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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 8, 2026

 

 

enCore Energy Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

British Columbia   001-41489   N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Galleria Tower

13355 Noel Rd, Suite 1700

 
Dallas, TX   75240
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (361) 239-2025

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class:

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered:

Common Shares, no par value   EU   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check
    TSX Venture Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by enCore Energy Corp. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2026, the Company terminated Robert J. Willette from his position as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective as of April 20, 2026. The departure of Mr. Willette was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, including with respect to accounting principles, financial statement disclosure or internal controls, and the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that such termination was without cause.

In connection with Mr. Willette’s departure, the Company entered into a Separation and General Release Agreement with Mr. Willette (the “Separation Agreement”) effective July 8, 2026, pursuant to which, among other things, in lieu of the severance contemplated in his employment agreement with the Company effective September 24, 2025, Mr. Willette will receive (i) a cash payment of $1,800,000, less applicable tax withholdings and deductions and Mr. Willette’s documented attorneys’ fees and (ii) a grant of 300,000 nonqualified stock options under the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan for continued consulting, cooperation and advisory services (the “Consulting Options”). The Consulting Options will be documented by a separate non-qualified stock option award agreement reflecting the terms of the Consulting Options, including but not limited to full vesting of the Consulting Options upon grant and a five-year term to exercise the Consulting Options (after which the Consulting Options will expire). The exercise price for each of the Consulting Options will be the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market LLC.

Additionally, under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Willette will forfeit all outstanding unvested (i) stock options (other than the Consulting Options) previously granted under the Company’s 2021 Stock Option Plan and the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan and (ii) restricted stock units under the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan, which would have otherwise vested on a termination without cause.

The foregoing summaries of the Separation Agreement and form of non-qualified stock option grant agreement (Consulting Options) do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Separation Agreement and form of non-qualified stock option agreement (Consulting Options), copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit   

Description

10.1    Separation and General Release Agreement, by and between Robert Willette and enCore Energy Corp. dated July 8, 2026
10.2    Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement (Consulting Options)
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ENCORE ENERGY CORP.
    By:  

/s/ Robert W. Hudson Jr.

      Robert W. Hudson Jr.
      General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: July 9, 2026    
EX-10.1 2 d81173dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

SEPARATION AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Separation and General Release Agreement (the “Agreement and General Release”) is dated July 8, 2026, by and among enCore Energy Corp. (“enCore”) (together with any subsidiaries, affiliates or successors, the “Company”), and Robert J. Willette (“Executive”). The foregoing parties are sometimes referred to herein individually as “Party” or collectively as “Parties”.

WHEREAS, the Company employs Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of September 24, 2025, by and between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company terminated without Cause effective April 20, 2026 (the “Separation Date”);

WHEREAS, Executive is eligible for certain separation payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement and General Release; and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to resolve all outstanding claims and disputes between them relating to such employment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Separation.

(a) Executive’s employment with the Company was involuntarily terminated without Cause, effective as of the Separation Date, and any and all offices and positions Executive held with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (each a “Company Entity”; collectively, the “Company Entities”), including his position as enCore’s Chief Executive Officer, terminate effective as of the Separation Date. Executive acknowledges and agrees that his termination from his position as enCore’s Chief Executive Officer, and all other offices and positions held with any Company Entity, were effective as of the Separation Date, and Executive shall, upon the Company’s request, execute any documents or instruments that the Company may deem necessary or desirable to effectuate such resignations and matters related thereto. Regardless of whether Executive enters into this Agreement and General Release, the Company will pay Executive’s base salary accrued and due to Executive through the Separation Date, less applicable withholdings for taxes.

(b) Effective as of the Separation Date, Executive automatically resigned from all of Executive’s director, officer and other positions with the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, as a member of the board of directors of the Company. Executive will execute such additional documents reasonably requested by the Company to evidence the foregoing resignations but no additional action by the Parties is required to effectuate such resignations.

2. Separation Benefits. Provided that Executive (i) executes this Agreement and General Release, (ii) does not revoke this Agreement and General Release pursuant to Section 12, and (iii) thereafter continues to comply with the Agreement and General Release and other agreements and obligations referenced herein, the Company agrees as follows:

(a) Severance Payments. In consideration for Executive’s promises, covenants and agreements in this Agreement and General Release, the Company will provide to Executive the following, less applicable withholdings for taxes (collectively, the “Severance Payment”): (i) a cash payment of $1,800,000, less applicable tax withholdings and deductions and Executive’s documented attorneys’ fees (which will be paid directly to Executive’s attorney on receipt of invoice) in one lump sum within three (3) calendar days following the expiration of the revocation period referenced in Section 12; and (ii) the grant of 300,000 fully vested nonqualified stock options under the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan with a grant date of July 16, 2026 for continued consulting, cooperation and advisory services (the “Consulting Options”), with such grant to be documented by a separate non-qualified stock option award agreement reflecting the terms of the Consulting Options, including but not limited to a 5-year term to exercise the Consulting Options (after which the Consulting Options will expire) and the ability to net exercise the Consulting Options through a cashless broker-assisted sale, to the extent permitted by applicable law and trading volume on the date of exercise. The exercise price for each of the Consulting Options will be the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date as reported on NASDAQ.


(b) Subject to Section 4(b), Executive agrees and acknowledges that upon satisfaction of the payments in Section 2 of this Agreement and General Release, the Company Entities shall have fully satisfied all obligations to Executive in respect of Executive’s employment and the termination of such employment, and that such payments and benefits are in full, final and complete settlement of all claims set forth in Section 4 below that Executive may have, as of the date hereof, against any of the Company Entities and each of their respective past, present and future shareholders, members, owners, directors, officers, employees, agents, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, related companies, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns (together, the “Released Parties”).

3. Treatment of Other Equity Interests. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Executive has previously been granted other equity-based incentive awards in the Company comprised of stock options (other than the Consulting Options) under the Company’s 2021 Stock Option Plan and the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (“Options”) and restricted stock units under the Company’s 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (“RSUs,” collectively with the Options (and for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Consulting Options), the “Awards”). Notwithstanding anything in the underlying award agreements to the contrary, all of Executive’s Awards that are unvested as of the Separation Date shall be forfeited and immediately cancelled. Any Options (other than the Consulting Options) that are vested and exercisable as of the Separation Date shall expire on the ninetieth (90th) day following the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the Company’s 2021 Stock Option Plan, and the award agreements pursuant to which such Options were granted, including, without limitation, the applicable payment, settlement, restrictive covenant, forfeiture and transfer restriction provisions, except as otherwise provided herein.

4. General Release of All Claims.

(a) Subject to Section 4(b), in consideration of the separation benefits provided to Executive hereunder, the sufficiency of which Executive hereby acknowledges, and except as provided in Section 5 of this Agreement and General Release or as otherwise prohibited by law, Executive releases the Released Parties, from any and all claims, demands, suits, rights or causes of action, at law or equity or otherwise, including but not limited to, claims, demands, suits, causes or rights of action relating to breach of contract or public policy, wrongful, retaliatory or constructive discharge; all claims, including but not limited to, those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, waivable claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (including but not limited to fiduciary claims), waivable claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Texas Labor Code, including the Texas Payday Act, the Texas Anti-Retaliation Act, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, the Texas Whistleblower Act, and the Texas and United States Constitutions, and all other local, state or federal laws relating to discrimination, retaliation or employment, or to the denial or termination of benefits of any kind; claims for any other type of discrimination, personal injury, additional compensation or fringe benefits; and any and all rights to or claims for continued employment, attorney’s fees or damages (including contract, compensatory, punitive or liquidated damages), or equitable relief, which Executive may ever have had, has now or may ever have had, from the beginning of time through the date on which Executive executes this Agreement and General Release, or which Executive’s heirs, executors or assigns can or shall have, against any or all of them, whether known or unknown, including without limitation all claims on account of or arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company or any Company Entity or Executive’s separation from such employment.

The Released Parties hereby release Executive from any and all claims, demands, or causes of actions, at law or equity or otherwise, arising prior to the date of this Agreement and General Release.

(b) Exclusion for Indemnification. Notwithstanding Section 2(b) and Section 4(a), the Parties acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement and General Release shall waive, release, or discharge (i) any rights to indemnification, advancement, and/or insurance coverage that Executive may have under any Company article, insurance policy, or otherwise, (ii) any rights related to the Consulting Options, and (iii) any rights or obligations arising after the date of this Agreement and General Release.

 

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(c) No Assignment of Claims. Executive represents that Executive has not assigned or transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, to any person or entity, any claim released herein or any portion thereof or interest therein. Executive further represents and warrants that Executive has not filed or initiated any legal, equitable, administrative or any other proceedings against the Company, any Company Entity, or any other person or entity released herein, and that no such proceeding has been filed or initiated on Executive’s behalf.

5. Protected Rights/Government Agencies. The Parties agree that nothing in this Agreement and General Release prohibits Executive from filing an administrative charge with any state or federal agency, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Executive understands and agrees that if Executive files a charge with an administrative agency or one is filed on Executive’s behalf, Executive waives any right to relief of any kind. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and General Release, Executive understands and agrees that: (a) Executive is not prohibited from reporting information to, or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or any other federal, state, or local governmental agency or entity and that Executive need not notify the Company in advance of any such reporting or participation; (b) Executive is not precluded from providing truthful testimony in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or regulatory request; and (c) nothing in this Agreement and General Release limits Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to the SEC by Executive.

6. Continuing Obligations; Return of Company Property.

(a) Restrictive Covenants; Reaffirmation. In partial consideration of and as an inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and General Release, Executive covenants and agrees that if Executive violates the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 7, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Company, Executive will immediately forfeit any unpaid amounts due pursuant to Section 2 and be required to return all such amounts already paid, other than $5,000, which shall be consideration for the general release of claims set forth in Section 4. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the forfeiture penalty in the previous sentence is in addition to any other penalties or damages that may apply under law or otherwise.

(b) Return of Property. Executive represents, warrants and agrees that Executive will return to the Company, by no later than the Separation Date or on such earlier date specified by the Company, all property of the Company and Company Entities in Executive’s possession, including, but not limited to, originals and all copies of the Company’s and the Company Entities’ files, work product, electronic mail, computer equipment, computer software, compact discs, computer storage devices, cell phones, company credit cards, identification cards, manuals, confidential and/or trade secret information, company documents, access cards and company keys. This includes any files or documents related to the Company or any of the Company Entities, including any pertaining to or reflecting confidential information, that Executive may maintain or have stored at Executive’s residence, on Executive’s personal electronic devices, on Executive’s personal email or cloud storage accounts, or elsewhere.

(c) Erroneously Awarded Compensation. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive and compensation previously paid to Executive remains subject to the Company’s Incentive Compensation Recovery Policy.

7. Restrictive Covenants.

(a) Confidentiality. During the course of Executive’s employment with the Company Entities, Executive has had access to Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement and General Release, “Confidential Information” means all data, information, ideas, concepts, discoveries, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice), innovations, improvements, know-how, developments, techniques, methods, processes, treatments, drawings, sketches, specifications, designs, plans, patterns, models, plans and strategies, and all other confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets in any form or medium, whether now or hereafter existing, relating to or arising from the past, current or potential business, activities and/or operations of the Company Entities, including, without limitation, any such information relating to or concerning finances, sales, marketing, advertising, transition, promotions, pricing, personnel, customers, suppliers, vendors, raw materials, partners and/or competitors. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person, at any time from and after the Separation Date, any Confidential Information or other confidential or proprietary information received from third parties subject to a

 

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duty on the part of the Company or any of the Company Entities to maintain the confidentiality of such information. The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to Executive; (ii) becomes generally known to the public subsequent to disclosure to Executive through no wrongful act of Executive or any representative of Executive or (iii) Executive is required to disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that, to the extent allowed by applicable law Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and cooperates with the Company at the Company’s expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such information). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any confidentiality, non-disclosure or non-disparagement provision in this Agreement and General Release does not prohibit or restrict Executive (or Executive’s attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this Agreement and General Release or its underlying facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, any other self-regulatory organization or governmental entity, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation (the “Protected Rights”). Executive understands and acknowledges that Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures under the Protected Rights and that Executive is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures under the Protected Rights. In addition, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, and to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Without prior authorization of the Company’s General Counsel, however, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company does not authorize Executive to disclose to any third party (including any government official, governmental agencies, or any attorney Executive may retain) any communications that are covered by the Company’s attorney-client privilege.

