---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-007927"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "URG"
cik: "0001375205"
company_name: "UR-ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T04:40:04.081270+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ur-Energy CEO John Cash adds President role; Klenda retires as director and President

## Summary
- Jeffrey T. Klenda resigned as President and did not stand for re-election, effective June 2, 2022.
- John W. Cash appointed President effective June 3, 2022, in addition to his role as CEO.
- John W. Cash elected as director and appointed non-independent Chairman of the Board.
- Shareholders elected all eight director nominees; say-on-pay passed with 79% support.
- Renewal of the Amended RSU&EI Plan approved with 60.6% votes for (excluding insiders).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-007927
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: URG
- cik: 0001375205
- company_name: UR-ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/ure_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-007927
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-007927.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-007927.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was appointed as Chairman of the Board at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On June 2, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Mr. Cash to serve as the non-independent Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Klenda departed as Director at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: did not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Klenda did not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 2, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was elected as Director at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Cash was nominated, and elected, to serve as a director of the Company at the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm
- Executive change
  John W. Cash was appointed as President at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: Effective June 3, 2022, John W. Cash was appointed President of the Company to succeed Mr. Klenda in that position.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Klenda retired as President at UR-ENERGY INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President
  source text: Mr. Klenda did not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 2, 2022, and has now also retired as President, effective June 2, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375205/000165495422007927/0001654954-22-007927-index.htm

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