Employment Agreement between Ur-Energy USA Inc. and Matthew D. Gili (President) dated June 30, 2025
Ur-Energy USA Inc. and Matthew D. Gili have entered into an employment agreement effective June 30, 2025. Mr. Gili will serve as President of Ur-Energy Inc. and certain affiliates, working primarily from Casper, Wyoming. The agreement provides for a base salary of at least $430,000, eligibility for annual bonuses and equity awards, participation in benefit plans, paid time off, and a relocation bonus. The initial term is one year, with automatic one-year renewals unless either party gives 90 days' notice. The agreement also outlines conditions for termination, including for cause, disability, or death.
Exhibit 10.1
UR-ENERGY USA INC.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 30, 2025, between Ur-Energy USA Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), and Matthew D. Gili (the “Employee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee as the President of Ur-Energy Inc., a corporation continued under the Canadian Business Corporations Act, and an affiliate of the Company (“Ur-Energy”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire to enter into this Agreement as to the terms of the Employee’s employment with the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
The Employee shall provide the Company with a written notice detailing the specific circumstances alleged to constitute Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the first occurrence of such circumstances and actually terminate employment within thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Company’s thirty (30) day cure period described above. Otherwise, any claim of such circumstances as “Good Reason” shall be deemed irrevocably waived by the Employee.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following:
Payments and benefits provided in this Section 8(e) shall be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which the Employee may be eligible under any of the plans, policies or programs of the Company or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act of 1988 or any similar state statute or regulation.
If to the Employee: At the address and/or email address shown in the books and records of the Company. If to the Company and Ur-Energy: Ur-Energy USA Inc. 10758 West Centennial Road Littleton, Colorado 80127 Attention: Chief Financial Officer with a copy to: General Counsel Ur-Energy USA Inc. 10758 West Centennial Road Littleton, Colorado 80127 ***@*** |
or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming (without regard to its choice of law provisions).
(b)Mediation. In the event of a dispute, the parties agree that they will first attempt to resolve any dispute which does not give rise to injunctive relief (specifically including but not limited to any dispute concerning Confidential Information or the provisions of Section 10(a) – (g)) through confidential mediation to occur within 30 days of notice by the party asserting claims or otherwise seeking redress. In the event that such mediation shall fail, the parties agree to proceed with any litigation in a court in the jurisdiction(s) provided for below.
(c) Litigation and Jurisdiction. Each of the parties agrees that any dispute between the parties shall be resolved only in the courts of the State of Wyoming or the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Employee’s employment by the Company or any affiliate, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a “Proceeding”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wyoming, the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, and appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Wyoming State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court, (ii) consents that any such Proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that the Employee or the Company may now or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, (iii) agrees that service of process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at the Employee’s or the Company’s address as provided in Section 15 hereof, and (iv) agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Wyoming.
(d) Legal Expenses. For purposes of this Section 19, the parties shall each pay any legal costs (including attorney fees and other related expenses) incurred in litigation pursuant to Section
19(c), provided, the costs of the mediation/mediator pursuant to Section 19(b), if any, shall be borne by the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY By: /s/ John W. Cash Chief Executive Officer |
| EMPLOYEE /s/ Matthew D. Gili Matthew D. Gili |
The rights and obligations of this Agreement are acknowledged and agreed by Ur-Energy Inc. and Ur-Energy Inc. agrees to be bound to such rights and obligations as apply to Ur-Energy Inc.
UR-ENERGY INC.
By: _/s/ John W. Cash ______________________
John W. Cash
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL RELEASE
I, Matthew D. Gili, in consideration of and subject to the performance by Ur-Energy USA Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), of its obligations under the Employment Agreement dated as of June 30, 2025 (the “Agreement”), do hereby release and forever discharge as of the date hereof the Company, Ur-Energy Inc., a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“Ur-Energy”), their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, assigns, and each of their present, former and future managers, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, direct and indirect owners, members, insurers, agents, and attorneys (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided below (this “General Release”). The Released Parties are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder. Terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:
1. | I HAVE READ IT CAREFULLY; |
2. | I UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED; |
3. | I VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN IT; |
4. | I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING IT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN VOLITION; |
5. | I HAVE HAD AT LEAST [21][45] DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE TO CONSIDER IT, AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE MY RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL OR WERE MADE AT MY REQUEST AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED [21][45]-DAY PERIOD; |
6. | I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD HAS EXPIRED; |
7. | I HAVE SIGNED THIS GENERAL RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT TO IT; AND |
8. | I AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME. |
SIGNED: DATED: