Rare Element Resources Ltd.
10/27/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/27/2021 09:45
Material Definitive Agreement - Form 8-K
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2021
RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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British Columbia, Canada |
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P.O. Box 271049 |
80127 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |
(720) 278-2460 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 25, 2021, Rare Element Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), a Wyoming corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the "Registrant"), and Whitelaw Creek LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("Whitelaw Creek"), entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the previously announced asset purchase agreement dated October 20, 2016 between the Company and Whitelaw Creek (the "APA"). The Amendment modified certain provisions of the APA related to the terms and conditions of the Company's option to repurchase (the "Repurchase Option") approximately 640 acres of non-core real property located in Crook County, Wyoming, that is under consideration for a stockpile facility for the Bear Lodge rare earth elements project. Pursuant to and subject to the terms of the Amendment, among other things,
| ● | the term of the Repurchase Option (which was to expire on October 26, 2021) was extended for up to three additional years, subject to annual option extension payments from the Company to Whitelaw Creek of $25,000 in cash per year (each, a "Repurchase Option Extension Payment"); and |
| ● | the exercise price of the Repurchase Option was increased from $1,000,000 to a price to be determined by a mutually agreed upon real estate appraiser (the "Repurchase Price"), provided that (i) the Repurchase Price must not be less than $1,200,000 or greater than $1,850,000 and (ii) any Repurchase Option Extension Payments paid by the Company to Whitelaw Creek must be credited toward the Company's payment of the Repurchase Price if the Repurchase Option is later exercised. |
The transfer, sale or exchange of any common shares of the Registrant that may be issued as part of the Repurchase Price is exempt from registration as a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, among other exemptions.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
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Description |
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10.1‡ |
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First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2021, by and between Rare Element Resources, Inc. and Whitelaw Creek, LLC. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101. |
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Certain schedules or similar attachments to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request a copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to this exhibit. |
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: October 27, 2021
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RARE ELEMENT RESOURCES LTD. |
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By: |
/s/ Randall J. Scott |
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Name: |
Randall J. Scott |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |