UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

98-0399476
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

V6E 2J3
(Zip Code)

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

Amir Adnani, President and Chief Executive Officer
1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3

(Name and address of agent for service)

Tel: (604) 682-9775
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of securities to be registered (1)

Amount to be registered (2)

Proposed maximum offering price per share (3)

Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (4)

Amount of registration fee

Common shares

7,500,000 shares

$1.45 per share

$10,875,000

$1,263.68

(1)   This registration statement covers shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

(2)   We previously registered 5,500,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan on a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-147626), a further 7,000,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, on two registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-162264 and 333-172092), and a further 2,000,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan on a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-192462). Our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, were superseded and replaced by our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. Our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. This registration statement shall also cover an indeterminable number of additional shares which may become issuable under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, re-capitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the registrant's outstanding shares.

(3)   The proposed maximum offering price per share is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, based upon (i) the exercise price of $1.32 per share under outstanding options to purchase 3,099,750 shares being registered hereunder and (ii) with respect to the remaining 4,400,250 shares being registered hereunder, the average of the high and low prices of our common stock of $1.54 per share, as reported on NYSE MKT on January 7, 2015.

(4)   The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is based on the proposed maximum offering price per share times the total number of shares to be registered. These amounts are calculated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to a maximum of 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable directly by Uranium Energy Corp. ("we" or the "Company") under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan or pursuant to the exercise of options or other awards that have been or may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. We previously registered 5,500,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-147626), a further 7,000,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, on two Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-162264 and 333-172092), and a further 2,000,000 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan on a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-192462). As more fully described herein, our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, were superseded and replaced by our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, and our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The information set forth in our prior Registration Statements on Form S-8 as listed above (Registration Nos. 333-147626, 333-162264, 333-172092 and 333-192462) (collectively, the "Prior Registration Statements"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof. The Prior Registration Statements included reoffer prospectuses which are not being incorporated by reference and made a part hereof; a revised reoffer prospectus has been included in this Registration Statement in accordance with General Instruction E on Form S-8 - Registration of Additional Securities .

 

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

This Registration Statement relates to two separate prospectuses.

Section 10(a) Prospectus : Items 1 and 2, from this page, and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Part II, Item 3 of this prospectus ("prospectus" or "Registration Statement"), constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the "Securities Act").

Reoffer Prospectus : The material that follows Item 2, beginning on Page P-1 up to but not including Part II of this Registration Statement, beginning on Page II-1, of which the reoffer prospectus is a part, constitutes a "reoffer prospectus," prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3 under the Securities Act. Pursuant to Instruction C of Form S-8, the reoffer prospectus may be used for reoffers or resales of shares which are deemed to be "control securities" under the Securities Act that have been acquired by the selling stockholders named in the reoffer prospectus.

Item 1.              Plan Information.

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to a maximum of 7,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable directly by Uranium Energy Corp. ("we" or the "Company") under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan or pursuant to the exercise of options or other awards that have been or may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

On June 9, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares may be issued, which consists of 7,993,788 shares issuable pursuant to options previously granted that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (as described below) as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (and which 7,993,788 shares are registered pursuant to prior Form S-8 Registration Statements filed by the Company) and 7,500,000 additional shares that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan supersedes and replaces the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 1, 2013, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2013. The 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, in turn, superseded and replaced each of (i) the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on October 10, 2006, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2008, and (ii) the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on June 5, 2009, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 23, 2009, which was amended pursuant to an amendment thereto originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 25, 2010, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 22, 2010.

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares were authorized for issuance. As of June 9, 2014, a total of 7,993,788 previously granted options remained outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and 2,143,500 shares remained available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. As indicated above, all previously granted options that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are covered by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2,143,500 Shares of the Company remaining available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are no longer available for future grant given that the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.


The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2014.

As indicated above, an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares may be issued pursuant to the grant of awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which consists of 7,993,788 shares issuable pursuant to options previously granted that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan on June 9, 2014 and 7,500,000 additional shares that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Between June 9, 2014 and December 31, 2014, options to purchase an aggregate of 4,440,250 shares were cancelled or were forfeited. As a result, an additional 4,440,250 shares became available for grant under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The purpose of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan is to enhance our long-term stockholder value by offering opportunities to our directors, officers, employees and eligible consultants to acquire and maintain stock ownership in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in our growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in our service.

The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan is to be administered by our Compensation Committee which shall determine, among other things: (a) the persons to be granted awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan; (b) the number of shares or amount of other awards to be granted; and (c) the terms and conditions of the awards granted. The Company may issue restricted shares, options, stock appreciation rights, deferred stock rights and dividend equivalent rights, among others, under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

An award may not be exercised after the termination date of the award and may be exercised following the termination of an eligible participant's continuous service only to the extent provided by the administrator under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. If the administrator under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan permits a participant to exercise an award following the termination of continuous service for a specified period, the award terminates to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the award, whichever occurs first. In the event an eligible participant's service has been terminated for "cause", he or she shall immediately forfeit all rights to any of the awards outstanding.

On September 3, 2014, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 7,540,000 shares under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

We will provide each participant in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (each, a "Participant") with documents that contain information related to our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan and other information including, but not limited to, the disclosure required by Item 1 of Form S-8, which information is not filed as a part of this Registration Statement. The foregoing information and the documents incorporated by reference in response to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement taken together constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. A Section 10(a) prospectus will be given to each Participant who receives shares of common stock covered by this Registration Statement, in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

Item 2.              Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*

We will provide to each Participant a written statement advising it of the availability of documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement and of documents required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act without charge and upon written or oral notice. The statement will include the address and telephone number to which any requests for documents should be directed.

*         Information required by Part I to be contained in Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

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REOFFER PROSPECTUS

 

The date of this prospectus is January 9, 2015

 

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.
1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3

15,493,788 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

This reoffer prospectus relates to 15,493,788 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be offered and resold from time to time by certain eligible participants (each, an "Eligible Participant") in our "2014 Stock Incentive Plan" for their own account. Eligible Participants in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan consist of employees, directors, officers and consultants of our company or its related entities. Selling stockholders will consist of those Eligible Participants who are "affiliates" of our company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the "Securities Act")).

It is anticipated that the selling stockholders will offer shares for sale at prevailing prices on the NYSE MKT or such other securities exchange or securities market (if any) that our common stock may then be traded. We will receive no part of the proceeds from sales made under this reoffer prospectus. The selling stockholders will bear all sales commissions and similar expenses. Any other expenses incurred by us in connection with the registration and offering and not borne by the selling stockholders will be borne by us.

The shares of common stock will be issued pursuant to awards granted under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan and will be "control securities" under the Securities Act before their sale under this reoffer prospectus. This reoffer prospectus has been prepared for the purposes of registering the shares under the Securities Act to allow for future sales by selling stockholders on a continuous or delayed basis to the public without restriction.

The selling stockholders and any brokers executing selling orders on their behalf may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, in which event commissions received by such brokers may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act.

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "UEC." On January 7, 2015, the last reported price of our common stock on such market was $1.50 per share.

Investing in our common stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" starting on page P-4 of this reoffer prospectus.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights certain information found in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. We urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the risks of investing in our common stock discussed under "Risk Factors" and the financial statements and other information that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before making an investment decision. In addition, this prospectus summarizes other documents which we urge you to read.

All references in this prospectus to "the Company," "we," "us," "our" or "our company" refer to Uranium Energy Corp. and our consolidated subsidiaries. All dollar amounts refer to United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.

This reoffer prospectus relates to 15,493,788 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be offered and resold from time to time by certain Eligible Participants in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan for their own account. Eligible Participants in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan consist of employees, directors, officers and consultants of our company or its related entities. Selling stockholders will consist of those Eligible Participants who are "affiliates" of our company, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Corporate Organization

Uranium Energy Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 16, 2003 under the name "Carlin Gold Inc." During 2004, we changed our business operations and focus from precious metals exploration to uranium exploration in the United States. On January 24, 2005, we completed a reverse stock split of our common stock on the basis of one share for each two outstanding shares and amended our Articles of Incorporation to change our name to "Uranium Energy Corp.". Effective February 28, 2006, we completed a forward stock split of our common stock on the basis of 1.5 shares for each outstanding share and amended our Articles of Incorporation to increase our authorized capital from 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share to 750,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. In June 2007, we changed our fiscal year end from December 31 to July 31.

On December 31, 2007, we incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, UEC Resources Ltd., under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Effective December 18, 2009, we acquired a 100% interest in the South Texas Mining Venture, L.L.P., a Texas limited liability partnership, from each of URN Resources Inc., a subsidiary of Uranium One Inc., and Everest Exploration, Inc.. On September 3, 2010, we incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary, UEC Paraguay Corp., under the laws of the State of Nevada. Effective May 24, 2011, we acquired a 100% in interest in Piedra Rica Mining S.A., a private company incorporated in Paraguay. Effective September 9, 2011, we acquired a 100% interest in Concentric Energy Corp., a private company incorporated in the State of Nevada. Effective March 30, 2012, we acquired a 100% interest in Cue Resources Ltd., a formerly publicly-traded company incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

Our principal offices are located at 500 North Shoreline Boulevard, Suite 800N, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 and 1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3.

General Business

We are engaged in uranium mining and related activities, including exploration, pre-extraction, extraction and processing, on uranium projects located in the United States and Paraguay. We utilize in-situ recovery ("ISR") mining where possible which we believe, when compared to conventional open pit or underground mining, requires lower capital and operating expenditures with a shorter lead time to extraction and a reduced impact on the environment. We do not expect, however, to utilize ISR mining for all of our mineral rights in which case we would expect to rely on conventional open pit and/or underground mining techniques. We have one uranium mine located in the State of Texas, the Palangana Mine, which utilizes ISR mining and commenced extraction of uranium oxide ("U 3 O 8 "), or yellowcake, in November 2010. We have one uranium processing facility or mill located in the State of Texas, the Hobson Processing Facility, which processes material from the Palangana Mine into drums of U 3 O 8 , our only sales product and source of revenue, for shipping to a third-party storage and sales facility. Since commencement of uranium extraction from the Palangana Mine in November 2010 to July 31, 2014, the Hobson Processing Facility has processed 560,000 pounds of U 3 O 8 . At July 31, 2014, we had no uranium supply or "off-take" agreements in place.

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Our fully-licensed and 100%-owned Hobson Processing Facility forms the basis for our regional operating strategy in the State of Texas, specifically the South Texas Uranium Belt where we utilize ISR mining. As a central processing site, the Hobson Processing Facility has a physical capacity to process uranium-loaded resins up to a total of two million pounds of U 3 O 8 annually, and is licensed to process up to a total of one million pounds of U 3 O 8 annually, from our Palangana Mine and from future satellite mining activities, such as our Goliad and Burke Hollow Projects, located within the South Texas Uranium Belt.

At July 31, 2014, we held mineral rights in various stages located in the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming and the Republic of Paraguay. We acquired these mineral rights for the purposes of uranium mining and related activities, including exploration, pre-extraction, extraction and processing. Many of these mineral rights are located in historically successful mining areas and have been the subject of past exploration and pre-extraction activities by other mining companies. Specific exploration targets may be identified internally by our geological team by utilizing this prior exploration work combined with our extensive exploration database.

Our operating and strategic framework is based on expanding our uranium extraction activities, which includes advancing certain uranium projects with established mineralized materials towards uranium extraction, and establishing additional mineralized materials on our existing uranium projects or through acquisition of additional uranium projects.

During Fiscal 2014:

 

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RISK FACTORS

Prospective investors should carefully consider the following risks, as well as the other information contained in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein, including the risks described in our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, before investing in our securities. Any one of these risks and uncertainties has the potential to cause material adverse effects on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results which could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements expressed by us and a significant decrease in the market price of our common stock. Refer to "Forward-Looking Statements".

There is no assurance that we will be successful in preventing the material adverse effects that any of the following risks and uncertainties may cause, or that these potential risks and uncertainties are a complete list of the risks and uncertainties facing us. Furthermore, there may be additional risks and uncertainties that we are presently unaware of, or presently consider immaterial, that may become material in the future and have a material adverse effect on us. You could lose all or a significant portion of your investment due to any of these risks and uncertainties.

Risks Related to Our Company and Business

Evaluating our future performance may be difficult since we have a limited financial and operating history, with significant negative cash flow and accumulated deficit to date. Furthermore, our long-term success will depend ultimately on our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and to develop positive cash flow from our mining activities.

Uranium Energy Corp. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 16, 2003 and since 2004, we have been engaged in uranium mining and related activities, including exploration, pre-extraction, extraction and processing on projects located in the United States and Paraguay. In November 2010, we commenced uranium extraction utilizing ISR for the first time at the Palangana Mine and processed those materials at the Hobson Processing Facility into drums of U 3 O 8 , our only sales product and source of revenue. We also hold uranium projects in various stages of exploration and pre-extraction in the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming and in the Republic of Paraguay.

We have a history of significant negative cash flow and accumulated deficit since inception to October 31, 2014 of $175.4 million. Although we generated revenues from sales of U 3 O 8 during Fiscal 2013 and 2012 of $9.0 million and $13.8 million, respectively, we have yet to achieve profitability or develop positive cash flow from our operations. No revenues from the sale of U 3 O 8 were generated during the three months ended October 31, 2014 or during Fiscal 2014 or prior to Fiscal 2012. Furthermore, we do not expect to achieve and maintain profitability or develop positive cash flow from our operations in the near term. Historically, we have been reliant primarily on equity financings and, more recently, on debt financing to fund our operations and we expect this reliance to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result of our limited financial and operating history, including our significant negative cash flow and net losses to date, it may be difficult to evaluate our future performance.

Our long-term success, including the recoverability of the carrying values of our assets and our ability to acquire additional uranium projects and continue with exploration and pre-extraction activities and mining activities on our existing uranium projects, will depend ultimately on our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow from our operations by establishing ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium and to develop these into profitable mining activities. The economic viability of our mining activities, including the expected duration and profitability of the Palangana Mine and of any future satellite ISR mines, such as the Goliad and Burke Hollow Projects, located within the South Texas Uranium Belt, has many risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant, prolonged decrease in the market price of uranium; (ii) difficulty in marketing and/or selling uranium concentrates; (iii) significantly higher than expected capital costs to construct the mine and/or processing plant; (iv) significantly higher than expected extraction costs; (v) significantly lower than expected uranium extraction; (vi) significant delays, reductions or stoppages of uranium extraction activities; and (vi) the introduction of significantly more stringent regulatory laws and regulations. Our mining activities may change as a result of any one or more of these risks and uncertainties and there is no assurance that any ore body that we extract mineralized materials from will result in achieving and maintaining profitability and developing positive cash flow.

 

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Our operations are capital intensive, and we will require significant additional financing to acquire additional uranium projects and continue with our exploration and pre-extraction activities on our existing uranium projects. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in securing any form of additional financing when required and on terms favorable to us.

