stock to 100,000,000 shares, if the proposed reverse stock split is implemented:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
27,530,350 | 1,311,783 | 354,434 | 0 |
Proposal 3 Adjournment of the Special Meeting. By the vote reflected below, the stockholders authorized an adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal 1 or Proposal 2:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
27,004,124 | 1,904,450 | 287,993 | 0 |
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 12, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the special meeting of stockholders and the Companys 2016 goals. 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: February 17, 2016
URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Vigil
Name:
Jeffrey L. Vigil
Title:
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
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Exhibit 99.1
News Release |
Uranium Resources Stockholders Approve Reverse Stock Split; Company Announces 2016 Goals
CENTENNIAL, Colo., February 12, 2016 Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:URRE; ASX: URI), a leading exploration, development, and uranium production company, announced today that its stockholders have approved the charter amendment that will permit the company to conduct a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock. Of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at a special meeting of stockholders held on February 11, 2016, 93.2% were FOR the reverse split.
The amendment allows URI to effect a reverse stock split by a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-20. The final ratio will be determined by the Companys Board of Directors in due course. The primary intent of the reverse split is to enable URI to regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum US$1 bid price requirement to maintain the Companys stock listing on Nasdaq.
Summary of Recent Achievements:
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Successfully completed two equity capital raises over the past two months, the most recent of which was with Aspire Capital and which established an option to enter into up to two equity lines of credit for an aggregate of US$10 million. These equity lines will be for straight common stock and there will be no requirements for the Company to issue warrants or other derivative instruments.
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Either equity line can be utilized at any time by URI over the 24 months after entry into the line.
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The shares issued under the equity line will be based on recent market price at that time, minus a discount ranging from 5-7% on average.
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Entered into a Binding LOI with Laramide Resources Ltd. (TSX: LAM; ASX: LAM) on November 9,, 2015 to transfer ownership of URIs Churchrock and Crownpoint properties in exchange for US$5.25 million in cash and a US$7.25 million, three year promissory note (10% coupon), secured by a deed of trust or mortgage over the properties.
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Having completed the transformational merger with Anatolia Energy Limited in early November 2015, URI is now actively progressing the high-grade, low-cost Temrezli in-situ recovery (ISR) project towards production in Central Turkey. The successful development of this near-term project will put URI on the path to profitable uranium production, which URI believes will be well-timed to take advantage of the favorable outlook for uranium.
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The new and expanded URI expects to continue with its demonstrated proactive M&A strategy to grow the Company and re-align its portfolio pipeline towards the lowest-quartile cost projects.
Goals for 2016:
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Temrezli. URI estimates that it will have completed its updated economic analysis on the high-grade, low-cost Temrezli in-situ recovery (ISR) project by the second quarter of 2016.
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This will enable the company to move toward submitting development and operating permit applications in the third quarter of 2016. Approvals are expected by year-end with targeted construction for the project scheduled for the first quarter of 2017, subject to project financing.
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Laramide Transaction. The Company continues to work toward completing this transaction by late Q1 2016. Upon the successful closing of this transaction and with the $10 million equity line of credit now in place, URI will have secured its financing needs for the remainder of the year.
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Ongoing Cost Rationalization Efforts. We expect to bring the Companys working capital expenditures below $11 million in 2016.
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M&A Efforts Continue. 2015 was a significant year for URI as we dramatically reshaped the Company for the future. We continue to be active in the M&A space as we focus URI on low cost, near term uranium production.
Christopher M. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of URI said, In these difficult market conditions we have been able to raise additional equity capital to secure URIs future. Together with the US$5.25 million we expect to receive by the end of the first quarter from Laramide, we have strengthened the balance sheet to ensure URI can deliver on its business objectives in 2016, and be ready to transition Temrezli into construction in early 2017.
We transformed this Company through our actions in 2015, dramatically lowering our production cost profile and moving this Company away from the commodity price waiting game. URIs highest priority is to advance the high-grade Temrezli in-situ recovery project into commercial production as quickly and efficiently as possible.
About Uranium Resources
Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) is focused on advancing to near-term production the Temrezli in-situ recovery (ISR) project in Central Turkey. URI controls extensive exploration properties under nine exploration and operating licenses covering approximately 32,000 acres (over 13,000 ha) with numerous exploration targets, including the potential satellite Sefaatli Project, which is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of the Temrezli Project. In Texas, the Company has two licensed and currently idled processing facilities and approximately 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) of prospective ISR projects. In New Mexico, the Company controls mineral rights encompassing approximately 190,000 acres (76,900 ha) in the prolific Grants Mineral Belt, which is one of the largest concentrations of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the world. Incorporated in 1977, URI also owns an extensive uranium information database of historic drill hole logs, assay certificates, maps and technical reports for the Western United States.
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 future financing of the Company, the implementation of the reverse stock split, the execution of documentation for the the Laramide and Aspire Capital transactions, the ability of the Company to engage in merger and acqusitions, including the proposed transaction with Laramide, the Companys expected burn rate, and developments at the Temrezli
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project 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 Companys ability to raise additional capital in the future; (b) spot price and long-term contract price of uranium; (c) risks associated with our foreign operations, (d) the Companys ability to reach agreements with current royalty holders; (e) operating conditions at the Companys 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, including the proposed transactions with Laramide and Aspire Capital, and other factors which are more fully described in the Companys 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 Companys underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. In addition, undue reliance should not be placed on the Companys 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.
Uranium Resources Contact:
Robert Winters, Alpha IR Group
929-266-6315
www.uraniumresources.com
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