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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):
January 16, 2023
WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware |
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001-33404 |
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75-2212772 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
6950 S. Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado |
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80112 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (303) 531-0516
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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WWR |
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NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (§240.12b–2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Effective January 16, 2023 (the “Effective
Date”), in connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwater Resources, Inc. (the “Company”)
as described under Item 5.02 below, Frank Bakker entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with the
Company. Mr. Bakker previously served as General Manager and Vice President – Alabama Graphite Product since 2022. Pursuant to the
Employment Agreement, Mr. Bakker will receive an annual base salary of $285,000, is eligible for an annual, discretionary, performance-based
bonus targeted at 60% of base salary on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
or its Compensation Committee, and is eligible to receive long-term incentive equity awards targeted at 75% of base salary, pursuant to
the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board or
its Compensation Committee. On the Effective Date, Mr. Bakker received a one-time grant of $100,000 of restricted stock units established
based upon the volume weighted average price for the 10-business-day period prior to and including the Effective Date that vest, if at
all, in equal parts over the next two years on the anniversary of the Effective Date. If Mr. Bakker is terminated other than for cause,
Mr. Bakker will receive 12 months of salary as severance. Mr. Bakker is also subject to covenants regarding non-competition, non-solicitation,
and confidentiality.
The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement which is filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As described below under Item 5.02, the employment
agreement of Chad M. Potter with the Company dated as of February 7, 2022, ceased in connection with his departure from the Company.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
On January 17, 2023, the Company announced that
Chad M. Potter, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, departed the Company on January 16, 2023. As described under
Item 1.02 above, Mr. Potter’s employment agreement with the Company dated as of February 7, 2022, ceased in connection with his
departure effective as of such date.
Effective January 16, 2023, as noted in Item 1.01
above, Mr. Bakker was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Mr. Bakker, age 57, has served as Vice President
and General Manager – Alabama Graphite Products since 2022. Prior to joining the Company, from 2017 to 2021, he was responsible
for engineering, project management, and plant operations at several methanol plants in Houston, Texas and in Charleston, West Virginia,
including serving as the Chief Executive Officer for US Methanol LLC, as the Project Director for BD Energy, and as the Project Manager
for Altivia AOC. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Bakker served as President & Chief Executive Officer, and earlier as General Manager, in the
ammonia and methanol business for OCI Partners LP in Beaumont, Texas. Mr. Bakker began his career at DSM in the Netherlands in 1989, working
in various increasing management roles in the ammonia and resins production businesses, eventually serving as the Manufacturing Director
and Site Manager. Mr. Bakker received a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Twente Netherlands, and
a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Bakker does not have any family
relationships with any director, executive officer, or any person nominated to become a director or executive officer, of the
Company and there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Bakker and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bakker was
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President. There are no transactions in which Mr. Bakker had or will have an interest
that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
In addition, on the Effective Date, Steven M.
Cates, the Company’s Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to Senior Vice President – Finance
and Chief Financial Officer, and John W. Lawrence, the Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, was promoted to Chief
Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
The description of Mr. Bakker’s Employment
Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
On January 17, 2023, the Company issued a press
release announcing the various management changes contemplated by Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1.
| Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
Dated: January 17, 2023
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WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Steven M. Cates |
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Name: |
Steven M. Cates |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
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