Our operations are capital intensive and future capital expenditures are expected to be substantial. We will require significant additional financing to fund our operations, including continuing with our exploration and pre-extraction activities which include assaying, drilling, geological and geochemical analysis and mine construction costs. In the absence of such additional financing, we would not be able to fund our operations, including continuing with our exploration and pre-extraction activities, which may result in delays, curtailment or abandonment of any one or all of our uranium projects.

Historically, we have been reliant primarily on equity financings from the sale of our common stock and, for Fiscal 2014 and 2013, on debt financing in order to fund our operations. We have also relied on cash flows generated from our mining activities during Fiscal 2013 and 2012, however, we have yet to achieve profitability or develop positive cash flow from operations. Our reliance on equity and debt financings is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, and their availability whenever such additional financing is required, will be dependent on many factors beyond our control including, but not limited to, the market price of uranium, the continuing public support of nuclear power as a viable source of electricity generation, the volatility in the global financial markets affecting our stock price and the status of the worldwide economy, any one of which may cause significant challenges in our ability to access additional financing, including access to the equity and credit markets. We may also be required to seek other forms of financing, such as joint venture arrangements to continue advancing our uranium projects which would depend entirely on finding a suitable third party willing to enter into such an arrangement, typically involving an assignment of a percentage interest in the mineral project. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful in securing any form of additional financing when required and on terms favorable to us.

Restrictive covenants in the credit agreement governing our indebtedness may restrict our ability to pursue our business strategies.

We entered into an amended and restated credit agreement dated and effective March 13, 2014, which superseded in its entirety a prior credit agreement dated and effective July 30, 2013, which provides for a $20 million secured credit facility, pursuant to which we had drawn down $20 million in principal as of July 31, 2014. The amended and restated credit agreement includes restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to sell the assets securing our indebtedness or to incur additional indebtedness other than permitted indebtedness, which may restrict our ability to pursue certain business strategies from time to time. If we do not comply with these covenants, we could be in default which, if not addressed or waived, could require accelerated repayment of our indebtedness and/or enforcement by the lenders against certain key assets securing our indebtedness.

If we are unable to service our indebtedness, we could lose the assets securing our indebtedness.

Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal, interest and fees, including compliance with the restrictive covenants under our amended and restated credit agreement, will be dependent on and may change as a result of our financial condition and operating performance. If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default which, if not addressed or waived, could require accelerated repayment of our indebtedness and/or enforcement by the lenders against certain assets securing our indebtedness. Our amended and restated credit agreement is secured against the lease and related rights comprising the Hobson Processing Facility and the mineral and related rights comprising the Goliad Project. These are key assets on which our business is substantially dependent and as such, the enforcement against any one or all of these assets would have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

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Our uranium extraction and sales history is limited, with our uranium extraction originating from a single uranium mine. Our ability to continue generating revenue is subject to a number of factors, any one or more of which may adversely affect our revenues, results of operations and financial condition .

We have a limited history of uranium extraction and generating revenue. In November 2010, we commenced uranium extraction at a single uranium mine, the Palangana Mine, which has been our sole source for the U 3 O 8 sold to generate our revenues of $9.0 million during Fiscal 2013 and $13.8 million during Fiscal 2012, with no revenues from the sale of U 3 O 8 generated during Fiscal 2014 or prior to Fiscal 2012. During Fiscal 2014, we announced a strategic plan to align our operations to adapt to the existing uranium market in a challenging post-Fukushima environment and as a result, uranium extraction at the Palangana Mine operated at a reduced pace, including the deferral of any further pre-extraction expenditures, to maintain operational readiness to ramp-up output in anticipation of a recovery in uranium prices. Our ability to continue generating revenue from the Palangana Mine is subject to a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, (i) a significant, prolonged decrease in the market price of uranium; (ii) difficulty in marketing and/or selling uranium concentrates; (iii) significantly higher than expected capital costs to construct the mine and/or processing plant; (iv) significantly higher than expected extraction costs; (v) significantly lower than expected uranium extraction; (vi) significant delays, reductions or stoppages of uranium extraction activities; and (vii) the introduction of significantly more stringent regulatory laws and regulations. Furthermore, continued mining activities at the Palangana Mine will eventually deplete the Palangana Mine or become uneconomical, and if we are unable to directly acquire or develop our existing uranium projects, such as the Goliad and Burke Hollow Projects, into additional uranium mines from which we can commence uranium extraction, it will negatively impact our ability to continue generating revenues. Any one or more of these occurrences may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Uranium exploration and pre-extraction programs and mining activities are inherently subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ significantly from expectations or anticipated amounts. Furthermore, exploration programs conducted on our uranium projects may not result in the establishment of ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium.

Uranium exploration and pre-extraction programs and mining activities are inherently subject to numerous significant risks and uncertainties, many beyond our control, including, but not limited to: (i) unanticipated ground and water conditions and adverse claims to water rights; (ii) unusual or unexpected geological formations; (iii) metallurgical and other processing problems; (iv) the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions and other force majeure events; (v) lower than expected ore grades; (vi) industrial accidents; (vii) delays in the receipt of or failure to receive necessary government permits; (viii) delays in transportation; (ix) availability of contractors and labor; (x) government permit restrictions and regulation restrictions; (xi) unavailability of materials and equipment; and (xii) the failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations. These risks and uncertainties could result in: delays, reductions or stoppages in our mining activities; increased capital and/or extraction costs; damage to, or destruction of, our mineral projects, extraction facilities or other properties; personal injuries; environmental damage; monetary losses; and legal claims.

Success in uranium exploration is dependent on many factors, including, without limitation, the experience and capabilities of a company's management, the availability of geological expertise and the availability of sufficient funds to conduct the exploration program. Even if an exploration program is successful and commercially recoverable uranium is established, it may take a number of years from the initial phases of drilling and identification of the mineralization until extraction is possible, during which time the economic feasibility of extraction may change such that the uranium ceases to be economically recoverable. Uranium exploration is frequently non-productive due, for example, to poor exploration results or the inability to establish ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium, in which case the uranium project may be abandoned and written-off. Furthermore, we will not be able to benefit from our exploration efforts and recover the expenditures that we incur on our exploration programs if we do not establish ore bodies that contain commercially recoverable uranium and develop these uranium projects into profitable mining activities, and there is no assurance that we will be successful in doing so for any of our uranium projects.

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Whether an ore body contains commercially recoverable uranium depends on many factors including, without limitation: (i) the particular attributes, including material changes to those attributes, of the deposit such as size, grade, recovery rates and proximity to infrastructure; (ii) the market price of uranium, which may be volatile; and (iii) government regulations and regulatory requirements including, without limitation, those relating to environmental protection, permitting and land use, taxes, land tenure and transportation.

We have not established proven or probable reserves through the completion of a "final" or "bankable" feasibility study for any of our uranium projects, including the Palangana Mine. Furthermore, we have no plans to establish proven or probable reserves for any of our uranium projects for which we plan on utilizing ISR mining, such as the Palangana Mine. Since we commenced extraction of mineralized materials from the Palangana Mine without having established proven or probable reserves, it may result in our mining activities at the Palangana Mine, and at any future uranium projects for which proven or probable reserves are not established, being inherently riskier than other mining activities for which proven or probable reserves have been established.

We have established the existence of mineralized materials for certain uranium projects, including the Palangana Mine. We have not established proven or probable reserves, as defined by the SEC under Industry Guide 7, through the completion of a "final" or "bankable" feasibility study for any of our uranium projects, including the Palangana Mine. Furthermore, we have no plans to establish proven or probable reserves for any of our uranium projects for which we plan on utilizing ISR mining, such as the Palangana Mine. Since we commenced uranium extraction at the Palangana Mine without having established proven or probable reserves, there may be greater inherent uncertainty as to whether or not any mineralized material can be economically extracted as originally planned and anticipated. Any mineralized materials established or extracted from the Palangana Mine should not in any way be associated with having established or produced from proven or probable reserves.

Since we are in the Exploration Stage, pre-production expenditures including those related to pre-extraction activities are expensed as incurred, the effects of which may result in our consolidated financial statements not being directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

Despite the fact that we commenced uranium extraction at the Palangana Mine in November 2010, we remain in the Exploration Stage as defined under Industry Guide 7, and will continue to remain in the Exploration Stage until such time proven or probable reserves have been established, which may never occur. We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") under which acquisition costs of mineral rights are initially capitalized as incurred while pre-production expenditures are expensed as incurred until such time we exit the Exploration Stage.  Expenditures relating to exploration activities are expensed as incurred and expenditures relating to pre-extraction activities are expensed as incurred until such time proven or probable reserves are established for that uranium project, after which subsequent expenditures relating to mine development activities for that particular project are capitalized as incurred.

We have neither established nor have any plans to establish proven or probable reserves for our uranium projects for which we plan on utilizing ISR mining, such as the Palangana Mine. Companies in the Production Stage as defined by the SEC under Industry Guide 7, having established proven and probable reserves and exited the Exploration Stage, typically capitalize expenditures relating to ongoing development activities, with corresponding depletion calculated over proven and probable reserves using the units-of-production method and allocated to future reporting periods to inventory and, as that inventory is sold, to cost of goods sold. As we are in the Exploration Stage, it has resulted in us reporting larger losses than if we had been in the Production Stage due to the expensing, instead of capitalization, of expenditures relating to ongoing mill and mine pre-extraction activities. Additionally, there would be no corresponding amortization allocated to our future reporting periods since those costs would have been expensed previously, resulting in both lower inventory costs and cost of goods sold and results of operations with higher gross profits and lower losses than if we had been in the Production Stage. Any capitalized costs, such as acquisition costs of mineral rights, are depleted over the estimated extraction life using the straight-line method. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be directly comparable to the financial statements of companies in the Production Stage.

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We have recorded estimated reclamation obligations relating to our uranium projects which may be exceeded by the actual reclamation costs when incurred in the future.

We are responsible for certain reclamation obligations in the future, primarily for the Hobson Processing Facility and the Palangana Mine, and have recorded a liability on our balance sheet to recognize such estimated reclamation costs.  There is a risk, however, that the actual reclamation costs when incurred in the future will exceed the estimated amounts recorded, which will adversely affect our results of operations and financial performance.

We do not insure against all of the risks we face in our operations.

In general, where coverage is available and not prohibitively expensive relative to the perceived risk, we will maintain insurance against such risk, subject to exclusions and limitations. We currently maintain insurance against general commercial liability claims and certain physical assets used in our operations, subject to exclusions and limitations, however, we do not maintain insurance to cover all of the potential risks and hazards associated with our operations.  We may be subject to liability for environmental, pollution or other hazards associated with our exploration, pre-extraction and extraction activities, which we may not be insured against, which may exceed the limits of our insurance coverage or which we may elect not to insure against because of high premiums or other reasons. Furthermore, we cannot provide assurance that any insurance coverage we currently have will continue to be available at reasonable premiums or that such insurance will adequately cover any resulting liability.

Acquisitions that we may make from time to time could have an adverse impact on us.

From time to time, we examine opportunities to acquire additional mining assets and businesses. Any acquisition that we may choose to complete may be of a significant size, may change the scale of our business and operations, and may expose us to new geographic, political, operating, financial and geological risks. Our success in our acquisition activities depends on our ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, negotiate acceptable terms for any such acquisition, and integrate the acquired operations successfully with those of our Company. Any acquisitions would be accompanied by risks which could have a material adverse effect on our business. For example, there may be a significant change in commodity prices after we have committed to complete the transaction and established the purchase price or exchange ratio; a material ore body may prove to be below expectations; we may have difficulty integrating and assimilating the operations and personnel of any acquired companies, realizing anticipated synergies and maximizing the financial and strategic position of the combined enterprise, and maintaining uniform standards, policies and controls across the organization; the integration of the acquired business or assets may disrupt our ongoing business and our relationships with employees, customers, suppliers and contractors; and the acquired business or assets may have unknown liabilities which may be significant. In the event that we choose to raise debt capital to finance any such acquisition, our leverage will be increased. If we choose to use equity as consideration for such acquisition, existing shareholders may suffer dilution. Alternatively, we may choose to finance any such acquisition with our existing resources. There can be no assurance that we would be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with such acquisitions.

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The uranium industry is subject to numerous stringent laws, regulations and standards, including environmental protection laws and regulations. If any changes occur that would make these laws, regulations and standards more stringent, it may require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated or cause substantial delays, which would have a material adverse effect on our operations.

Uranium exploration and pre-extraction programs and mining activities are subject to numerous stringent laws, regulations and standards at the federal, state, and local levels governing permitting, pre-extraction, extraction, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, protection and reclamation of the environment, protection of endangered and protected species, mine safety, hazardous substances and other matters. Our compliance with these requirements requires significant financial and personnel resources.

The laws, regulations, policies or current administrative practices of any government body, organization or regulatory agency in the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction, may change or be applied or interpreted in a manner which may also have a material adverse effect on our operations. The actions, policies or regulations, or changes thereto, of any government body or regulatory agency or special interest group, may also have a material adverse effect on our operations.

Uranium exploration and pre-extraction programs and mining activities are subject to stringent environmental protection laws and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels. These laws and regulations, which include permitting and reclamation requirements, regulate emissions, water storage and discharges and disposal of hazardous wastes. Uranium mining activities are also subject to laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of mining methods. Various permits from governmental and regulatory bodies are required for mining to commence or continue, and no assurance can be provided that required permits will be received in a timely manner.

Our compliance costs including the posting of surety bonds associated with environmental protection laws and regulations and health and safety standards have been significant to date, and are expected to increase in scale and scope as we expand our operations in the future. Furthermore, environmental protection laws and regulations may become more stringent in the future, and compliance with such changes may require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated or cause substantial delays, which would have a material adverse effect on our operations.

To the best of our knowledge, our operations are in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable laws, regulations and standards. If we become subject to liability for any violations, we may not be able or may elect not to insure against such risk due to high insurance premiums or other reasons. Where coverage is available and not prohibitively expensive relative to the perceived risk, we will maintain insurance against such risk, subject to exclusions and limitations. However, we cannot provide any assurance that such insurance will continue to be available at reasonable premiums or that such insurance will be adequate to cover any resulting liability.

We may not be able to obtain or maintain necessary licenses.

Our exploration and mining activities are dependent upon the grant of appropriate authorizations, licences, permits and consents, as well as continuation of these authorizations, licences, permits and consents already granted, which may be granted for a defined period of time, or may not be granted or may be withdrawn or made subject to limitations. There can be no assurance that all necessary authorizations, licences, permits and consents will be granted to us, or that authorizations, licences, permits and consents already granted will not be withdrawn or made subject to limitations.

Major nuclear incidents may have adverse effects on the nuclear and uranium industries.

The nuclear incident that occurred in Japan in March 2011 had significant and adverse effects on both the nuclear and uranium industries. If another nuclear incident were to occur, it may have further adverse effects for both industries. Public opinion of nuclear power as a source of electricity generation may be adversely affected, which may cause governments of certain countries to further increase regulation for the nuclear industry, reduce or abandon current reliance on nuclear power or reduce or abandon existing plans for nuclear power expansion. Any one of these occurrences has the potential to reduce current and/or future demand for nuclear power, resulting in lower demand for uranium and lower market prices for uranium, adversely affecting the Company's operations and prospects. Furthermore, the growth of the nuclear and uranium industries is dependent on continuing and growing public support of nuclear power as a viable source of electricity generation.

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The marketability of uranium concentrates will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control which may result in our inability to receive an adequate return on our invested capital.

The marketability of uranium concentrates extracted by us will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include macroeconomic factors, fluctuations in the market price of uranium, governmental regulations, land tenure and use, regulations concerning the importing and exporting of uranium and environmental protection regulations. The future effects of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but any one or a combination of these factors may result in our inability to receive an adequate return on our invested capital.

The uranium industry is highly competitive and we may not be successful in acquiring additional projects.

The uranium industry is highly competitive, and our competition includes larger, more established companies with longer operating histories that not only explore for and produce uranium, but also market uranium and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis. Due to their greater financial and technical resources, we may not be able to acquire additional uranium projects in a competitive bidding process involving such companies. Additionally, these larger companies have greater resources to continue with their operations during periods of depressed market conditions.

We hold mineral rights in foreign jurisdictions which could be subject to additional risks due to political, taxation, economic and cultural factors.

We hold certain mineral rights located in Paraguay through the acquisition of Piedra Rica Mining S.A. and Transandes Paraguay S.A., both companies incorporated in Paraguay. Operations in foreign jurisdictions outside of the U.S. and Canada, especially in developing countries, may be subject to additional risks as they may have different political, regulatory, taxation, economic and cultural environments that may adversely affect the value or continued viability of our rights. These additional risks include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in governments or senior government officials; (ii) changes to existing laws or policies on foreign investments, environmental protection, mining and ownership of mineral interests; (iii) renegotiation, cancellation, expropriation and nationalization of existing permits or contracts; (iv) foreign currency controls and fluctuations; and (v) civil disturbances, terrorism and war.

In the event of a dispute arising at our foreign operations in Paraguay, we may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdiction of the courts in the United States or Canada. We may also be hindered or prevented from enforcing our rights with respect to a government entity or instrumentality because of the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Any adverse or arbitrary decision of a foreign court may have a material and adverse impact on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

There is no guarantee that title to our mineral property interests will not be challenged.

Although we have taken reasonable measures to ensure proper title to our interests in mineral properties and other assets, there is no guarantee that the title to any of such interests will not be challenged. No assurance can be given that we will be able to secure the grant or the renewal of existing mineral rights and tenures on terms satisfactory to us, or that governments in the jurisdictions in which we operate will not revoke or significantly alter such rights or tenures or that such rights or tenures will not be challenged or impugned by third parties, including local governments, aboriginal peoples or other claimants. Our mineral properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers or claims, and title may be affected by, among other things, undetected defects. A successful challenge to the precise area and location of our claims could result in us being unable to operate on our properties as permitted or being unable to enforce our rights with respect to our properties.

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Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to legal proceedings which may divert management's time and attention from our business and result in substantial damage awards.

Due to the nature of our business, we may be subject to numerous regulatory investigations, civil claims, lawsuits and other proceedings in the ordinary course of our business including those described under Item 1. Legal Proceedings in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014. No reserves have been established for any potential liability relating to these lawsuits. The outcome of these lawsuits is uncertain and subject to inherent uncertainties, and the actual costs to be incurred will depend upon many unknown factors. We may be forced to expend significant resources in the defense of these suits, and we may not prevail. Defending against these and other lawsuits in the future may not only require us to incur significant legal fees and expenses, but may become time-consuming for us and detract from our ability to fully focus our internal resources on our business activities. The results of any legal proceeding cannot be predicted with certainty due to the uncertainty inherent in litigation, the difficulty of predicting decisions of regulators, judges and juries and the possibility that decisions may be reversed on appeal. There can be no assurances that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial position.

We depend on certain key personnel, and our success will depend on our continued ability to retain and attract such qualified personnel.

Our success is dependent on the efforts, abilities and continued service of certain senior officers and key employees and consultants. A number of our key employees and consultants have significant experience in the uranium industry. A loss of service from any one of these individuals may adversely affect our operations, and we may have difficulty or may not be able to locate and hire a suitable replacement.

Certain directors and officers may be subject to conflicts of interest.

The majority of our directors and officers are involved in other business ventures including similar capacities with other private or publicly-traded companies. Such individuals may have significant responsibilities to these other business ventures, including consulting relationships, which may require significant amounts of their available time. Conflicts of interest may include decisions on how much time to devote to our business affairs and what business opportunities should be presented to us. Our Code of Business Conduct for Directors, Officers and Employees provides for guidance on conflicts of interest.

The laws of the State of Nevada and our Articles of Incorporation may protect our directors and officers from certain types of lawsuits.

The laws of the State of Nevada provide that our directors and officers will not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for all but certain types of conduct as directors and officers of the Company. Our Bylaws provide for broad indemnification powers to all persons against all damages incurred in connection with our business to the fullest extent provided or allowed by law. These indemnification provisions may require us to use our limited assets to defend our directors and officers against claims, and may have the effect of preventing stockholders from recovering damages against our directors and officers caused by their negligence, poor judgment or other circumstances.

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Several of our directors and officers are residents outside of the U.S., and it may be difficult for stockholders to enforce within the U.S. any judgments obtained against such directors or officers.

Several of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the U.S., and all or a substantial portion of such persons' assets are located outside of the U.S. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on such directors and officers, or enforce within the U.S. any judgments obtained against such directors and officers, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the U.S. or any state thereof. Consequently, stockholders may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies against such directors and officers under U.S. federal securities laws. In addition, stockholders may not be able to commence an action in a Canadian court predicated upon the civil liability provisions under U.S. federal securities laws. The foregoing risks also apply to those experts identified in this document that are not residents of the U.S.

Disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed and operated, are designed to obtain reasonable, and not absolute, assurance as to its reliability and effectiveness.

Management's evaluation on the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures is designed to ensure that information required for disclosure in our public filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis to our senior management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management's report on internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are properly authorized, assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use and transactions are properly recorded and reported. Any system of controls, no matter how well designed and operated, is based in part upon certain assumptions designed to obtain reasonable, and not absolute, assurance as to its reliability and effectiveness.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

Historically, the market price of our common stock has been and may continue to fluctuate significantly.

On September 28, 2007, our common stock commenced trading on the NYSE MKT Equities Exchange (formerly known as the American Stock Exchange and the NYSE Amex Equities Exchange) and prior to that, traded on the OTC Bulletin Board.

The global markets have experienced significant and increased volatility in the past, and have been impacted by the effects of mass sub-prime mortgage defaults and liquidity problems of the asset-backed commercial paper market, resulting in a number of large financial institutions requiring government bailouts or filing for bankruptcy. The effects of these past events and any similar events in the future may continue to or further affect the global markets, which may directly affect the market price of our common stock and our accessibility for additional financing. Although this volatility may be unrelated to specific company performance, it can have an adverse effect on the market price of our shares which, historically, has fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future.

In addition to the volatility associated with general economic trends and market conditions, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly due to the impact of any one or more events, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) volatility in the uranium market; (ii) occurrence of a major nuclear incident such as the events in Fukushima in March 2011; (iii) changes in the outlook for the nuclear power and uranium industries; (iv) failure to meet market expectations on our exploration, pre-extraction or extraction activities, including abandonment of key uranium projects; (v) sales of a large number of our shares held by certain stockholders including institutions and insiders; (vi) downward revisions to previous estimates on us by analysts; (vii) removal from market indices; (viii) legal claims brought forth against us; and (ix) introduction of technological innovations by competitors or in competing technologies.

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A prolonged decline in the market price of our common stock could affect our ability to obtain additional financing which would adversely affect our operations.

Historically, we have relied on equity financing and more recently, on debt financing, as primary sources of financing. A prolonged decline in the market price of our common stock or a reduction in our accessibility to the global markets may result in our inability to secure additional financing which would have an adverse effect on our operations.

Additional issuances of our common stock may result in significant dilution to our existing shareholders and reduce the market value of their investment.

We are authorized to issue 750,000,000 shares of common stock of which 91,529,711 shares were issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2014. Future issuances for financings, mergers and acquisitions, exercise of stock options and share purchase warrants and for other reasons may result in significant dilution to and be issued at prices substantially below the price paid for our shares held by our existing stockholders. Significant dilution would reduce the proportionate ownership and voting power held by our existing stockholders, and may result in a decrease in the market price of our shares.

We filed a Form S-3 "Shelf" Registration Statement, which was declared effective on January 10, 2014. This "Shelf" Registration Statement provides for the public offer and sale of certain securities of the Company from time to time, at our discretion, up to an aggregate offering amount of $100 million.

We are subject to the Continued Listing Criteria of the NYSE MKT and our failure to satisfy these criteria may result in delisting of our common stock .

Our common stock is currently listed on the NYSE MKT.  In order to maintain this listing, we must maintain certain share prices, financial and share distribution targets, including maintaining a minimum amount of shareholders' equity and a minimum number of public shareholders.  In addition to these objective standards, the NYSE MKT may delist the securities of any issuer if, in its opinion, the issuer's financial condition and/or operating results appear unsatisfactory; if it appears that the extent of public distribution or the aggregate market value of the security has become so reduced as to make continued listing on the NYSE MKT inadvisable; if the issuer sells or disposes of principal operating assets or ceases to be an operating company; if an issuer fails to comply with the NYSE MKT's listing requirements; if an issuer's common stock sells at what the NYSE MKT considers a "low selling price" and the issuer fails to correct this via a reverse split of shares after notification by the NYSE MKT; or if any other event occurs or any condition exists which makes continued listing on the NYSE MKT, in its opinion, inadvisable.

If the NYSE MKT delists our common stock, investors may face material adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, a lack of trading market for our securities, reduced liquidity, decreased analyst coverage of our securities, and an inability for us to obtain additional financing to fund our operations.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, including the documents that are and will be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating these statements, you should consider various factors, including the assumptions, risks and uncertainties outlined in this prospectus under "Risk Factors." Any one or more of these factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement made in this prospectus. Forward looking statements in this prospectus include, among others, statements regarding:

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While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding future events, our actual results will likely vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Some of these risks and assumptions include:

We advise the reader that these cautionary remarks expressly qualify in their entirety all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf. Important factors that you should also consider include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in this prospectus.

The forward-looking statements in this prospectus are made as of the date of this prospectus and we do not intend or undertake to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results, except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERING

This reoffer prospectus relates to 15,493,788 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be offered and resold from time to time by certain Eligible Participants in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan for their own account. Eligible Participants in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan consist of employees, directors, officers and consultants of our company or its related entities. Selling stockholders will consist of those Eligible Participants who are "affiliates" of our company, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

The selling stockholders may sell the common shares issued to them from time-to-time at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in negotiated transactions.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus. All of the 15,493,788 common shares which may be offered pursuant to this reoffer prospectus underlie awards that have been or may be granted under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. We will receive proceeds from the exercise of any stock options that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The exercise or purchase price per share, if any, of each award may not be less than the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan) of our company's common stock on the date of the grant. All proceeds, if any, from the exercise of these future options will be added to our working capital.

The selling stockholders will receive all proceeds from the sales of these shares, and they will pay any and all expenses incurred by them for brokerage, accounting or tax services (or any other expenses incurred by them in disposing of their shares).

DILUTION

Because the selling stockholders who offer and sell shares of common stock covered by this reoffer prospectus may do so at various times, at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in negotiated transactions, we have not included in this reoffer prospectus information about the dilution (if any) to the public arising from these sales.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

On June 9, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares may be issued, which consists of 7,993,788 shares issuable pursuant to options previously granted that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (as described below) as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (and which 7,993,788 shares are registered pursuant to prior Form S-8 Registration Statements filed by the Company) and 7,500,000 additional shares that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan supersedes and replaces the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 1, 2013, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2013. The 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, in turn, superseded and replaced each of (i) the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on October 10, 2006, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2008, and (ii) the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on June 5, 2009, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 23, 2009, which was amended pursuant to an amendment thereto originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 25, 2010, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 22, 2010.

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares were authorized for issuance. As of June 9, 2014, a total of 7,993,788 previously granted options remained outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and 2,143,500 shares remained available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. As indicated above, all previously granted options that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are covered by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2,143,500 Shares of the Company remaining available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are no longer available for future grant given that the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

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The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2014.

"Eligible Participants" in our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan consist of employees, directors, officers and consultants of our company or its related entities.

The selling stockholders named in this prospectus in the table below are "affiliates" of our company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act). Such selling stockholders are offering an aggregate of 3,214,634 shares offered through this prospectus, of which all 3,214,634 shares consist of shares underlying stock options that we have granted to the selling stockholders pursuant to our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan as well as our prior stock incentive plans (as described above), which have been subsumed under our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

If, subsequent to the date of this reoffer prospectus, we grant any further awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to any Eligible Participants who are "affiliates" of our company (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), Instruction C of Form S-8 requires that we supplement this reoffer prospectus with the names of such affiliates and the amounts of securities to be reoffered by them as selling stockholders.

The following table provides, as of the date of this prospectus, information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares held by each of the selling stockholders, including:

    1. the number of common shares owned by each selling stockholder prior to this offering;
    2. the total number of common shares that are to be offered by each selling stockholder;
    3. the total number of common shares that will be owned by each selling stockholder upon completion of the offering;
    4. the percentage owned by each selling stockholder; and
    5. the identity of the beneficial holder of any entity that owns the common shares.

Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based upon information obtained from the selling stockholders. Information with respect to "Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering" includes the shares issuable upon exercise of the stock options held by the selling stockholders as these options are exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.

The "Number of Shares Being Offered" includes the common shares that have been or may be acquired by the selling stockholders pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted to the selling stockholders pursuant to our 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Information with respect to "Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of the Offering" assumes the sale of all of the common shares offered by this prospectus and no other purchases or sales of our common shares by the selling stockholders. Except as described below and to our knowledge, the named selling stockholder beneficially owns and has sole voting and investment power over all common shares or rights to these common shares.

