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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC. | a50190633ex99_1.htm |
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): |
March 1, 2012 |
Uranium Resources, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
0-17171 |
75-2212772 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Building A, Suite 110 Lewisville, TX |
75067 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (972) 219-3330 |
Not Applicable |
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:
⊠
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))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 1, 2012, Uranium Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“URI”) issued a press release relating to the execution, among other
transaction documents, of a definitive merger agreement on March 1,
2012, by and among URI, URI Merger Corporation, a Nevada corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of URI (“Merger Sub”), and Neutron Energy,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Neutron”) under which Merger Sub will be
merged with and into Neutron, with Neutron continuing as the surviving
corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of URI. A copy of
that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Within four
business days, URI intends to file a Form 8-K under Item 1.01and the
other applicable items more fully covering this event.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1: Press Release, dated March 1, 2012.
Additional Information
In connection with the proposed merger URI will file a registration statement on Form S-4, a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Stockholders are urged to read the registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus when they become available, and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. The registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus, once available, as well as other filings containing information about URI and Neutron, can be obtained without charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to URI: Deborah K. Pawlowski, 716.843.3908, dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com.
URI and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of URI in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of URI is set forth in the proxy statement for URI’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on April 29, 2011. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the proposed transaction may be obtained by reading the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Investors may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Uranium Resources, Inc. |
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Dated: |
March 1, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ Thomas H. Ehrlich |
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Name: Thomas H. Ehrlich |
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Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number |
Description |
Exhibit 99.1: |
Press Release, dated March 1, 2012. |