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 2, 2019

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock   URG (NYSE American): URE (TSX)   NYSE American; TSX

 

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))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

  

 

 

     
     

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 3, 2019, Ur-Energy Inc. issued a press release providing earnings results and an operational update for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

  

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 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 2, 2019. At the Meeting, four proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed April 5, 2019. As of March 26, 2019, the record date for the meeting, a total of 159,729,403 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 90,540,760 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented 56.68% 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 46,529,870 broker non-votes.

  

Nominee Votes For % Votes Withheld %
Jeffrey T. Klenda 41,487,699 94.31 2,502,625 5.69
James M. Franklin 35,610,614 80.95 8,379,710 19.05
W. William Boberg 35,386,061 80.44 8,604,263 19.56
Thomas Parker 35,618,104 80.97 8,372,220 19.03
Gary C. Huber 37,821,483 85.98 6,168,841 14.02
Kathy E. Walker 41,482,729 94.30 2,507,595 5.70
Rob Chang 40,035,762 91.01 3,954,562 8.99

 

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
88,074,721 2,445,473

 

 

Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were 46,529,870 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.

 

For Against
40,615,772 3,395,118

 

     
     

  

Proposal No. 4 – Ratification, confirmation and approval of the renewal of the Ur-Energy Inc. Restricted Share Unit Plan (the “RSU Plan”), as amended, and approval and authorization for a period of three years all unallocated restricted share units issuable pursuant to the RSU Plan. There were 46,529,870 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.

 

For (1) Against
29,150,991 9,588,359
(1) Excluding 5, 271,540 shares held by certain insiders and their affiliates.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

  Exhibit
No.
 

 

Description

  99.1   Press release of Ur-Energy Inc., dated May 3, 2019, providing earnings results and an operational update for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.*

  

*This Exhibit is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

 

     
     

 

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 6, 2019

 

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

  

     
     

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
 

 

Description

99.1   Press release of Ur-Energy Inc., dated May 3, 2019, providing earnings results and an operational update for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.*

 

*This Exhibit is intended to be furnished to, not filed with, the SEC pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

 

     

 

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