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
July 12, 2013
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) |
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1701 East “E” Street |
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PO Box 50850 |
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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 Meeting
On July 10, 2013, Uranerz Energy Corporation held its annual general meeting of shareholders at the Casper Petroleum Club, 1301 Wilkins Circle, Casper, Wyoming at 9:30 a.m. local time. Shareholders representing 48,093,636 shares or 62% of the shares authorized to vote (77,207,574) 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 | For | Against | Withheld | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| The election of the Nominees to the Company’s Board to serve until the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified: | |||||
| Glenn Catchpole | 21,162,980 | 0 | 718,392 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Dennis Higgs | 20,721,706 | 0 | 1,159,666 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Paul Saxton | 21,339,180 | 0 | 542,192 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Gerhard Kirchner | 21,192,479 | 0 | 688,893 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Peter Bell | 20,971,019 | 0 | 910,353 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Arnold Dyck | 21,156,524 | 0 | 724,848 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Proposal #2 –Reconfirmation of the | For | Against | Abstain | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| Shareholder Rights Plan | |||||
| To reconfirm the Company’s | 17,604,683 | 4,175,712 | 100,977 | 0 | 26,212,264 |
| Shareholder Rights Plan | |||||
| Proposal #3 – Ratification of the | For | Against | Abstain | Spoiled | Non Vote |
| Appointment of the Independent | |||||
| Registered Public Accounting Firm | 44,680,540 | 438,204 | 329,892 | 0 | 0 |
| To ratify the appointment of Manning Elliott LLP |
All Nominees for election to the Company’s Board were elected to the Board and will serve until the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified. The proposal to reconfirm the Company’s Shareholder Rights Plan was approved. The proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2013 fiscal year was approved
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: July 12, 2013 | By: | /s/ “Sandra R. MacKay” |
| Sandra R. MacKay | ||
| Senior Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary |