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
October 14, 2015
Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported)
URANIUM ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-33706 | 98-0399476 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File | (IRS Employer Identification |
| incorporation) | Number) | No.) |
| 1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320 | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | V6E 2J3 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(604) 682-9775
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code
Not applicable.
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
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| Section 5 – | Corporate Governance and Management |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective October 14, 2015, the Board of Directors of Uranium Energy Corp. (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Alan Lindsay as a director of the Company and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Lindsay was a co-founder of the Company and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since December 2005.
Also on October 14, 2015, following the resignation of Mr. Lindsay, the Board of Directors appointed former United States Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham as a member of the Board of Directors and as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. Secretary Abraham served as Chairman of the Company’s Advisory Board from December 2012 until his appointment to the Board of Directors on October 14, 2015.
As a result, the Company’s current directors and executive officers are as follows:
| Name | Position |
| Amir Adnani | President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director |
| Spencer Abraham | Executive Chairman and a director |
| Ivan Obolensky | Director |
| Vincent Della Volpe | Director |
| David Kong | Director |
| Ganpat Mani | Director |
| Mark Katsumata |
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
| Scott Melbye | Executive Vice President |
Since 2005, Secretary Abraham has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group LLC, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush selected Secretary Abraham as the tenth Secretary of Energy of the United States in 2001. During his tenure at the Energy Department from 2001 through 2005, he developed policies and regulations to ensure the nation’s energy security, was responsible for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, oversaw domestic oil and gas development policy and nuclear energy policy and developed relationships with international governments, including members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. From 1995 to 2001, Secretary Abraham served as a U.S. Senator from Michigan.
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Secretary Abraham has served as a director of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) from 2005 to date, as a director of PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE: PBF) from 2012 to date, as a director of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) from 2014 to date, and as a director of Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO) from 2014 to date. He previously served as a director of GenOn Energy, Inc. from January to December 2012, when it was acquired by NRG Energy. Secretary Abraham was previously non-executive Chairman of the board of AREVA Inc., the North American subsidiary of AREVA.
Secretary Abraham serves on the Leadership Council of the prominent Washington D.C. education and policy group, Nuclear Matters, an organization formed to help broaden America’s understanding of the benefits of nuclear power. Secretary Abraham is an alumnus of Michigan State University and Harvard Law School.
| Section 8 – | Other Events |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 15, 2015, the Company issued a news release regarding the resignation of Mr. Lindsay from the Company’s Board of Directors and the appointment of Secretary Abraham to the Company’s Board of Directors.
A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Section 9 – | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Business Acquired |
Not applicable.
| (b) | Pro forma Financial Information |
Not applicable.
| (c) | Shell Company Transaction |
Not applicable.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | News Release dated October 15, 2015. |
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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.
| URANIUM ENERGY CORP. | ||
| DATE: October 19, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mark Katsumata |
| Mark Katsumata, Secretary, Treasurer | ||
| and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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