(b) Non-disparagement. Subject to Sections 5 and 6(a), Executive agrees that Executive will not make any voluntary statements, written, oral, or electronic (including any social media forum whether expressly or anonymously), or cause or encourage others to make any such statements that defame or in any way disparage the personal and/or business reputations, products, practices or conduct of the Company, any of the Company or any of the Released Parties at any time, now or in the future. Nothing contained in this paragraph, in any way, restricts or impedes Executive from exercising Executive’s rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, from testifying truthfully in any legal proceeding, including, but not limited to responding to any inquiries made by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any government agency. Executive understands that the covenant of non-disparagement contained in this Agreement and General Release is a material inducement for the Company in making this Agreement and General Release and that, for the breach thereof, will be considered a material breach of this Agreement and General Release.

(c) Continuing Obligations. Executive acknowledges and reaffirms that he will continue to be bound by his non-solicitation obligations in Section 10 of the Employment Agreement by the terms thereof, which remain in full force and effect.

8. Cooperation. Executive agrees to be reasonably available to the Company to respond to reasonable requests for information pertaining to or relating to the Company and/or the Company Entities or any of their agents, officers, directors or employees which may be within the knowledge of Executive. Executive will cooperate fully and truthfully with the Company in connection with any and all existing or future depositions and/or litigations or investigations brought by or against the Company or any of the Company Entities or any of their agents, officers, directors, or employees, whether administrative, civil or criminal in nature, in which and to the extent the Company deems Executive’s cooperation necessary. To avoid doubt, the Company has already determined that Executive’s cooperation will, at least, be necessary in 1.) the arbitration before the Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc., brought by Peter J. Luthiger against URI, Inc., a subsidiary of enCore Energy Corp., and 2.) Sun Zhongjian, et al., v. enCore Energy Corp., et al., No. 4:25-cv-01234, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, though this list is not intended to be exhaustive. In the event that Executive is subpoenaed in connection with any litigation or investigation involving the Company or any of the Company Entities, Executive will immediately notify the Company, and shall give the Company an opportunity to respond to such notice before taking any action or making any decision in connection with such subpoena. The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of such cooperation.

 

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9. Mandatory Binding Arbitration.

(a) Mandatory Arbitration of All Disputes. This Section 9 (hereinafter the “Arbitration Agreement”) shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act. The Parties agree that they will use reasonable efforts to amicably resolve any controversy, claim, or dispute. Any controversy, claim, or dispute that cannot be so resolved shall be settled exclusively by final and binding individual arbitration in Dallas, Texas or another agreed-upon location. The arbitration shall be held before a single arbitrator under the auspices of JAMS, in accordance with JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect (the “JAMS Employment Rules”), except to the extent such rules are inconsistent with this Agreement and General Release, and subject to JAMS Policy on Employment Arbitration Minimum Standards of Procedural Fairness. The Parties agree that (i) JAMS shall be the exclusive provider for all arbitrations, (ii) the final arbitration hearing shall commence within ninety (90) days after the arbitrator is appointed by JAMS, and (iii) not to file, institute, or maintain any arbitration other than with JAMS. Copies of the applicable rules and procedures may currently be found at www.jamsadr.com. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the arbitration will be submitted to a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the JAMS Employment Rules. The Company shall pay all costs that are unique to arbitration, including the costs of JAMS and the arbitrator. Each Party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and other costs that are not unique to the arbitration (i.e., costs that each Party would incur if the claim were litigated in a court), except that the arbitrator may award all or a portion of attorneys’ fees and other costs that are not unique to the arbitration to a Party that prevails in such arbitration if it determines such award to be equitable in the circumstances. The arbitrator(s) shall have the same authority to award remedies and damages as a judge and/or jury under state or federal law.

