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): May 18, 2017

 

UR-ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Canada

001- 33905

Not applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission 

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) 

 

10758 W Centennial Road, Suite 200  
Littleton, Colorado 80127
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 981-4588

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Company held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on May 18, 2017. At the Meeting, four proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed April 21, 2017. As of April 13, 2017, the record date for the meeting, a total of 145,873,898 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 92,106,256 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented 63.14% of the Common Shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date.

 

Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors. The shareholders elected all of the directors presented to the shareholders. For the election of directors, there were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes.

 

Name   For   %   Withheld   %
Jeffrey T. Klenda   45,967,692   99.53   218,900   0.47
James M. Franklin   41,184,798   89.17   5,001,794   10.83
Paul Macdonell   41,113,863   89.02   5,072,729   10.98
W. William Boberg   42,601,967   92.24   3,584,625   7.76
Thomas Parker   41,229,928   89.27   4,956,664   10.73
Gary C. Huber   42,383,774   91.77   3,802,818   8.23

  

Proposal No. 2 – Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors of the Company and authorization for the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

 

For   Withheld
88,587,545   3,506,408

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.

 

For   Against
41,650,951   4,544,631

 

 

Proposal No. 4 –Ratification, confirmation and approval of the renewal of the Ur-Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan 2005 (the “Option Plan”), as amended, and approval and authorization for a period of three years all unallocated options issuable pursuant to the Option Plan. There were a total of 45,907,361 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.

 

For 1   Against
32,664,276   8,590,687

 

(1) Excluding 4,940,619 shares held by certain insiders and their affiliates.

 

   

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: May 23, 2017

 

  Ur-Energy Inc.
       
       
  By: /s/ Penne A. Goplerud
    Name: Penne A. Goplerud
    Title: Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

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