UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 19, 2022, Westwater Resources, Inc. (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing the breaking of ground for the construction of its graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Press Release”). The Press Release briefly describes the graphite processing plant, the Corporation’s plans regarding graphite exploration, and comments from government officials with the State of Alabama.
The foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Press Release which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the Press Release) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall the Press Release be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed a determination or an admission as to the materiality of any information in the Press Release that is required to be disclosed by Regulation FD.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibits | ||
| *99.1 | Press Release dated April 19, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). | |
| * Filed herewith. | ||
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: April 19, 2022
| WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey L. Vigil | |
| Name: | Jeffrey L. Vigil | |
| Title: | Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer | |