Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): January 22, 2021

NioCorp Developments Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-55710 (Commission File Number)	98-1262185 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7000 South Yosemite Street, Suite 115 Centennial, Colorado 80112 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 639-4647 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

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

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 22, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NioCorp Developments Ltd. (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amended and restated version (the “Amendment”) of the 2016 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company (the “Original 2016 Plan”). The Amendment modifies the Original 2016 Plan to permit optionees to elect to exercise vested stock options granted under the Original 2016 Plan via a net-settlement procedure to cover the applicable exercise price (and to permit the Company to use a net-settlement procedure to cover applicable withholding obligations relating to such stock option exercise). The Amendment also makes certain other conforming and non-substantive changes, and provides for the elimination of fractions in these net-settlement procedures for no payment.

A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit		Description
10.1		Amended and restated 2016 Incentive Stock Option Plan of the Company

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.