---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001419806-23-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REEMF"
cik: "0001419806"
company_name: "RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD"
filed_at: "2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T04:05:34.514438+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rare Element Resources shareholders elect all seven director nominees at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- All seven director nominees elected with majority votes; broker non-votes of 22,813,569 on each.
- Ratification of Haynie & Company as auditor passed with 154,557,100 votes for, 478,996 against.
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved: 130,283,924 for, 1,819,425 against, 22,813,569 broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay favored every 3 years (129,210,058 votes); Board adopts 3-year cycle.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001419806-23-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REEMF
- cik: 0001419806
- company_name: RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD
- filed_at: 2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/0001419806-23-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/reemf-20230822x8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419806-23-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419806-23-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001419806-23-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Haynie & Company as the independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-08-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-22
  source text: 2. Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Haynie & Company as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company at an amount of remuneration to be fixed by the directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/0001419806-23-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD shareholders approved Election of seven directors at the 2023-08-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-22
  source text: The shareholders elected the entire slate of directors presented to the shareholders. As a result, the Company’s board of directors consists of the seven persons elected at the Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/0001419806-23-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-08-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-22
  source text: 4. Proposal No. 4 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 3 Years ​ 2 Years ​ 1 Year ​ Abstain 129,210,058 ​ 383,733 ​ 2,492,129 ​ 738,481
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/0001419806-23-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2023-08-22 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-22
  source text: 3. Proposal No. 3 – Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419806/000141980623000033/0001419806-23-000033-index.htm

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