Westwater Resources Inc.

05/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/22/2026 14:18

Proxy Results, Amendments to Bylaws (Form 8-K)

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On Friday, May 22, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time, Westwater Resources, Inc. (the "Corporation") held its Annual General Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Stockholder Meeting").

As described under Item 5.07 of this Current Report, the Corporation's stockholders approved an amendment ("Amendment") to the Company's Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation (as amended, the "Certificate of Incorporation") to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Corporation from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares. The Amendment was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 22, 2026, and became effective upon filing. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Stockholder Meeting, six proposals were submitted to the stockholders for approval as set forth in the definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"). As of the record date, March 30, 2026, a total of 124,702,952 shares of common stock of the Corporation were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. The holders of record of 63,938,258 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Stockholder Meeting. Such amount represented 51.27% of the shares entitled to vote at such meeting and constituted a quorum in accordance with the applicable provisions of the By-Laws of the Corporation. The six proposals submitted to the stockholders for approval were to:

1.             Elect as directors the five nominees named in the Proxy Statement.

2.             Approve an amendment to the Corporation's 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan as amended (the "Incentive Plan"), to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock of the Corporation available and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Plan by 6,100,000 shares.

3.             Approve an Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Corporation from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares.

4.             Provide advisory approval of the Corporation's executive compensation.

5.             Ratify the appointment of Baker Tilly US, LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accountant for 2026.

6.             Approve, for purposes of complying with NYSE American Rule 713(a), the issuance of shares of common stock representing 20% or more upon the conversion of certain Convertible Notes.

At the Annual Stockholder Meeting, the stockholders approved all six of the proposals submitted. The specific voting results are provided below:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

Nominees For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Terence J. Cryan 20,750,583 2,321,996 40,865,679
Frank Bakker 21,392,651 1,679,928 40,865,679
Tracy D. Pagliara 20,132,879 2,939,700 40,865,679
Karli S. Anderson 21,478,298 1,594,281 40,865,679
Deborah A. Peacock 21,554,527 1,518,052 40,865,679

Proposal 2 - Approval of an Amendment to the Incentive Plan

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
16,580,833 6,143,016 348,730 40,865,679
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