(b) Covered Disputes. This Arbitration Agreement applies to all Covered Disputes. “Covered Disputes” means the following disputes, whether they arise or are asserted during or after the separation of Executive’s employment with the Company: (i) all disputes and claims of any nature that Executive may have against the Company Entities and the Released Parties, including any and all statutory, contractual, and common-law claims, whether in law, in equity, or both, including, without limitation, all claims arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment with the Company; (ii) all disputes and claims of any nature that the Company Entities may have against Executive; and (iii) all disputes concerning the validity, enforceability, or applicability of the Arbitration Agreement to any particular dispute or claim. “Covered Disputes” does not include, and the Arbitration Agreement does not apply to: (w) claims seeking unemployment insurance benefits, state disability insurance benefits, or workers’ compensation benefits, except that claims for retaliation pursuant to these laws shall be subject to arbitration under the Arbitration Agreement; (x) claims for benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, which must be resolved in accordance with the terms and procedures set forth in the applicable plan documents; (y) Sarbanes-Oxley Act or Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower retaliation claims that cannot be arbitrated as a matter of law; or (z) any other claims that are not permitted to be subject to a pre-dispute arbitration agreement under federal law.

(c) Limited Court Actions. Notwithstanding this Arbitration Agreement, the Company Entities may seek in any court of competent jurisdiction any injunctive relief (including, without limitation, temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief) necessary in order to maintain (or restore) the status quo and/or to prevent the possibility of irreversible or irreparable harm before, during, or after the pendency of any arbitration. Either Party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. In any court action permitted by this Arbitration Agreement, Executive irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Dallas, Texas, and (ii) waives (x) any objection to the laying of venue in such courts, and (y) any claim that such courts constitute an inconvenient forum.

(d) Waiver of Class, Collective, and Representative Actions. The Parties waive any right or authority to have any Covered Disputes heard as a class, collective, or representative action. The Parties must bring any Covered Dispute in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff, “opt-in,” or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding. If, without the Parties’ prior knowledge or consent, a Party is made a member of a class in any proceeding, such Party agrees to opt out of the class at the first opportunity. The arbitrator may not join or adjudicate the claims or interests of any other person or Executive in the arbitration proceeding, nor may the arbitrator otherwise order any consolidation of actions or arbitrations or any class, collective, or representative arbitration.

 

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(e) Confidentiality of Proceedings. The resolution of the Parties’ Covered Disputes likely would involve information that each considers to be sensitive, personal, confidential, and/or proprietary, and it is in each Party’s interests to resolve the Covered Disputes in a nonpublic forum. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Parties agree that all information regarding the Covered Dispute or arbitration proceedings, including the arbitration award, will not be disclosed by Executive, the Company Entities, any arbitrator, or JAMS to any third party without the written consent of both Parties, except to the extent otherwise provided by applicable law or as necessary to comply with a subpoena, court order, or other legal requirement, to prosecute or to defend a claim, to enforce an arbitration award, or to meet a reasonable business need of the Company.

10. Miscellaneous.

(a) Successors. This Agreement and General Release shall be binding upon, enforceable by and inure to the benefit of Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees, and the Company and any successor(s) and/or assign(s) of the Company.

(b) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement and General Release shall be found invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement and General Release, as the case may require, and this Agreement and General Release shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, as if such provision had been originally incorporated herein as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be.

(c) No Admission of Wrongdoing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement and General Release to the contrary, the Parties understand and agree that this Agreement and General Release does not and shall not constitute any admission by any Party or any of the Company Entities of any fact or conclusion of law.

(d) Governing Law. The construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and General Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or other conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.

(e) Amendment. No amendment or modification to this Agreement and General Release shall be effective unless it is made in writing and signed by the Parties hereto.

