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 9, 2010
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) |
(307) 265-8900
Registrant's telephone
number, including area code
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(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 of Shareholders
On June 9, 2010, Uranerz Energy Corporation held its annual general meeting of shareholders at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 N. Poplar Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601 at 9:30 a.m. local time. Shareholders representing 43,161,393 shares or 67.2% of the shares authorized to vote (64,194,887) were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for the purposes of the annual meeting. The shareholders approved the following:
| Proposal #1 – Election of Directors | Voted For | Withheld | |
| The election of the Nominees to the Company’s Board to serve until the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified: | |||
| Glenn Catchpole | 30,900,123 | 298.795 | |
| Dennis Higgs | 30,883,844 | 315,074 | |
| Gerhard Kirchner | 30,939,747 | 259,171 | |
| George Hartman | 30,842,241 | 356,677 | |
| Peter Bell | 30,919,397 | 279,521 | |
| Paul Saxton | 30,935,707 | 263,211 | |
| Arnold J. Dyck | 30,929,182 | 269,736 | |
| Richard Holmes | 30,912,130 | 286,788 | |
| Proposal #2 | For | Against | Abstain |
| To ratify the Company’s Shareholders’ Rights Plan | 29,444,632 | 1,716,275 | 38,011 |
| Proposal #3 | For | Against | Abstain |
| To ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent | 42,785,789 | 283,316 | 92,288 |
| Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2010 fiscal year | |||
Broker Non-Votes in respect of Proposals #1 and #2 totaled 27,282,549.
Proxies were solicited under the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2010. Each nominee for director was elected, and the Shareholders approved each proposal.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| URANERZ ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| DATE: June 14, 2010 | By: | /s/ “Sandra MacKay” |
| Sandra MacKay | ||
| Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||