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
June 15, 2011
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported)
URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| NEVADA | 001-32974 | 98-0365605 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| incorporation) |
| 1701 East “E” Street | |
| PO Box 50850 | |
| Casper, Wyoming, USA | 85605 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
604-689-1659
Registrant's telephone
number, including area code
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Results of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
On June 15, 2011, Uranerz Energy Corporation held its annual general meeting of shareholders at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 N. Poplar Street, Casper, Wyoming at 9:30 a.m. local time. Shareholders representing 56,805,071 shares or 74% of the shares authorized to vote (76,404,574) were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for the purposes of the annual general meeting. The shareholders approved the following:
| Proposal
#1 – Election of Directors The election of the Nominees to the Company’s Board to serve until the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified: Glenn Catchpole George Hartman Dennis Higgs Paul Saxton Gerhard Kirchner Peter Bell Arnold Dyck |
For | Against | Withheld | Spoiled | Non Vote |
41,221,711 41,085,639 41,091,516 40,884,084 41,220,951 40,763,605 41,165,772 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
299,914 435,986 430,109 637,541 300,674 758,020 355,853 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
15,283,446 15,283,446 15,283,446 15,283,446 15,283,446 15,283,446 15,283,446 |
|
Proposal #2 – Articles Amendment |
For | Against | Abstain | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| 48,831,876 | 7,215,950 | 757,245 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proposal #3 – Stock Option Plan Amendment
To amend the 2005 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan by increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 and extending the plan termination date for an additional 10 years |
For | Against | Abstain | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| 31,221,153 | 9,571,056 | 729,416 | 0 | 15,283,446 | |
| Proposal #4 – Ratification of the Appointment
of Auditors To ratify the appointment of Manning Elliot LLP |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Spoiled |
Non Vote |
| 56,172,047 | 255,495 | 377,529 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proposal #5 –Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | For | Against | Abstain | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| 40,776,760 | 294,800 | 450,065 | 0 | 15,283,446 |
| Proposal #6 – Advisory Vote on
Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
1 Year |
2 Years |
3 Years |
Abstain |
Spoiled |
Non Vote |
| 5,266,261 | 826,361 | 34,835,991 |
593,012 | 0 | 15,283,446 |
All Nominees for election to the Company’s Board were elected to the Board and will serve until the Company’s 2012 annual meeting of shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified. The Articles Amendment, the Stock Option Plan Amendment, the proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2011 fiscal year and the proposal for the advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers were each approved. In relation to the proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers, the frequency of every 3 years received the most votes, and therefore is the advisory recommendation of the shareholders of the Company.
Board Determination of the Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
In consideration of the advisory vote of the shareholders of the Company that an advisory vote on executive compensation should take place every three years and in consideration of the previous recommendation of the Company’s Board and Compensation Committee that the advisory vote on executive compensation should take place every three years, on June 15, 2011, the Company’s Board passed a resolution that the advisory vote on executive compensation will take place every three years.
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.
| URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| DATE: June 21, 2011 | By: | /s/ “Sandra MacKay” |
| Sandra MacKay | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||