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Shares Beneficially Owned
Prior to the Offering
(1)

Number of Shares Being Offered

Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion
of the Offering (1)

Name of Selling Stockholder

Number

Percent

 

Number

Percent

Directors and Executive Officers:

Amir Adnani
President, Chief Executive Officer and a director

2,980,112 (2)

3.2%

1,139,634

1,840,478

2.0%

Alan Lindsay
Chairman and a director

2,328,386 (3)

2.5%

1,000,000

1,328,386

1.4%

Ivan Obolensky
A director

218,419 (4)

*

200,000

18,419

*

Vincent Della Volpe
A director

237,500 (5)

*

237,500

Nil

Nil

David Kong
A director

95,787 (6)

*

87,500

8,287

*

Ganpat Mani
A director

50,000 (7)

*

50,000

Nil

Nil

Mark Katsumata
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

354,839 (8)

*

350,000

4,839

*

Scott Melbye
Executive Vice President

157,500 (9)

*

150,000

7,500

*

Directors and Executive Officers as a group
(8 persons):

6,422,543 (10)

6.8%

3,214,634

3,207,909

3.4%

Notes :

*         Less than one percent.

(1)      Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of such security; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the security. Certain shares of common stock may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares of common stock are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares of common stock outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of common stock of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the person's actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding as of the date hereof. As of January 7, 2015, there were 91,863,023 shares of common stock of the Company issued and outstanding.

(2)      This figure represents (i) 1,837,478 shares of common stock, (ii) 3,000 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Adnani's wife, (iii) vested stock options to purchase 764,634 shares of our common stock and (iv) options to purchase 375,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(3)      This figure represents (i) 1,164,886 shares of common stock, (ii) 163,500 shares of common stock held of record by Mr. Lindsay's wife, (iii) vested stock options to purchase 925,000 shares of our common stock and (iv) options to purchase 75,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof. Mr. Lindsay is the father-in-law of Mr. Adnani.

(4)      This figure represents (i) 18,419 shares of common stock, (ii) vested stock options to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(5)      This figure represents (i) vested stock options to purchase 193,750 shares of our common stock and (ii) options to purchase 43,750 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(6)      This figure represents (i) 8,287 shares of common stock, (ii) vested stock options to purchase 43,750 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase 43,750 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(7)      This figure represents (i) vested stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock and (ii) stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

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(8)      This figure represents (i) 4,839 shares of common stock, (ii) vested stock options to purchase 212,500 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase 137,500 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(9)      This figure represents (i) 7,500 shares of common stock, (ii) vested stock options to purchase 75,000 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase 75,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

(10)      This figure represents (i) 3,207,909 shares of common stock, (ii) vested stock options to purchase 2,389,634 shares of our common stock and (iii) options to purchase 825,000 shares of our common stock that vest within 60 days of the date hereof.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

2014 Stock Incentive Plan

On June 9, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, under which an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares may be issued, which consists of 7,993,788 shares issuable pursuant to options previously granted that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (as described below) as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (and which 7,993,788 shares are registered pursuant to prior Form S-8 Registration Statements filed by the Company) and 7,500,000 additional shares that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan supersedes and replaces the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 1, 2013, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2013. The 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, in turn, superseded and replaced each of (i) the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on October 10, 2006, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2008, and (ii) the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors on June 5, 2009, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 23, 2009, which was amended pursuant to an amendment thereto originally ratified by the Board of Directors on May 25, 2010, as ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 22, 2010.

Under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares were authorized for issuance. As of June 9, 2014, a total of 7,993,788 previously granted options remained outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and 2,143,500 shares remained available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. As indicated above, all previously granted options that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are covered by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2,143,500 Shares of the Company remaining available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan are no longer available for future grant given that the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2014.

As indicated above, an aggregate of 15,493,788 of our shares may be issued pursuant to the grant of awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, which consists of 7,993,788 shares issuable pursuant to options previously granted that were outstanding under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date our Board of Directors authorized and approved the adoption of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan on June 9, 2014 and 7,500,000 additional shares that may be issued pursuant to awards that may be granted under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. Between June 9, 2014 and December 31, 2014, options to purchase an aggregate of 4,440,250 shares were cancelled or were forfeited. As a result, an additional 4,440,250 shares became available for grant under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The purpose of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan is to enhance our long-term stockholder value by offering opportunities to our directors, officers, employees and eligible consultants to acquire and maintain stock ownership in order to give these persons the opportunity to participate in our growth and success, and to encourage them to remain in our service.

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The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan is to be administered by our Compensation Committee which shall determine, among other things: (a) the persons to be granted awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan; (b) the number of shares or amount of other awards to be granted; and (c) the terms and conditions of the awards granted. The Company may issue restricted shares, options, stock appreciation rights, deferred stock rights and dividend equivalent rights, among others, under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

An award may not be exercised after the termination date of the award and may be exercised following the termination of an eligible participant's continuous service only to the extent provided by the administrator under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan. If the administrator under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan permits a participant to exercise an award following the termination of continuous service for a specified period, the award terminates to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the award, whichever occurs first. In the event an eligible participant's service has been terminated for "cause", he or she shall immediately forfeit all rights to any of the awards outstanding.

On September 3, 2014, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 7,540,000 shares under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The foregoing summary of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

Timing of Sales

Subject to the foregoing, the selling stockholders may offer and sell the shares covered by this prospectus at various times. The selling stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale.

No Known Agreements to Resell the Shares

To our knowledge, no selling stockholder has any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to resell the shares covered by this prospectus.

Offering Price

The sales price offered by the selling stockholders to the public may be:

    1. the market price prevailing at the time of sale;
    2. a price related to such prevailing market price; or
    3. such other price as the selling stockholders determine from time to time.

The sales price to the public will vary according to the selling decisions of each selling stockholder and the market for our stock at the time of resale.

Manner of Sale

The shares may be sold by means of one or more of the following methods:

    1. a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
    2. purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by that broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus;
    3. ordinary brokerage transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
    4. through options, swaps or derivatives;
    5. privately negotiated transactions; or
    6. in a combination of any of the above methods.

 

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The selling stockholders may sell their shares directly to purchasers or may use brokers, dealers, underwriters or agents to sell their shares. Brokers or dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate. Brokers or dealers may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling stockholders, or, if any such broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale. The compensation received by brokers or dealers may, but is not expected to, exceed that which is customary for the types of transactions involved.

Broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of shares at a stipulated price per share, and, to the extent the broker-dealer is unable to do so acting as agent for a selling stockholder, to purchase as principal any unsold shares at the price required to fulfill the broker-dealer commitment to the selling stockholder.

Broker-dealers who acquire shares as principal may thereafter resell the shares from time to time in transactions, which may involve block transactions and sales to and through other broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices then related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. In connection with resales of the shares, broker-dealers may pay to or receive from the purchasers of shares commissions as described above.

If our selling stockholders enter into arrangements with brokers or dealers, as described above, we are obligated to file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement disclosing such arrangements, including the names of any broker-dealers acting as underwriters.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate with the selling stockholders in the sale of the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act. In that event, any commissions received by broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

Sales Pursuant to Rule 144

Any common shares covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

Regulation M

The selling stockholders must comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in the offer and sale of the common stock. In particular we will advise the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. Regulation M under the Exchange Act prohibits, with certain exceptions, participants in a distribution from bidding for, or purchasing for an account in which the participant has a beneficial interest, any of the securities that are the subject of the distribution.

Accordingly, during such times as a selling stockholder may be deemed to be engaged in a distribution of the common stock, and therefore be considered to be an underwriter, the selling stockholder must comply with applicable law and, among other things:

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    1. may not engage in any stabilization activities in connection with our common stock;
    2. may not cover short sales by purchasing shares while the distribution is taking place; and
    3. may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities other than as permitted under the Exchange Act.

In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

State Securities Laws

Under the securities laws of some states, the common shares may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common shares may not be sold unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

Expenses of Registration

We are bearing all costs relating to the registration of the common stock. These expenses include, but are not limited to, legal, accounting, printing and mailing fees. The selling stockholders, however, will pay any commissions or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the common stock.

INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Except as disclosed herein, no expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock offered hereby was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with such offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the Company, nor was any such person connected with the Company as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.

McMillan LLP, our independent legal counsel, has provided an opinion on the validity of the shares of our common stock that are the subject of this prospectus.

The consolidated financial statements for the years ended July 31, 2014 and 2013 incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants ("Ernst & Young"), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports dated October 10, 2014. The reports of Ernst & Young, which are incorporated herein by reference from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2014, and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2014, have been so incorporated in reliance upon such reports given upon on the authority of such firm as an expert in auditing and accounting.

MATERIAL CHANGES

There have been no material changes in our affairs since the end of our last fiscal year on July 31, 2014 to the date of this prospectus, other than those changes that have been described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014, in our Current Report on Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014 and in our Current Reports on Form 8-K that we furnished to the SEC on September 16, 2014, October 1, 2014, October 14, 2014, November 18, 2014, December 2, 2014 and December 10, 2014.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you be referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be a part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information in this prospectus.

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The following documents filed by our company with the SEC are incorporated herein by reference:

    1. our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on October 10, 2014;
    2. our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014;
    3. our Current Report on Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014; and
    4. The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2005, as updated in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on February 9, 2006, which disclosed the increase in the Company's authorized share capital to 750,000,000 shares of common stock.

All reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any of all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. We will provide this information upon oral or written request at no expense to the requester. Any request for this information shall be directed to Mr. Amir Adnani, our President and Chief Executive Officer, at the following address and phone number:

Amir Adnani, President and Chief Executive Officer
1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3
Tel: (604) 682-9775

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, including information incorporated by reference as described above, or any supplement that we have referred you to. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents or that any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than its filing date. You should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation relating to the securities is not authorized. Furthermore, you should not consider this prospectus to be an offer or solicitation relating to the securities if the person making the offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or if it is unlawful for you to receive such an offer or solicitation.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are a reporting company under the Exchange Act and we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any material that we file with the SEC at the Public Reference Section, at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. The SEC also maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-8 that we filed with the SEC. The registration statement contains more information than this prospectus regarding us and the securities offered, including certain exhibits. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement from the SEC at any address listed above or from the SEC's Internet site.

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DISCLOSURE OF SEC POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

Our directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes , our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act might be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the provisions described above, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

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URANIUM ENERGY CORP.

 

 

15,493,788 Shares of Common Stock
to be Offered and Sold by Selling Stockholders

 

 

January 9, 2015

 

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REOFFER PROSPECTUS

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No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this reoffer prospectus. Any information or representations not herein contained, if given or made, must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Uranium Energy Corp. (the "Company"). This reoffer prospectus does not constitute an offer or solicitation in respect to these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. The delivery of this reoffer prospectus shall not, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company or that the information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this reoffer prospectus. However, in the event of a material change, this reoffer prospectus will be amended or supplemented accordingly.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3.                Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

The following documents filed by our company with the SEC are incorporated herein by reference:

    1. our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on October 10, 2014;
    2. our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014 that we filed with the SEC on December 10, 2014;
    3. our Current Report on Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014; and
    4. The description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2005, as updated in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on February 9, 2006, which disclosed the increase in the Company's authorized share capital to 750,000,000 shares of common stock.

All reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

Any statement contained in an incorporated document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed incorporated document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any of all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. We will provide this information upon oral or written request at no expense to the requester. Any request for this information shall be directed to Mr. Amir Adnani, our President and Chief Executive Officer, at the following address and phone number:

Amir Adnani, President and Chief Executive Officer
1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 2J3
Tel: (604) 682-9775

You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information we have filed at the Public Reference Section of the SEC, at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms. Our filings are also available on the Internet at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 4.                Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

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Item 5.                Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

No expert or counsel named in this registration statement as having prepared or certified any part of this registration statement or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of such securities was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in our company, nor was any such person connected with us as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer, or employee.

Item 6.                Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Our officers and directors are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS"), our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws.

NRS Section 78.7502 provides that:

    1. a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful;
    2. a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and
    3. to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.

NRS Section 78.751 provides that we may make any discretionary indemnification only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:

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a.      by our stockholders;

b.      by our Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;

c.      if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;

d.      if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or

e.      by court order.

Our Certificate of Incorporation and Articles provide that no director or officer shall be personally liable to our company, any of our stockholders or any other for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer involving any act or omission of such director or officer unless such acts or omissions involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or the payment of dividends in violation of the General Corporate Law of Nevada.

Further, our Bylaws provide that we shall, to the fullest and broadest extent permitted by law, indemnify all persons whom we may indemnify pursuant thereto. We may, but shall not be obligated to, maintain insurance, at our expense, to protect ourselves and any other person against any liability, cost or expense. We shall not indemnify persons seeking indemnity in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding voluntarily brought or threatened by such person unless such action, suit or proceeding has been authorized by a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act might be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the provisions described above, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 7.                Exemption from Registration Claimed.

Not applicable.

Item 8.                Exhibits.

The following is a complete list of exhibits filed as a part of this Registration Statement, which Exhibits are incorporated herein.

Exhibit Number

Description of Exhibit

4.1

2014 Stock Incentive Plan. (1)

5.1

Legal Opinion of McMillan LLP. (1)

23.1

Consent of McMillan LLP. (2)

23.2

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. (1)

24.1

Power of Attorney (Included in Signature Page).

(1)      Filed as an exhibit to this registration statement on Form S-8.

(2)      Included in Exhibit 5.1

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Item 9.                Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

1.      To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(a)      to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(b)      to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; provided that any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

(c)      to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution.

provided, however, that paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this registration statement.

2.      That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3.      To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing a Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia on the 9th day of January, 2015.

 

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.

By: /s/ Amir Adnani
      Amir Adnani
      President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal
      Executive Officer) and a director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Amir Adnani as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date


/s/ Amir Adnani
Amir Adnani


President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and a director


January 9, 2015


/s/ Mark Katsumata

Mark Katsumata


Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


January 9, 2015


/s/ Alan P. Lindsay

Alan P. Lindsay


Chairman and a director


January 9, 2015


/s/ Ivan Obolensky
Ivan Obolensky


Director


January 9, 2015


/s/ Vincent Della Volpe
Vincent Della Volpe


Director


January 9, 2015


/s/ David Kong
David Kong


Director


January 9, 2015


/s/ Ganpat Mani
Ganpat Mani


Director


January 9, 2015

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__________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

For :

 

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.

 

Dated June 9, 2014

 


 

URANIUM ENERGY CORP.

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.      PURPOSE

1.1     The purpose of this Stock Incentive Plan (the " Plan ") is to advance the interests of Uranium Energy Corp. (the " Company ") by encouraging Eligible Participants (as herein defined) to acquire shares of the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary interest in the Company, encouraging them to remain associated with the Company and furnish them with additional incentive in their efforts on behalf of the Company in the conduct of their affairs.

1.2     This Plan is specifically designed for Eligible Participants of the Company who are residents of the United States and/or subject to taxation in the United States, although Awards (as herein defined) under this Plan may be issued to other Eligible Participants.

1.3     This Plan supersedes, replaces and is in substitution for the Company's "2013 Stock Incentive Plan", dated as originally ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company on May 1, 2013, as was ratified by the shareholders of the Company at the Company's annual general meeting held on July 24, 2013. Any options under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan that are outstanding as of the date hereof are covered by this Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares of the Company remaining available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date hereof are no longer available for future grant given that the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by this Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company which may be issued pursuant to all awards under this Plan is set forth in Section 3.1(a) hereof.

2.      DEFINITIONS

2.1     As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)     " Administrator " means the Committee or otherwise the Board;

(b)     " Affiliate " and " Associate " have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act;

(c)     " Applicable Laws " means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate laws, state or provincial securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national market system, and the rules of any foreign jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein;

(d)     " Award " means the grant of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, unrestricted Shares, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock Unit or other right or benefit under this Plan;


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(e)     " Award Agreement " means the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto;

(f)     " Board " means the Board of Directors of the Company;

(g)     " Cause " means, with respect to the termination by the Company or a Related Entity of the Grantee's Continuous Service, that such termination is for "Cause" as such term is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the Company or such Related Entity, or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee's:

(i)     refusal or failure to act in accordance with any specific, lawful direction or order of the Company or a Related Entity;

(ii)     unfitness or unavailability for service or unsatisfactory performance (other than as a result of Disability);

(iii)     performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company or a Related Entity;

(iv)     dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of any agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or

(v)     commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person;

(h)     " Change of Control " means, except as provided below, a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through any of the following transactions:

(i)     the direct or indirect acquisition by any person or related group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or by a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company's shareholders which a majority of the Continuing Directors who are not Affiliates or Associates of the offeror do not recommend such shareholders accept;

(ii)     a change in the composition of the Board over a period of 36 months or less such that a majority of the Board members (rounded up to the next whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who are Continuing Directors;


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(iii)     the sale or exchange by the Company (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity; or

(iv)     approval by the shareholders of the Company of a plan to dissolve and liquidate the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following transactions shall not constitute a " Change of Control ":

(i)     the closing of any public offering of the Company's securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended;

(ii)     the closing of a public offering of the Company's securities through the facilities of any stock exchange; or

(iii)     with respect to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and payment or settlement of such Award is to be accelerated in connection with an event that would otherwise constitute a Change of Control, no event set forth previously in this definition shall constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement unless such event also constitutes a "change in the ownership ", a " change in the effective control " or a " change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the corporation " as defined under Section 409A of the Code and Treasury guidance formulated thereunder, which guidance currently provides that:

(A)     a change in ownership of a corporation shall be deemed to have occurred if any one person or more than one person acting as a group acquires stock of a corporation that constitutes more than 50% of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of the stock of the corporation. Stock acquired by any person or group of people who already own more than 50% of such total Fair Market Value or total voting power of stock shall not trigger a change in ownership;

(B)     a change in the effective control of a corporation generally shall be deemed to have occurred if within a 12-month period either:

(I)     any one person or more than one person acting as a group acquires ownership of stock possessing 35% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the corporation; or

(II)     a majority of the members of the corporation's board of directors is replaced by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the corporation's board of directors prior to the date of the appointment or election; and


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(C)     a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the corporation's assets generally is deemed to occur if within a 12-month period any person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires assets from the corporation that have a total gross fair market value at least equal to 40% of the total gross fair market value of all the corporation's assets immediately prior to such acquisition. The gross fair market value of assets is determined without regard to any liabilities;

(i)     " Code " means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended;

(j)     " Committee " means the Compensation Committee or any other committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan in accordance with the provisions of this Plan; provided, however, that:

(i)     the Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board;

(ii)     the directors appointed to serve on the Committee shall be " non-employee directors " (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) and " outside directors " (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code) to the extent that Rule 16b-3 and, if necessary for relief from the limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code and such relief is sought by the Company, Section 162(m) of the Code, respectively, are applicable ;

(iii)     the mere fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify under either of the foregoing requirements set forth in Section 2.1(j)(ii) shall not invalidate any Award made by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan; and

(iv)     members of the Committee may be appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Board;

(k)     " Common Stock " means the common stock of the Company;

(l)     " Company " means Uranium Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation;

(m)     " Consultant " means any person (other than an Employee) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity;

(n)     " Continuing Directors " means members of the Board who either (i) have been Board members continuously for a period of at least 36 months, or (ii) have been Board members for less than 36 months and were appointed or nominated for election as Board members by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were still in office at the time such appointment or nomination was approved by the Board;


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(o)     " Continuous Service " means that the provision of services to the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant that is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or among the Company, any Related Entity, or any successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, maternity or paternity leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal leave. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed 90 calendar days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract;

(p)     " Corporate Transaction " means any of the following transactions:

(i)     a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which the Company is organized;

(ii)     the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the capital stock of the Company's subsidiary corporations) in connection with the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(iii)     any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from those who held such securities immediately prior to such merger;

(q)     " Covered Employee " means an Employee who is a " covered employee " under Section 162(m)(3) of the Code;

(r)     " Deferred Stock Units " means Awards that are granted to Directors and are subject to the additional provisions set out in Subpart A which is attached hereto and which forms a material part hereof;

(s)     " Director " means a member of the Board or the board of directors of any Related Entity;

(t)     " Disability " or " Disabled " means that a Grantee is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment. A Grantee shall not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion. Notwithstanding the above, (i) with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability or Disabled shall mean permanent and total disability as defined in


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Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and (ii) to the extent an Option is subject to Section 409A of the Code, and payment or settlement of the Option is to be accelerated solely as a result of the Eligible Participant's Disability, Disability shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder;

(u)     " Disinterested Shareholder Approval " means approval by a majority of the votes cast by all the Company's shareholders at a duly constituted shareholders' meeting, excluding votes attached to shares beneficially owned by Insiders;

(v)     " Eligible Participant " means any person who is an Officer, a Director, an Employee or a Consultant, including individuals who are foreign nationals or are employed or reside outside the United States;

(w)     " Employee " means any person who is a full-time or part-time employee of the Company or any Related Entity;

(x)     " Exchange Act " means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended;

(y)     " Fair Market Value " means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined in good faith by the Administrator. By way of illustration, but not limitation, for the purpose of this definition, good faith shall be met if the Administrator employs the following methods:

(i)      Listed Stock . If the Common Stock is traded on any established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system, Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing sales price for the Common Stock as quoted on that stock exchange or system for the date the value is to be determined (the " Value Date ") as reported in The Wall Street Journal or a similar publication, or (B) if the rules of the applicable stock exchange require, the volume-weighted average trading price for five days prior to the date the Board approves the grant of the Award. If no sales are reported as having occurred on the Value Date, Fair Market Value shall be that closing sales price for the last preceding trading day on which sales of Common Stock are reported as having occurred. If no sales are reported as having occurred during the five trading days before the Value Date, Fair Market Value shall be the closing bid for Common Stock on the Value Date. If the Common Stock is listed on multiple exchanges or systems, Fair Market Value shall be based on sales or bids on the primary exchange or system on which Common Stock is traded or quoted. If the rules of any applicable stock exchange or system require a different method of calculating Fair Market Value, then such method as required by those rules shall be used;

(ii)      Stock Quoted by Securities Dealer . If Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported on any


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established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system, Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices on the Value Date. If no prices are quoted for the Value Date, Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices on the last preceding trading day on which any bid and asked prices were quoted;

(iii)      No Established Market . If Common Stock is not traded on any established stock exchange or quoted on a national market system and is not quoted by a recognized securities dealer, the Administrator will determine Fair Market Value in good faith. The Administrator will consider the following factors, and any others it considers significant, in determining Fair Market Value: (A) the price at which other securities of the Company have been issued to purchasers other than Employees, Directors, or Consultants; (B) the Company's net worth, prospective earning power, dividend-paying capacity, and non-operating assets, if any; and (C) any other relevant factors, including the economic outlook for the Company and the Company's industry, the Company's position in that industry, the Company's goodwill and other intellectual property, and the values of securities of other businesses in the same industry;

(iv)      Additional Valuation . For publicly traded companies, any valuation method permitted under Section 20.2031-2 of the Estate Tax Regulations; or

(v)      Non-Publicly Traded Stock . For non-publicly traded stock, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Grant Date based on an average of the Fair Market Values as of such date set forth in the opinions of completely independent and well-qualified experts (the Eligible Participant's status as a majority or minority shareholder may be taken into consideration).

Regardless of whether the Common Stock offered under the Award is publicly traded, a good faith attempt under this definition shall not be met unless the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date is determined with regard to nonlapse restrictions (as defined in Section 1.83-3(h) of the Treasury Regulations) and without regard to lapse restrictions (as defined in Section 1.83-3(i) of the Treasury Regulations);

(z)     " Grantee " means an Eligible Participant who receives an Award pursuant to an Award Agreement;

(aa)     " Grant Date " means the date the Administrator approves that grant of an Award. However, if the Administrator specifies that an Award's Grant Date is a future date or the date on which a condition is satisfied, the Grant Date for such Award is that future date or the date that the condition is satisfied;


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(bb)     " Incentive Stock Option " means an Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code;

(cc)     " Insider " means:

(i)     a Director or Senior Officer of the Company;

(ii)     a Director or Senior Officer of a person that is itself an Insider or Subsidiary of the Company;

(iii)     a person that has

(A)     direct or indirect beneficial ownership of,

(B)     control or direction over, or

(C)     a combination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership of and control or direction over,

securities of the Company carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the Company's outstanding voting securities, excluding, for the purpose of the calculation of the percentage held, any securities held by the person as underwriter in the course of a distribution; or

(iv)     the Company itself, if it has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any securities of its own issue, for so long as it continues to hold those securities;

(dd)     " Named Executive Officer " means, if applicable, an Eligible Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an Award, is one of the group of Covered Employees as defined;

(ee)     " Non-Qualified Stock Option " means an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option;

(ff)     " Officer " means a person who is an officer, including a Senior Officer, of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(gg)     " Option " means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award Agreement granted under the Plan;

(hh)     " Parent " means a "parent corporation", whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code;

(ii)     " Performance-Based Compensation " means compensation qualifying as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code;

(jj)     " Plan " means this 2014 Stock Incentive Plan as amended from time to time;


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(kk)     " Related Entity " means any Parent or Subsidiary, and includes any business, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a greater than 50% ownership interest, directly or indirectly;

(ll)     " Related Entity Disposition " means the sale, distribution or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's interests in any Related Entity effected by a sale, merger or consolidation or other transaction involving that Related Entity or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of that Related Entity;

(mm)     " Restricted Stock " means Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to such restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions as, established by the Administrator and specified in the related Award Agreement;

(nn)     " Restricted Stock Unit " means a notional account established pursuant to an Award granted to a Grantee, as described in this Plan, that is (i) valued solely by reference to Shares, (ii) subject to restrictions specified in the Award Agreement, and (iii) payable only in Shares;

(oo)     " Restriction Period " means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is limited in some way (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance objectives, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion) or the Restricted Stock is not vested;

(pp)     " SAR " means a stock appreciation right entitling the Grantee to Shares or cash compensation, as established by the Administrator, measured by appreciation in the value of Common Stock;

(qq)     " SEC " means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

(rr)     " Senior Officer " means:

(i)     the chair or vice chair of the Board, the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, a vice-president, the secretary, the treasurer or the general manager of the Company or a Related Entity;

(ii)     any individual who performs functions for a person similar to those normally performed by an individual occupying any office specified in Section 2.1(rr)(i) above; and

(iii)     the five highest paid employees of the Company or a Related Entity, including any individual referred to in Section 2.1(rr)(i) or 2.1(rr)(ii) and excluding a commissioned salesperson who does not act in a managerial capacity;


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(ss)     " Share " means a share of the Common Stock; and

(tt)     " Subsidiary" means a " subsidiary corporation ", whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3.      STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

      Number of Shares Available

3.1

(a)     Subject to the provisions of Section 18, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) under this Plan is 15,493,788 (the " Maximum Number "). The Maximum Number consists of (i) 7,993,788 Shares issuable pursuant to Options previously granted and outstanding under the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date of this Plan as first written above, which Options are covered by this Plan, and (ii) 7,500,000 additional Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards to be granted under this Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2,143,500 Shares of the Company remaining available for grant under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as of the date hereof are no longer available for future grant given that the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan has been superseded and replaced by this Plan. Refer to Section 29 for Reservation of Shares. For the purposes of calculating the Maximum Number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to all Awards: (i) every one (1) Share issuable pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR shall count as one (1) Share; and (ii) every one (1) Share underlying Restricted Stock, an unrestricted Share, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred Stock Unit or other right or benefit under this Plan shall count as two (2) Shares.

 

(b)     Shares that have been issued under the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited, cancelled, expired or settled in cash (which cash settlement is only available with respect to Shares or in-the-money Options or SARs) shall be deemed not to have been issued for the purposes of determining the Maximum Number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt: (i) the Company shall not return to the Plan any Shares tendered for the exercise of any Award under the Plan; (ii) Shares withheld to satisfy a Grantee's tax withholding obligations shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan for the purposes of determining the Maximum Number of Shares; (iii) the gross (not net) number of Shares that are issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan for the purposes of determining the Maximum Number of Shares; and (iv) if any stock-settled SARs are exercised, the aggregate number of Shares subject to such SARs shall be deemed issued under the Plan for the purposes of determining the Maximum Number of Shares.

 

(c)     However, in the event that prior to the Award's cancellation, termination, expiration, forfeiture or lapse, the holder of the Award at any time received one or more elements of beneficial ownership pursuant to such Award (as defined by the SEC, pursuant to any rule or interpretations promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), the Shares subject to such Award shall not again be made available for regrant under the Plan.


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      Shares to Insiders

3.2     Subject to Section 15.1(b) and 15.1(c), no Insider of the Company is eligible to receive an Award where:

(a)     the Insider is not a Director or Senior Officer of the Company;

(b)     any Award, together with all of the Company's other previously established or proposed Awards under the Plan could result at any time in:

(i)     the number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted to Insiders exceeding 50% of the outstanding issue of Common Stock; or

(ii)     the issuance to Insiders pursuant to the exercise of Options, within a one year period of a number of Shares exceeding 50% of the outstanding issue of the Common Stock;

provided, however, that this restriction on the eligibility of Insiders to receive an Award shall cease to apply if it is no longer required under any Applicable Laws.

      Limitations on Award

3.3     Unless and until the Administrator determines that an Award to a Grantee is not designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (the " Award Limits ") shall apply to grants of Awards to Grantees subject to the Award Limits by Applicable Laws under this Plan:

(a)      Options and SARs . Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary (but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18), the maximum number of Shares with respect to one or more Options and/or SARs that may be granted during any one calendar year under the Plan to any one Grantee shall be 1,000,000 ; all of which may be granted as Incentive Stock Options); and

(b)      Other Awards . The maximum aggregate grant with respect to Awards of Restricted Stock, unrestricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units (or used to provide a basis of measurement for or to determine the value of Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units) in any one calendar year to any one Grantee (determined on the date of payment of settlement) shall be 1,000,000 .


