---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-002354"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "URG"
cik: "0001375205"
company_name: "UR-ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2022-03-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T02:53:01.708529+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ur-Energy CEO Klenda retiring; Cash appointed CEO and to Board, effective Mar 1, 2022

## Summary
- Jeffrey T. Klenda resigned as CEO effective March 1, 2022; will retire as Chairman after June 2022 annual meeting.
- John W. Cash appointed CEO and to Board; will become President after Klenda retires from that role.
- Cash's annual salary set at $400,000; awarded 175,000 stock options under stock option plan.
- Severance payment for Cash increased from 24 to 30 months of base salary under amended employment agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-002354
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: URG
- cik: 0001375205
- company_name: UR-ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2022-03-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/ure_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-002354
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-002354.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-002354.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Klenda departed as President at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: President
  source text: He will also retire as President following the Annual Shareholders meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was appointed as President at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Mr. Cash will assume the title of President immediately after the retirement of Mr. Klenda from that role.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On the same date, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective March 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was appointed as Director at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company voted to expand the size of the Board and appointed John W. Cash to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Klenda resigned as Chief Executive Officer at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jeffrey T. Klenda, the Chairman, CEO and President of Ur-Energy Inc. ("Ur-Energy" or the "Company") has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective March 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Klenda departed as Chairman of the Board at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: will retire as the Chairman of the Company, effective after the Annual Shareholders meeting in June 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422002354/0001654954-22-002354-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.