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 28, 2012 |
Uranium Resources, Inc. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
0-17171 |
75-2212772 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S. Employer |
405 State Highway 121 Bypass, |
75067 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
(972) 219-3330 |
Not Applicable |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard
(b) On September 28, Uranium Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“URI” or the “Company”) notified The NASDAQ Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) that following the resignation of Donald C. Ewigleben as URI’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director and the appointment of board member Terence J. Cryan as Interim President and CEO, each effective as of September 28, 2012, due to Mr. Cryan no longer being considered independent under applicable NASDAQ rules, URI will not be in compliance with NASDAQ Rule 5605(b)(1) as it will no longer have a board of directors comprised of a majority of independent directors as defined in NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2). Pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5605(b)(1)(A), URI intends to regain compliance with the majority independence requirement on or before the earlier of its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders or September 28, 2013. URI also notified NASDAQ that due to Mr. Cryan resigning from the Company’s Audit Committee following his appointment as an interim officer of the Company, URI will not be in compliance with NASDAQ Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) as it will no longer have an audit committee comprised of at least three members. Pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5605(c)(4)(B), URI intends to regain compliance with the audit committee composition requirement on or before the earlier of its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders or September 28, 2013.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Uranium Resources, Inc. |
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Dated: |
October 3, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ Thomas H. Ehrlich |
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Name: Thomas H. Ehrlich |
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Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |