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): April 29, 2014
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
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of a Matter to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Ur-Energy Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on April 29, 2014. At the Meeting, five proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed March 27, 2014. As of the record date, a total of 128,704,796 Common Shares were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 73,952,712 Common Shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented approximately 57.46% of the Common Shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors. The shareholders elected all directors presented to the shareholders. For the election of directors, there were a total of 35,291,852 broker non-votes.
| Name | For | % | Withheld | % |
| Jeffrey T. Klenda | 35,678,714 | 92.29 | 2,982,146 | 7.71 |
| Wayne W. Heili | 36,762,742 | 95.09 | 1,898,118 | 4.91 |
| Paul Macdonell | 30,851,907 | 79.80 | 7,808,953 | 20.20 |
| W. William Boberg | 35,120,727 | 90.84 | 3,540,133 | 9.16 |
| James M. Franklin | 37,245,988 | 96.34 | 1,414,872 | 3.66 |
| Thomas Parker | 35,721,160 | 92.40 | 2,939,700 | 7.60 |
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 | Against |
| 73,226,994 | 725,718 |
Proposal No. 3 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. There were a total of 35,291,852 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 3.
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 35,467,179 | 2,748,017 | 445,664 |
Proposal No. 4 – Advisory (non-binding) vote regarding frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. There were a total of 35,291,852 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 4.
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted the preference expressed by the shareholders in this advisory vote and will conduct advisory votes on executive compensation every year until the Company’s next “say when on pay” vote in 2020.
| One | Two | Three | Abstain |
| 16,980,663 | 14,051,318 | 7,051,320 | 577,558 |
Proposal No. 5 – Ratification, confirmation and approval of the renewal of the Ur-Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan 2005 (the “Option Plan”), and approval and authorization for a period of three years all unallocated options issuable pursuant to the Option Plan. There were a total of 35,294,852 broker non-votes on Proposal No. 5.
| For1 | Against |
| 31,490,467 | 3,412,693 |
1 Excluding 3,304,700 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 2, 2014
| Ur-Energy Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Penne A. Goplerud | |
| Name: Penne A. Goplerud | ||
| Title: Corporate Secretary and General Counsel | ||