8-K 1 uri8kjul1917.htm URANIUM RESOURCES INC FORM 8-K Uranium Resources Inc

 



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): July 18, 2017

 

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)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112

 

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)

 

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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.

 

As described in Item 5.07 below, Uranium Resources, Inc. (the Company) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) on July 18, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the Companys stockholders approved an amendment to the Uranium Resources, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 2013 OIP). The amended 2013 OIP became effective upon stockholder approval and, among other changes, increased by one million the number of shares available under the 2013 OIP, as described under Proposal 5 of the Companys definitive proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2017 and in the supplement thereto filed June 5, 2017, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing description of the amended 2013 OIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended 2013 OIP, which is set forth in Appendix B to the Companys definitive proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2017.


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.


The Company held the Annual Meeting on July 18, 2017. The total number of shares of the Companys common stock voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 13,028,769, representing approximately 52.7% of the 24,709,673 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.

Election of Directors


The stockholders elected all four nominees at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2018.  The voting results were as follows:


Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Christopher M. Jones

2,805,595

146,882

10,076,292

Marvin K. Kaiser

2,806,137

146,340

10,076,292

Patrick K. Burke

2,804,958

147,519

10,076,292

Tracy D. Pagliara

2,795,567

156,910

10,076,292


Proposal 2.

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, 2017.  The voting results were as follows:


For

Against

Abstain

12,542,037

71,462

415,270





 

Proposal 3.

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

2,562,882

243,699

145,896

10,076,292


Proposal 4.

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation


The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of every one year for future advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:


1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,633,756

182,478

56,094

80,149

10,076,292

Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to Proposal 4 and with the recommendation of the Companys Board of Directors, the Company will hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers annually until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers as required pursuant to Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Proposal 5.

Approval of an Amendment to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan and Re-Approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals Thereunder


The stockholders approved Proposal 5, amending the 2013 OIP and re-approving the material terms of the performance goals thereunder. The voting results were as follows:


For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

2,288,286

627,847

36,344

10,076,292



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: July 19, 2017


URANIUM RESOURCES, INC.



By:        /s/ Jeffrey L. Vigil                                               

Name:

Jeffrey L. Vigil

Title:

Vice PresidentFinance and Chief Financial Officer