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4.      ADMINISTRATION

      Authority of Plan Administrator

4.1     Authority to control and manage the operation and administration of this Plan shall be vested in the Administrator.

      Powers of the Administrator

4.2     Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the Plan or subplans hereof (including any other powers given to the Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Administrator shall have the exclusive power and authority, in its discretion:

(a)     to construe and interpret this Plan and any agreements defining the rights and obligations of the Company and Grantees under this Plan;

(b)     to select the Eligible Participants to whom Awards may be granted from time to time hereunder;

(c)     to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;

(d)     to determine the number of Shares or the amount of other consideration to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

(e)     to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan, which need not be identical for each Grantee;

(f)     to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price or purchase price based on the Fair Market Value of the same, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of the Award, and acceleration or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines that is not inconsistent with any rule or regulation under any tax or securities laws or includes an alternative right that does not disqualify an Incentive Stock Option under applicable regulations;

(g)     to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under the Plan (other than the exercise price of outstanding Awards), provided that any amendment that would adversely affect the Grantee's rights under an existing Award shall not be made without the Grantee's consent unless as a result of a change in Applicable Law;

(h)     to suspend the right of a holder to exercise all or part of an Award for any reason that the Administrator considers in the best interest of the Company;


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(i)     to, subject to regulatory approval, amend or suspend the Plan, or revoke or alter any action taken in connection therewith, except that no general amendment or suspension of the Plan, shall, without the written consent of all Grantees, alter or impair any Award granted under the Plan unless as a result of a change in the Applicable Law;

(j)     to establish additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable foreign jurisdictions and to afford Grantees favorable treatment under such laws; provided, however, that no Award shall be granted under any such additional terms, conditions, rules or procedures with terms or conditions which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan;

(k)     to further define the terms used in this Plan;

(l)     to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any Award Agreement;

(m)     to provide for rights of refusal and/or repurchase rights;

(n)     to amend outstanding Award Agreements to provide for, among other things, any change or modification which the Administrator could have provided for upon the grant of an Award or in furtherance of the powers provided for herein that does not disqualify an Incentive Stock Option under applicable regulations unless the Grantee so consents;

(o)     to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of this Plan; and

(p)     to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate.

     Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), (i) the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs, and (ii) outstanding Options or SARs may not be cancelled, exchanged, bought out or surrendered in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs, in each of cases (i) or (ii) without stockholder approval.

      Effect of Administrator's Decision

4.3     All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. The Administrator shall not be liable for any decision, action or omission respecting this Plan, or any Awards granted or Shares sold under this Plan. In the event an Award is granted in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 4, such Award shall be presumptively valid as of its grant date to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.


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      Action by Committee

4.4     Except as otherwise provided by committee charter or other similar corporate governance documents, for the purposes of administering the Plan, the following rules of procedure shall govern the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, and acts approved unanimously in writing by the members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Parent or Affiliate, the Company's independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan.

      Limitation on Liability

4.5     To the extent permitted by applicable law in effect from time to time, no member of the Administrator shall be liable for any action or omission of any other member of the Administrator nor for any act or omission on the member's own part, excepting only the member's own wilful misconduct or gross negligence, arising out of or related to this Plan. The Company shall pay expenses incurred by, and satisfy a judgment or fine rendered or levied against, a present or former member of the Administrator in any action against such person (whether or not the Company is joined as a party defendant) to impose liability or a penalty on such person for an act alleged to have been committed by such person while a member of the Administrator arising with respect to this Plan or administration thereof or out of membership on the Administrator or by the Company, or all or any combination of the preceding, provided, the member was acting in good faith, within what such member reasonably believed to have been within the scope of his or her employment or authority and for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders. Payments authorized hereunder include amounts paid and expenses incurred in settling any such action or threatened action. The provisions of this Section 4.5 shall apply to the estate, executor, administrator, heirs, legatees or devisees of a member of the Administrator, and the term " person " as used on this Section 4.5 shall include the estate, executor, administrator, heirs, legatees, or devisees of such person.

5.      ELIGIBILITY

     Except as otherwise provided, all types of Awards may be granted to Eligible Participants. An Eligible Participant who has been granted an Award may be, if he or she continues to be eligible, granted additional Awards.

6.      AWARDS

      Type of Awards

6.1     The Administrator is authorized to award any type of arrangement to an Eligible Participant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of:


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(a)     Shares, including unrestricted Shares;

(b)     Options;

(c)     SARs or similar rights with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares and with an exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria or other conditions;

(d)     any other security with the value derived from the value of the Shares, such as Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units;

(e)     Deferred Stock Units;

(f)     Dividend Equivalent Rights, as defined in Section 13; or

(g)     any combination of the foregoing.

      Designation of Award

6.2     Each type of Award shall be designated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Option, the Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Refer to Section 7.3(a) regarding exceeding the Incentive Stock Option threshold.

7.      GRANT OF OPTIONS; TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF GRANT

      Grant of Options

 

(a)     One or more Options may be granted to any Eligible Participant. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall determine from the Eligible Participants those individuals to whom Options under this Plan may be granted. The Shares underlying a grant of an Option may be in the form of Restricted Stock or unrestricted Stock.

 

(b)     Further, subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall specify the Grant Date, the number of Shares covered by the Option, the exercise price and the terms and conditions for exercise of the Options. As soon as practicable after the Grant Date, the Company shall provide the Grantee with a written Award Agreement in the form approved by the Administrator, which sets out the Grant Date, the number of Shares covered by the Option, the exercise price and the terms and conditions for exercise of the Option.

 

(c)     The Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, grant Options under this Plan at any time and from time to time before the expiration of this Plan.


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      General Terms and Conditions

7.2     Except as otherwise provided herein, the Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as the Administrator may impose:

(a)      Exercise of Option . The Administrator may determine in its discretion whether any Option shall be subject to vesting and the terms and conditions of any such vesting. The Award Agreement shall contain any such vesting schedule;

(b)      Option Term . Each Option and all rights or obligations thereunder shall expire on such date as shall be determined by the Administrator, but not later than ten years after the Grant Date (five years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option when the Optionee beneficially owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary (a " Ten Percent Stockholder "), as determined with reference to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), and shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided;

(c)      Exercise Price . The Exercise Price of any Option shall be determined by the Administrator when the Option is granted, at such Exercise Price as may be determined by the Administrator in the Administrator's sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date with respect to any Options which are granted and, provided further, that the Exercise Price of any Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Grant Date. Payment for the Shares purchased shall be made in accordance with Section 16 of this Plan. The Administrator is authorized to issue Options, whether Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, at an option price in excess of the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date, to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price or purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of the Award, and acceleration or waivers thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines that is not inconsistent with any rule or regulation under any tax or securities laws or includes an alternative right that does not disqualify an Incentive Stock Option under applicable regulations;

(d)      Method of Exercise . Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a stock option exercise agreement (the " Exercise Agreement ") in a form approved by the Administrator (which need not be the same for each Grantee), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such representations and agreements regarding the Grantee's investment intent and access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the exercise price for the number of Shares being purchased;


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(e)      Exercise After Certain Events .

(i)      Termination of Continuous Services .

(A)      Options .

(I)      Termination of Continuous Services . If for any reason other than Disability or death, a Grantee terminates Continuous Services with the Company or a Subsidiary, vested Options held at the date of such termination may be exercised, in whole or in part, either (i) at any time within three months after the date of such termination, or (ii) during any lesser period as specified in the Award Agreement or (iii) during any lesser period as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, prior to the date of such termination (but in no event after the earlier of (A) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement and (B) ten years from the Grant Date (five years for a Ten Percent Stockholder if the Option is an Incentive Stock Option)).

(II)      Continuation of Services as Consultant/Advisor . If a Grantee granted an Incentive Stock Option terminates employment but continues as a Consultant (no termination of Continuous Services), the Grantee need not exercise an Incentive Stock Option within either of the termination periods provided for immediately hereinabove but shall be entitled to exercise, in whole or in part, either (i) at any time within three months after the then date of termination of Continuous Services to the Company or a Subsidiary, or (ii) during any lesser period as specified in the Award Agreement or (iii) during any lesser period as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, prior to the date of such then termination of Continuous Services to the Company or the Subsidiary (one year in the event of Disability or death) (but in no event after the earlier of (A) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement and (B) ten years from the Grant Date (five years for a Ten Percent Stockholder if the Option is an Incentive Stock Option)). However, if the Grantee does not exercise within three months of termination of employment, pursuant to Section 422 of the Code the Option shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(B)      Disability and Death . If a Grantee becomes Disabled while rendering Continuous Services to the Company or a Subsidiary, or dies while employed by the Company or Subsidiary or within three months thereafter, vested Options then held may be exercised by the Grantee, the Grantee's personal representative, or by the person to whom the Option is transferred by the laws of descent and distribution, in whole or in part, at any time within one year after the termination because of the Disability or death or any lesser period specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement, and (ii) ten years from the Grant Date (five years for a Ten Percent Stockholder if the Option is an Incentive Stock Option).

      Limitations on Grant of Incentive Stock Options

7.3

(a)      Threshold . The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date) of the Shares for which Incentive Stock Options may first become exercisable by any Grantee during any calendar year under this Plan, together with that of Shares subject to Incentive Stock Options first exercisable by such Grantee under any other plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, shall not exceed $100,000. For purposes of this Section 7.3(a), all Options in excess of the $100,000 threshold shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options notwithstanding the designation as Incentive Stock Options. For this purpose, Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the date the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

 

(b)      Compliance with Section 422 of the Code . There shall be imposed in the Award Agreement relating to Incentive Stock Options such terms and conditions as are required in order that the Option be an "incentive stock option" as that term is defined in Section 422 of the Code.

 

(c)      Requirement of Employment . No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to any person who is not an Employee of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

8.      RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

      Grant of Restricted Stock Awards

8.1     Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Administrator is authorized to make awards of Restricted Stock to any Eligible Participant in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Administrator. The restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such instalments, time-based or upon the satisfaction of performance goals or otherwise, as the Administrator


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determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. (Refer to Performance Goals, Section 14.4). All awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by Award Agreements.

      Consideration

8.2     Restricted Stock may be issued in connection with:

(a)      Services . Services rendered to the Company or an Affiliate (i.e. bonus); and/or

(b)      Purchase Price . A purchase price, as specified in the Award Agreement related to such Restricted Stock, equal to not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock on the date of issuance.

      Voting and Dividends

8.3     Unless the Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Restricted Stock. The Administrator may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. All distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Award.

      Forfeiture

8.4     In the case of an event of forfeiture pursuant to the Award Agreement, including failure to satisfy the restriction period or a performance objective during the applicable restriction period, any Restricted Stock that has not vested prior to the event of forfeiture shall automatically expire, and all of the rights, title and interest of the Grantee thereunder shall be forfeited in their entirety including but not limited to any right to vote and receive dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may provide in any Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Administrator may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock, provided such waiver is in accordance with the Applicable Laws.

      Certificates for Restricted Stock

8.5     Restricted Stock granted under this Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator shall determine, including by way of certificates. The Administrator may provide in an Award Agreement that either (i) the Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for the Grantee's benefit until such time as the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company or the restrictions lapse, (Refer to Escrow; Pledge of Shares, Section 23) or (ii) such certificates shall be delivered to the Grantee, provided, however, that such certificates shall bear a legend or


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legends that comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and make appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed under this Plan and the Award Agreement.

9.      UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

     The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value or such other higher purchase price determined by the Administrator in the Award Agreement) an Award of unrestricted Shares to any Grantee pursuant to which such Grantee may receive Shares free of any restrictions under this Plan.

10.      RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

      Grant of Restricted Stock Units

10.1     Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Administrator is authorized to make awards of Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Participant in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as may be selected by the Administrator. These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such instalments, time-based or upon the satisfaction of performance goals or otherwise, as the Administrator determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. (Refer to Performance Goals, Section 14.4). All awards of Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by Award Agreements.

      Number of Restricted Stock Units

10.2     The Award Agreement shall specify the number of Share equivalent units granted and such other provisions as the Administrator determines.

      Consideration

10.3     Restricted Stock Units may be issued in connection with:

(a)      Services . Services rendered to the Company or an Affiliate (i.e. bonus); and/or

(b)      Purchase Price . A purchase price as specified in the Award Agreement related to such Restricted Stock Units, equal to not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units on the date of issuance.

      No Voting Rights

10.4     The holders of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company.

      Dividend Equivalency

10.5     The Administrator, in its sole and absolute discretion, may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a grant of Restricted Stock Units that the holder shall be entitled to receive, upon the Company's payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding Shares, a cash payment for each Restricted Stock Unit. (Refer to Section 13, Dividend Equivalent Right). Such


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Award Agreement may also provide that such cash payment shall be deemed reinvested in additional Restricted Stock Units at a price per unit equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date that such dividend is paid.

      Creditor's Rights

10.6     A holder of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Restricted Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.

      Settlement of Restricted Stock Units

10.7     Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be paid and settled by the issuance of Restricted Stock or unrestricted Shares in accordance with the Award Agreement and if such settlement is subject to Section 409A of the Code only upon any one or more of the following as provided for in the Award Agreement:

(a)     a specific date or date determinable by a fixed schedule;

(b)     upon the Eligible Participant's termination of Continuous Services to the extent the same constitutes a separation from services for purposes of Section 409A of the Code except that if an Eligible Participant is a "key employee" as defined in Section 409A of the Code for such purposes, then payment or settlement shall occur 6 months following such separation of service;

(c)     as a result of the Eligible Participant's death or Disability; or

(d)     in connection with or as a result of a Change of Control in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

      Forfeiture

10.8     Upon failure to satisfy any requirement for settlement as set forth in the Award Agreement, including failure to satisfy any restriction period or performance objective, any Restricted Stock Units held by the Grantee shall automatically expire, and all of the rights, title and interest of the Grantee thereunder shall be forfeited in their entirety including but not limited to any right to receive dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock Units.

11.      DIRECTOR SHARES AND DIRECTOR DEFERRED STOCK UNITS

     The grant of Awards of Shares to Directors and the election by Directors to defer the receipt of the Awards of Shares (the " Deferred Stock Units ") shall be governed by the provisions of Subpart A which is attached hereto. The provisions of Subpart A are attached hereto as part of this Plan and are incorporated herein by reference.


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12.      STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

      Awards of SARs

12.1     A SAR is an award to receive a number of Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock), or cash, or Shares and cash, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with Section 12.4 below, for services rendered to the Company. A SAR may be awarded pursuant to an Award Agreement that shall be in such form (which need not be the same for each Grantee) as the Administrator shall from time to time approve, and shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. A SAR may vary from Grantee to Grantee and between groups of Grantees, and may be based upon performance objectives (Refer to Performance Goals in Section 14.4).

