Rare Element Resources Ltd 8-K, filed Sep 12, 2025
Rare Element Resources Ltd (REEMF)
About this 8-K
Rare Element Resources Ltd filed this 8-K on September 12, 2025, reporting on events of September 8, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 8, 2025, Jaye Pickarts notified Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective December 31, 2025. Mr. Pickarts’ decision to retire is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 9, 2025, the Company held its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, two proposals were submitted to the shareholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive management information and proxy circular filed on July 28, 2025. As of the record date (July 16, 2025), a total of 516,134,712 common shares of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote. In total, 425,864,040 common shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, which represented approximately 82.5% of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date.
The votes on the proposals were cast as set forth below:
Name | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
Gerald W. Grandey | | 396,804,136 | | 789,744 | | 28,270,160 |
Craig S. Bartels | | 391,248,553 | | 6,345,327 | | 28,270,160 |
Barton S. Brundage | | 390,799,948 | | 6,793,932 | | 28,270,160 |
Nicole J. Champine | | 391,168,873 | | 6,425,007 | | 28,270,160 |
Paul J. Hickey | | 391,173,047 | | 6,420,833 | | 28,270,160 |
Kenneth J. Mushinski | | 391,190,834 | | 6,403,046 | | 28,270,160 |
Pamela L. Saxton | | 396,749,868 | | 844,012 | | 28,270,160 |
For | | Against | | Abstain |
424,929,041 | | 189,539 | | 745,460 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: September 12, 2025
| RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD. | |
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| By: | /s/ Wayne E. Rich |
| Name: | Wayne E. Rich |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |