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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 2, 2021
 
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
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On April 2, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ur-Energy Inc. (“Ur-Energy” or the “Company”) approved an award of short-term incentive bonuses for 2019 (the “2019 STIPs”) for the executive officers of the Company: Mr. Jeffrey T. Klenda, Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Roger L. Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Ms. Penne A. Goplerud, Corporate Secretary; Mr. Steven M. Hatten, Vice President Operations; and Mr. John W. Cash, Vice President Regulatory Affairs (collectively, the “Executive Officers”).
 
The awards, previously postponed by the Board in deference to the effects of and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, were considered and the determination was made by the Board to pay the 2019 STIPs at a rate reduced by 50%. The total compensation for the Executive Officers for 2019, as updated, is set forth here:
 
Name and principal position
 
Year
  Salary($)  
  Bonus ($)  
  Stock awards($)  
  Option awards ($)  
Non-equity incentive plan compensation($)
 
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation($)
  All other Compensation ($)  
  Total($)  
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
     
     
Jeffrey T. Klenda
 
2019
    426,050 
    112,183 
    62,082 
    109,917 
Nil
 
Nil
   Nil  
    710,232 
President and CEO
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
     
    
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
     
    
Roger L. Smith
 
2019
    282,425 
    54,487 
    33,958 
    60,124 
Nil
 
Nil
    11,297 
    442,291 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
Penne A. Goplerud
 
2019
    253,908 
    48,945 
    30,529 
    54,052 
Nil
 
Nil
    10,156 
    397,590 
Corporate Secretary
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
Steven M. Hatten
 
2019
    222,522 
    42,896 
    26,756 
    47,371 
Nil
 
Nil
    8,550 
    348,095 
Vice President Operations
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
John W. Cash
 
2019
    212,086 
    41,406 
    25,501 
    45,149 
Nil
 
Nil
    7,756 
    331,898 
Vice President Regulatory Affairs
 
 
    
       
       
       
 
 
 
       
       
 
The approval of the award of the 2019 STIPs to the CEO and other Executive Officers and to non-executive staff results in a CEO Pay Ratio for 2019 of 7:1.
 

 
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: April 2, 2021
 
Ur-Energy Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 /s/ Penne A. Goplerud
 
 
 
Name: Penne A. Goplerud
 
 
 
Title: Corporate Secretary and General Counsel