Term

12.2     The term of a SAR shall be set forth in the Award Agreement as determined by the Administrator, provided that the term of a SAR shall expire not later than ten years after the Grant Date of such SAR.

      Exercise

12.3     A Grantee desiring to exercise a SAR shall give written notice of such exercise to the Company, which notice shall state the proportion of Shares and cash that the Grantee desires to receive pursuant to the SAR exercised, subject to the discretion of the Administrator. Upon receipt of the notice from the Grantee, subject to the Administrator's election to pay cash as provided in Section 12.4 below, the Company shall deliver to the person entitled thereto (i) a certificate or certificates for Shares and/or (ii) a cash payment, in accordance with Section 12.4 below. The date the Company receives written notice of such exercise hereunder is referred to in this Section 12 as the " exercise date ".

      Number of Shares or Amount of Cash

12.4     Subject to the discretion of the Administrator to substitute cash for Shares, or some portion of the Shares for cash, the amount of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of a SAR shall be determined by dividing: (i) the total number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised, multiplied by the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the exercise date exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the SAR; by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date; provided, however, that fractional Shares shall not be issued and in lieu thereof, a cash adjustment shall be paid. In lieu of issuing Shares upon the exercise of a SAR, the Administrator in its sole discretion may elect to pay the cash equivalent of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the exercise date for any or all of the Shares that would otherwise be issuable upon exercise of the SAR.

      Effect of Exercise

12.5     A partial exercise of a SAR shall not affect the right to exercise the remaining SAR from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement with respect to the remaining shares subject to the SAR.


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      Forfeiture

12.6     In the case of an event of forfeiture pursuant to the Award Agreement, including failure to satisfy any restriction period or a performance objective, any SAR that has not vested prior to the date of termination shall automatically expire, and all of the rights, title and interest of the Grantee thereunder shall be forfeited in their entirety.

13.      DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHT

     A dividend equivalent right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive credits based on cash distributions that would have been paid on the Shares specified in the dividend equivalent right (or other Award to which it relates) if such Shares had been issued to and held by the recipient (a " Dividend Equivalent Right "). A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Grantee as a component of another Award or as a freestanding Award. The terms and conditions of a Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified in the grant. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional Shares, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or Shares or a combination thereof, in a single instalment or instalments, all determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other Award.

14.      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS

      In General

14.1     Subject to the terms of the Plan and Applicable Laws, the Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal, forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria.

      Term of Award

14.2     The term of each Award shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement.

      Transferability

14.3

(a)      Limits on Transfer . No Award granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, to a Grantee's spouse, former spouse or dependent pursuant to a court-approved domestic relations order which relates to the provision of child support, alimony payments or marital property rights or to the limited extent provided in this Section 14.3(a). All rights with respect to an Award granted to a Grantee shall be available during his or her lifetime only to the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee may, in a manner specified by the Administrator, if the Administrator so permits, transfer an Award by bona fide gift and not for any consideration, to (i) a member or members of the Grantee's immediate family, (ii) a trust established for the exclusive benefit of the Grantee and or member(s) of the Grantee's immediate family, (iii) a partnership, limited liability company or other entity whose only members are the Grantee and/or member(s) of the Grantee's immediate family, or (iv) a foundation in which the Grantee and/or member(s) of the Grantee's immediate family control the management of the foundation's assets. Any such transfer shall be made in accordance with such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time.

 

(b)      Beneficiaries . Notwithstanding Section 14.3(a), a Grantee may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Grantee and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Grantee's death. A beneficiary, legal guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Grantee, except to the extent the Plan and such Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Grantee, payment shall be made to the Grantee's estate. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Grantee at any time, provided the change or revocation is filed with the Administrator.


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       Performance Goals

14.4     In order to preserve the deductibility of an Award under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator may determine that any Award granted pursuant to this Plan to a Grantee that is or is expected to become a Covered Employee shall be determined solely on the basis of (a) the achievement by the Company or Subsidiary of a specified target return, or target growth in return, on equity or assets, (b) the Company's stock price, (c) the Company's total shareholder return (stock price appreciation plus reinvested dividends) relative to a defined comparison group or target over a specific performance period, (d) the achievement by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, or a business unit of any such entity, of a specified target, or target growth in, net income, earnings per share, earnings before income and taxes, and earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or (e) any combination of the goals set forth in (a) through (d) above. If an Award is made on such basis, the Administrator shall establish goals prior to the beginning of the period for which such performance goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder but not later than 90 days after commencement of the period of services to which the performance goal relates), and the Administrator has the right for any reason to reduce (but not increase) the Award, notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal. Any payment of an Award granted with performance goals shall be conditioned on the written certification of the Administrator in each case that the performance goals and any other material conditions were satisfied.


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     In addition, to the extent that Section 409A is applicable, (i) performance-based compensation shall also be contingent on the satisfaction of pre-established organizational or individual performance criteria relating to a performance period of at least 12 consecutive months in which the Eligible Participant performs services and (ii) performance goals shall be established not later than 90 calendar days after the beginning of any performance period to which the performance goal relates, provided that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are established.

      Acceleration and Lapse of Restrictions

14.5     The Administrator may, in its sole discretion (but subject to the limitations of and compliance with Section 409A of the Code and Section 14.7 in connection therewith), in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, accelerate the time within which outstanding Awards may be exercised, provided that no outstanding unvested Awards shall vest prior to the effectiveness of such dissolution or liquidation of the Company or Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation. If there is a Change of Control, all outstanding unvested Awards shall fully vest immediately upon, but not prior to, the effectiveness of such a Change of Control. Refer to Section 19.

     The Administrator may, in its sole discretion (but subject to the limitations of and compliance with Section 409A of the Code and Section 14.7 in connection therewith), at any time (including, without limitation, prior to, coincident with or subsequent to a Change of Control) determine that all or a part of the restrictions on all or a portion of the outstanding Awards shall lapse, as of such date as the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, declare.

     The Administrator may discriminate among Grantees and among Awards granted to a Grantee in exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section 14.5.

      Compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code

14.6     Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code is required or desired, all Awards granted under this Plan to Named Executive Officers shall comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. In addition, in the event that changes are made to Section 162(m) of the Code to permit greater flexibility with respect to any Award or Awards under this Plan, the Administrator may make any adjustments it deems appropriate.

      Compliance with Section 409A of the Code

14.7     Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if any provision of this Plan or an Award Agreement contravenes any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code or could cause an Award to be subject to the interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code, such provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement shall be modified to maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, in the event that changes are made to Section 409A of the Code to permit greater flexibility with


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respect to any Award under this Plan, the Administrator may make any adjustments it deems appropriate.

      Section 280G of the Code

14.8     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, unless expressly provided otherwise in the Award Agreement, if the right to receive or benefit from an Award under this Plan, either alone or together with payments that a Grantee has a right to receive from the Company, would constitute a "parachute payment" (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), all such payments shall be reduced to the largest amount that shall result in no portion being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

      Exercise of Award Following Termination of Continuous Service

14.9     An Award may not be exercised after the termination date of such Award set forth in the Award Agreement and may be exercised following the termination of a Grantee's Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. Where the Award Agreement permits a Grantee to exercise an Award following the termination of the Grantee's Continuous Service for a specified period, the Award shall terminate to the extent not exercised on the last day of the specified period or the last day of the original term of the Award, whichever occurs first.

      Cancellation of Awards

14.10     In the event a Grantee's Continuous Services has been terminated for " Cause ", he or she shall immediately forfeit all rights to any and all Awards outstanding. The determination that termination was for Cause shall be final and conclusive. In making its determination, the Board shall give the Grantee an opportunity to appear and be heard at a hearing before the full Board and present evidence on the Grantee's behalf. Should any provision to this Section 14.10. be held to be invalid or illegal, such illegality shall not invalidate the whole of this Section 14, but, rather, this Plan shall be construed as if it did not contain the illegal part or narrowed to permit its enforcement, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

15.      ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR SO LONG AS THE SHARES ARE LISTED ON A STOCK EXCHANGE

15.1     For so long as the Shares are listed on a stock exchange, and to the extent required by the rules of such stock exchange, the following terms and conditions shall apply to an Award in addition to those contained herein, as applicable:

(a)     the exercise price of an Award must not be lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value (without discount) of the Shares on the stock exchange at the time the Award is granted;

(b)     the number of securities issuable to Insiders, at any time, under all of the Company's security based compensation arrangements (whether entered into prior to or subsequent to such listing), cannot exceed 10% of the Company's total


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issued and outstanding Common Stock, unless the Company obtains Disinterested Shareholder Approval; and

(c)     the number of securities issued to Insiders, within any one year period, under all of the Company's security based compensation arrangements (whether entered into prior to or subsequent to such listing), cannot exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock, unless the Company obtains Disinterested Shareholder Approval.

16.      PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES

      Payment

16.1     Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be made:

(a)      Cash . By cash, cashier's check or wire transfer or, at the discretion of the Administrator expressly for the Grantee and where permitted by law as follows:

(b)      Surrender of Shares . By surrender of shares of Common Stock of the Company that have been owned by the Grantee for more than six months, or lesser period if the surrender of shares is otherwise exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares);

(c)      Deemed Net-Stock Exercise . By forfeiture of Shares equal to the value of the exercise price pursuant to a " deemed net-stock exercise " by requiring the Grantee to accept that number of Shares determined in accordance with the following formula, rounded down to the nearest whole integer:

where:

a =     net Shares to be issued to Grantee;

b =     number of Awards being exercised;

c =     Fair Market Value of a Share; and

d =     Exercise price of the Awards; or

(d)      Broker-Assisted . By delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the exercise price and the amount of any required tax or other withholding obligations.


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      Combination of Methods

16.2     By any combination of the foregoing methods of payment or any other consideration or method of payment as shall be permitted by applicable corporate law.

17.      WITHHOLDING TAXES

      Withholding Generally

17.1     Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan or Shares are forfeited pursuant to a deemed net-stock exercise, the Company may require the Grantee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy the foreign, federal, state, provincial, or local income and employment tax withholding obligations, including, without limitation, on exercise of an Award. When, under applicable tax laws, a Grantee incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award, the disposition by a Grantee or other person of an Award or an Option prior to satisfaction of the holding period requirements of Section 422 of the Code, or upon the exercise of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the Company shall have the right to require such Grantee or such other person to pay by cash, or check payable to the Company, the amount of any such withholding with respect to such transactions. Any such payment must be made promptly when the amount of such obligation becomes determinable.

      Stock for Withholding

17.2     To the extent permissible under applicable tax, securities and other laws, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion and upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, permit a Grantee to satisfy his or her obligation to pay any withholding tax, in whole or in part, with Shares up to an amount not greater than the Company's minimum statutory withholding rate for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. The Administrator may exercise its discretion, by (i) directing the Company to apply Shares to which the Grantee is entitled as a result of the exercise of an Award, or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares that have been owned by the Grantee for more than six months, unless the delivery of Shares is otherwise exempt from Section 16 of the Exchange Act. A Grantee who has made an election pursuant to this Section 17.2 may satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with Shares that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements. The Shares so applied or delivered for the withholding obligation shall be valued at their Fair Market Value as of the date of measurement of the amount of income subject to withholding.

18.      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

      In General

18.1     Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase price of each such outstanding Award, as well as any other terms that the Administrator determines require adjustment shall be


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proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. The Administrator shall make the appropriate adjustments to (i) the maximum number and/or class of securities issuable under this Plan; and (ii) the number and/or class of securities and the exercise price per Share in effect under each outstanding Award in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits thereunder; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number and the Administrator shall make such adjustments as are necessary to insure Awards of whole Shares. Such adjustment shall be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

      Company's Right to Effect Changes in Capitalization

18.2     The existence of outstanding Awards shall not affect the Company's right to effect adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in its or any other corporation's capital structure or business, any merger or consolidation, any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the Shares, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company's or any other corporation's assets or business or any other corporate act whether similar to the events described above or otherwise.

19.      CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS/CHANGES IN CONTROL/RELATED ENTITY DISPOSITIONS

      Company is Not the Survivor

19.1     Subject to Section 19.3 and except as may otherwise be provided in an Award Agreement, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its absolute discretion, exercisable either in advance of any actual or anticipated Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or at the time of an actual Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (a) to cancel each outstanding in-the-money Award upon payment in cash to the Grantee of the amount by which any cash and the Fair Market Value of any other property which the Grantee would have received as consideration for the Shares covered by the Award if the Award had been exercised before such Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition exceeds the exercise price of the Award, or (b) to negotiate to have such Award assumed by the surviving corporation. The determination as to whether the Company is the surviving corporation is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrator.

     In addition to the foregoing, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, the Administrator may accelerate the time within which each outstanding Award may be exercised, provided that no outstanding unvested Awards shall vest prior to the effectiveness of such dissolution or liquidation of the Company or Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is not the surviving corporation.


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     The Administrator shall also have the authority:

(a)     to release the Awards from restrictions on transfer and repurchase or forfeiture rights of such Awards on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may specify; and

(b)     to condition any such Award's vesting and exercisability or release from such limitations upon the subsequent termination of the Continuous Service of the Grantee within a specified period following the effective date of the Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition.

     Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition governed by this Section 19.1, all outstanding Awards under this Plan not exercised by the Grantee or assumed by the successor corporation shall terminate.

      Company is the Survivor

19.2     In the event of a Corporate Transaction, Change of Control or Related Entity Disposition in which the Company is the surviving corporation, the Administrator shall determine the appropriate adjustment of the number and kind of securities with respect to which outstanding Awards may be exercised, and the exercise price at which outstanding Awards may be exercised. The Administrator shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, when the Company shall be deemed to survive for purposes of this Plan. Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing an Award, any restrictions applicable to such Award shall apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result.

      Change of Control

19.3     If there is a Change of Control, all outstanding unvested Awards shall fully vest immediately upon, but not prior to, the effectiveness of such a Change of Control .

20.      PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP

     No Grantee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the Grantee. After Shares are issued to the Grantee, the Grantee shall be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Grantee may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Award.


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21.      RESTRICTION ON SHARES

     At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement that the Grantee not dispose of the Shares for a specified period of time, or that the Shares are subject to a right of first refusal or a right to repurchase by the Company at the Shares' Fair Market Value at the time of sale. The terms and conditions of any such rights or other restrictions shall be set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award.

22.      CERTIFICATES

     All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable, including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.

23.      ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES

     To enforce any restrictions on a Grantee's Shares, the Administrator may require the Grantee to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer approved by the Administrator, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Administrator may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates.

24.      SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

      Compliance With Applicable Law

24.1     An Award shall not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the Grant Date and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (i) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (ii) completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal laws or rulings of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company shall be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company shall have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. Evidences of ownership of Shares acquired pursuant to an Award shall bear any legend required by, or useful for purposes of compliance with, applicable securities laws, this Plan or the Award Agreement.

     During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that Awards pursuant to


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this Plan and the exercise of Awards granted hereunder shall qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of this Plan or action by the Board or the Administrator does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board or the Administrator, and shall not affect the validity of this Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Administrator may exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement.

      Investment Representation

24.2     As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable Laws.

25.      NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY

     Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan shall confer or be deemed to confer on any Grantee any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or to limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate such Grantee's employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.

26.      EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

     This Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten years unless sooner terminated.

27.      SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

     This Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within 12 months from the date the Plan is adopted by the Company's Board for any and all intended Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. The Administrator may grant Awards under this Plan prior to approval by the shareholders, however, until such approval is obtained, all Option Awards granted under this Plan shall be deemed Non-Qualified Stock Options. In the event that shareholder approval is not obtained within the 12 month period provided above, all Incentive Stock Option Awards previously granted under this Plan shall be deemed Non-Qualified Stock Options.

28.      AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THIS PLAN OR AWARDS

     The Board may amend, suspend or terminate this Plan at any time and for any reason. To the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

 

Shareholder approval shall be required for the following types of amendments to this Plan: (i) any change to those persons who are entitled to become participants under the Plan which would have the potential of broadening or increasing Insider participation; or (ii) the addition of any form of financial assistance or amendment to a financial assistance provision which is more favourable to Grantees.

     Further, the Board may, in its discretion, determine that any amendment should be effective only if approved by the shareholders even if such approval is not expressly required by this Plan or by law. No Award may be granted during any suspension of this Plan or after termination of this Plan.

     Any amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan shall not affect Awards already granted, and such Awards shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended, suspended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Grantee and the Company. At any time and from time to time, the Administrator may amend, modify, or terminate any outstanding Award or Award Agreement without approval of the Grantee; provided, however, that subject to the applicable Award Agreement, no such amendment, modification or termination shall, without the Grantee's consent, reduce or diminish the value of such Award determined as if the Award had been exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on the date of such amendment or termination.

     Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Administrator shall have broad authority to amend this Plan or any outstanding Award under this Plan without approval of the Grantee to the extent necessary or desirable: (i) to comply with, or take into account changes in, applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules and other applicable laws, rules and regulations; or (ii) to ensure that an Award is not subject to interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code or the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

     Further, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, and subject to Applicable Law, the Administrator may, in its absolute discretion, amend or modify this Plan: (i) to make amendments which are of a "housekeeping" or clerical nature; (ii) to change the vesting provisions of an Award granted hereunder, as applicable; (iii) to change the termination provision of an Award granted hereunder, as applicable, which does not entail an extension beyond the original expiry date of such Award; and (iv) the addition of a cashless exercise feature, payable in cash or securities, which provides for a full deduction of the number of underlying securities from the Maximum Number.

29.      RESERVATION OF SHARES

     The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.

     The Shares to be issued hereunder upon exercise of an Award may be either authorized but unissued; supplied to the Plan through acquisitions of Shares on the open market; or Shares forfeited back to the Plan.

 


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     The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

30.      BUYOUT OF AWARDS

     Subject to Section 4.2 hereof, the Administrator may at any time buy from a Grantee an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator and the Grantee may agree.

31.      APPLICABLE TRADING POLICY

     The Administrator and each Eligible Participant will ensure that all actions taken and decisions made by the Administrator or an Eligible Participant, as the case may be, pursuant to this Plan comply with any Applicable Laws and policies of the Company relating to insider trading or "blackout" periods.

32.      GOVERNING LAW

     The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada; provided, however, that any Award Agreement may provide by its terms that it shall be governed by the laws of any other jurisdiction as may be deemed appropriate by the parties thereto.

33.      MISCELLANEOUS

     Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the Company or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation. The Plan is not a "Retirement Plan" or "Welfare Plan" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 , as amended.


SUBPART A

STOCK AND DEFERRED STOCK UNITS FOR ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS

A.      Stock Award . The Administrator shall pay Eligible Remuneration to each Director pursuant to an Award Agreement.

B.      Election . Further, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit each Eligible Director to receive all or any portion of his Eligible Remuneration during the Remuneration Period in the form of Deferred Stock Units under this Plan (an " Election "). All deferrals pursuant to such an Election shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

     For purposes of this Subpart A, the following definitions shall apply:

" Annual Retainer " for a particular Director means the retainer (including any additional amounts payable for serving as lead Director or on any committee of the Board), payable to that Director for serving as a Director for the relevant Remuneration Period, as determined by the Board;

" Attendance Fee " means amounts payable annually to a Director as a Board meeting attendance fee or a committee meeting attendance fee, or any portion thereof;

" Canadian Director " means a Director who is a resident of Canada for the purposes of the Canadian Tax Act, and whose income from employment by the Company or Related Entity is subject to Canadian income tax, notwithstanding any provision of the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended;

" Canadian Tax Act " and " Canadian Tax Regulations " means respectively the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended and the Income Tax Regulation promulgated thereunder, as amended;

" Deferred Stock Unit " means a right granted by the Company to an Eligible Director to receive, on a deferred payment basis, Shares under this Plan;

" Eligible Director " is any Director of this Company or Related Entity that the Administrator determines is eligible to elect to receive Deferred Stock Units under this Plan;

" Eligible Remuneration " means all amounts payable to an Eligible Director in Shares, including all or part of amounts payable in satisfaction of the Annual Retainer, Attendance Fees or any other fees relating to service on the Board which are payable to an Eligible Director or in satisfaction of rights or property surrendered by an Eligible Director to the Company; it being understood that the amount of Eligible Remuneration payable to any Eligible Director may be calculated by the Administrator in a different manner than Eligible Remuneration payable to another Eligible Director in its sole and absolute discretion;

" Prescribed Plan or Arrangement " means a prescribed plan or arrangement as defined in s.6801(d) of the Canadian Tax Regulation;


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" Remuneration Period " means, as applicable, (a) the period commencing on the Effective Date of this Plan and ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Effective Date occurs; and (b) thereafter each subsequent calendar year, or where the context requires, any portion of such period; and

" Salary Deferral Arrangement " means a salary deferral arrangement as defined in the Canadian Tax Act.

1.      Election . An Eligible Director who desires to defer receipt of all or a portion of his or her Eligible Remuneration in any calendar year shall make such election in writing to the Company specifying:

(a)     the dollar amount or percentage of Eligible Remuneration to be deferred; and

(b)     the deferral period.

     Otherwise, such election must be made before the first day of the calendar year in which the Eligible Remuneration shall be payable, however a newly appointed Eligible Director shall be eligible to defer payment of future Eligible Remuneration by providing written election to the Company within 30 calendar days of his or her appointment to the Board of Directors. The elections made pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable with respect to Eligible Remuneration to which such elections pertain and shall also apply to subsequent Eligible Remuneration payable in future calendar years unless such Eligible Director notifies the Company in writing, before the first day of the applicable calendar year, that he or she desires to change such election.

     If the Eligible Director does not timely deliver an election in respect of a particular Remuneration Period, the Eligible Director will receive the Eligible Remuneration as provided for in the Award Agreement.

2.      Determination of Deferred Stock Units . The Company will maintain a separate account for each Eligible Director to which it will quarterly credit at the end of March, June, September and December, or as otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Deferred Stock Units granted to the Eligible Director for the relevant Remuneration Period. The number of Deferred Stock Units (including fractional Deferred Stock Units, computed to three digits) to be credited to an account for an Eligible Director will be determined on the date approved by the Administrator by dividing the appropriate amount of Eligible Remuneration to be deferred into Deferred Stock Units by the Fair Market Value on that date.

3.      No Voting Rights . The holders of Deferred Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company.

4.      Dividend Equivalency . The Company will, on any date on which a cash or stock dividend is paid on its outstanding Shares, credit to each Eligible Director's account that number of additional Deferred Stock Units (including fractional Deferred Stock Units, computed to three digits) calculated by (i) multiplying the amount of the dividend per Share by the number of Deferred Stock Units in the account as of the record date for payment of the dividend, and (ii)


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dividing the amount obtained by the Fair Market Value on the date on which the dividend is paid. (See Section 13 of the Plan, Dividend Equivalent Right).

5.      Eligible Director's Account . A written confirmation of the balance in each Eligible Directors' Account will be sent by the Company to the Eligible Director upon request of the Eligible Director.

6.      Creditor's Rights . A holder of Deferred Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Deferred Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and condition of the applicable Award Agreement.

7.      Settlement of Deferred Stock Units . Subject to Section 8, each Deferred Stock Unit shall be paid and settled by the issuance of Restricted or unrestricted Shares in accordance with the Award Agreement and if such settlement is subject to Section 409A of the Code only upon any one or more of the following as provided for in the Award Agreement:

(a)     a specific date or date determinable by a fixed schedule;

(b)     upon the Eligible Director's termination of Continuous Services to the extent the same constitutes a separation from services for the purposes of Section 409A of the Code except that if an Eligible Director is a "key employee" as defined in Section 409A of the Code for such purposes, then payment or settlement shall occur 6 months following such separation of service;

(c)     as a result of the Eligible Director's death or Disability; or

(d)     in connection with or as a result of a Change of Control in compliance with 409A of the Code.

     The Company will issue one Share for each whole Deferred Stock Unit credited to the Eligible Director's account (net of any applicable withholding tax as provided for in this Plan). Such payment shall be made by the Company as soon as reasonably possible following the settlement date. Fractional Shares shall not be issued, and where the Eligible Director would be entitled to receive a fractional Shares in respect of any fractional Deferred Stock Unit, the Company shall pay to such Eligible Director, in lieu of such fractional Shares, cash equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Shares calculated as of the day before such payment is made, net of any applicable withholding tax.

8.      Canadian Directors . If a Deferred Stock Unit granted to an Eligible Director who is a Canadian Director would otherwise constitute a Salary Deferred Arrangement, the Award Agreement pertaining to that Deferred Stock Unit shall contain such other or additional terms as will cause the Deferred Stock Unit to be a Prescribed Plan or Arrangement.

9.      Issuance of Stock Certificates . A stock certificate or certificates shall be registered and issued in the name of the holder of Deferred Stock Units and delivered to such holder as soon as practicable after such Deferred Stock Units have become payable or satisfied in accordance with the terms of the Plan.


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10.      Non-Exclusivity . Nothing in this Subpart A shall prohibit the Administrator from making discretionary Awards to Eligible Directors pursuant to the other provisions of this Plan or outside this Plan, not otherwise inconsistent with these provisions.

11.      Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Subpart A and not defined herein have the meaning given in the Plan.

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Our File No.

57562-0046

 

January 9, 2015

Uranium Energy Corp.
1111 West Hastings Street, Suite 320
Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3

Attention:       Board of Directors

Dear Sirs:

Re:          Uranium Energy Corp. (the "Company")
                2014 Stock Incentive Plan

We have acted as legal counsel for the Company in connection with the preparation of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the "Act"). The Registration Statement relates to the registration of 7,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") reserved for issuance with respect to the exercise of stock options and other awards that have been granted or may be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

The Company previously registered 5,500,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under the Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan on a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-147626), a further 7,000,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, on two registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-162264 and 333-172092), and a further 2,000,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options and other equity incentive awards under the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan on a registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-192462). The Company's 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and the Company's 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, were superseded and replaced by the Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan , and all previously granted awards that were outstanding under the 2006 and 2009 Stock Incentive Plans became subject to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, in turn, has been superseded and replaced by the Company's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, and all previously granted awards that were outstanding under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan became subject to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.

In rendering the opinion set forth below, we have reviewed:

(a)       the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto;

(b)       the Articles and Bylaws of the Company, as in effect as of the date hereof;

(c)       certain records of the Company's corporate proceedings as reflected in its minute book, including resolutions of the board of directors approving the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan and various stock options granted pursuant to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan;

(d)       the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan;

(e)       an officer's certificate signed by Mark Katsumata, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company (the "Officer's Certificate"); and

(f)       such other documents as we have deemed relevant.

Subject to the foregoing and the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth in this letter, it is our opinion that the Shares will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable common shares in the capital of the Company when issued and sold pursuant to grants of stock options and other awards made pursuant to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, provided that:

(a)       such stock options and awards are granted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan; and

(b)       the persons receiving any stock options or other awards under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan perform their obligations to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan and any agreement evidencing the grant of the stock options or other awards, including the payment of the required exercise price with respect to stock options, or the payment of the required purchase price or the performance of the required services with respect to other awards.

Our opinion expressed herein is subject in all respects to the following assumptions, limitations and qualifications:

(a)       The foregoing opinion is limited to the State of Nevada, including all applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the "Nevada Statutes"). We have not considered, and have not expressed any opinion with regard to, or as to the effect of, any other law, rule or regulation, state or federal, applicable to the Company. In particular, we express no opinion as to United States federal securities laws.

(b)       We have assumed (i) the genuineness of all signatures on documents examined by us, (ii) the legal capacity of the officers of the Company, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (iv) the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic or other copies, and (v) that the documents, in the forms submitted to us for our review, have not been and will not be altered or amended in any respect.

(c)       We have assumed that (i) each stock option or other award granted or to be granted pursuant to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan has been or will be duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company in accordance with the Articles and Bylaws of the Company, the Nevada Statutes and the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, and (ii) each agreement governing a stock option or other award under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan has been or will be duly executed by each party thereto and constitutes or will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, and that such agreements are or will be enforceable against each of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms.

(d)       We have assumed that each of the statements made and certified in the Officer's Certificate was true and correct when made, has at no time since being made and certified become untrue or incorrect and remains true and correct on the date hereof.

(e)       The opinion expressed in this letter is rendered as of the date hereof and is based on our understandings and assumptions as to present facts and on the application of the laws of the State of Nevada as the same exists on the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion letter after the date hereof with respect to any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or to reflect any changes in the facts or law that may hereafter occur or take effect.

(f)       We have assumed that at the time the Company is or becomes obligated to issue any Shares upon exercise of stock options or other awards granted pursuant to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company (i) will have adequate authorized and unissued Shares to fulfill such obligations, and (ii) will be in good standing with the Nevada Secretary of State.

(g)       We have assumed the absence of fraud in any transaction pursuant to which Shares have been or may be issued pursuant to any option or other award under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, and that the consideration authorized by the board of directors for the Shares will have been received by the Company prior to their issuance.

We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement, including the Prospectus constituting a part thereof, and in any amendment thereto.

Yours truly,

"McMillan LLP"

McMillan LLP

 

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of Named Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) and related prospectus of Uranium Energy Corp. for the registration of the 2014 stock incentive plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated October 10, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Uranium Energy Corp., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Uranium Energy Corp., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Vancouver, Canada
January 9, 2015

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chartered Accountants