(f) Waiver. No claim or right arising out of a breach or default under this Agreement and General Release can be discharged by a waiver of that claim or right unless the waiver is in writing signed by the Party hereto to be bound by such waiver. A waiver by either Party hereto of a breach or default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement and General Release shall not be deemed a waiver of future compliance therewith and such provision shall remain in full force and effect.

(g) Counterpart Execution. This Agreement and General Release may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Further, the Parties stipulate that a signature to this Agreement and General Release produced by facsimile or other electronic transmission is valid and is as effective as an original signature.

(h) Code Section 409A.

(i) This Agreement and General Release, and the Severance Payments paid in connection with it, are intended to be exempt from or otherwise comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code Section 409A”), including the exceptions for short-term deferrals, separation pay arrangements, reimbursements, and in-kind distributions, and shall be administered, construed and interpreted in accordance with

 

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such intent. Any Severance Payments that fail to qualify for the exemptions under Code Section 409A shall be paid or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Entities cannot guarantee that the Severance Payments provided under this Agreement and General Release will satisfy all applicable provisions of Code Section 409A and the Executive shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of the Executive in connection with this Agreement and General Release (including any taxes and penalties under Code Section 409A), and neither the Company Entities nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold the Executive (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

(ii) Each payment under this Agreement and General Release is intended to be treated as one of a series of separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments under the Agreement and General Release are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments will be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) (or any similar or successor provisions).

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement and General Release to the contrary, to the extent the Executive is considered a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A) and would be entitled to a payment during the six-month period beginning on the Executive’s separation from service (as defined in Code Section 409A) that is not otherwise excluded under Code Section 409A under the exception for short-term deferrals, separation pay arrangements, reimbursements, in-kind distributions, or any otherwise applicable exemption, the payment will not be made to the Executive until the earlier of the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s separation from service or the Executive’s death and will be accumulated and paid on the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation from service.

(iv) The parties may amend the Agreement and General Release to the minimum extent necessary to satisfy the applicable provisions of Code Section 409A.

11. Entire Agreement. Subject to Section 4(b), any existing written or oral agreement of any kind between Executive and the Company is fully superseded by this Agreement and General Release (except for the Restrictive Covenants and other provisions of the Employment Agreement that survive the termination of the Employment Agreement and Executive’s termination, by the terms of such Employment Agreement) and is null and void. Executive warrants that no promise, inducement or representation has been offered, made or relied upon by Executive except as expressly set forth herein, and that the consideration stated herein is the sole consideration for this Agreement and General Release. This Agreement and General Release constitute the entire agreement between Executive, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, and state fully all agreements, understandings, promises and commitments between them.

12. ADEA Waiver; Consideration of Agreement; Revocation.

(a) Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and General Release includes a waiver of all rights and release of all claims that Executive may have against any Released Party under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”). Executive further represents and warrants that Executive (i) has read this entire Agreement and General Release; (ii) has been provided at least twenty-one (21) days to consider it; (iii) has been advised to consult with an attorney of Executive’s choice with regard to this Agreement and General Release; (iv) understands fully the significance of this Agreement and General Release and its terms; and (v) is signing of Executive’s own free will with the intent of being bound by each and every provision of this Agreement and General Release. Executive acknowledges that if Executive signs this Agreement and General Release prior to the expiration of twenty-one (21) days, Executive has done so voluntarily and knowingly. Executive agrees that any modification to this Agreement and General Release, material or otherwise, does not restart, extend or affect in any way the original twenty-one (21) day consideration period.

(b) Executive has seven (7) calendar days from the date Executive executes this Agreement and General Release in which to revoke it. This Agreement and General Release will not be effective or enforceable nor the amounts set forth in Section 2 paid unless the seven (7) day revocation period ends without revocation by Executive. Revocation can be made by delivery and receipt of a written notice of revocation to Robbie Hudson at rhudson@encoreuranium.com, by midnight on or before the seventh (7th) calendar day after Executive signs this Agreement and General Release.

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement and General Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE     COMPANY
    enCore Energy Corp.

/s/ Robert Willette

    By:   /s/ Robbie Hudson
      Robbie Hudson
Robert Willette     Its:   General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

 

[Signature page to Separation and General Release Agreement]

EX-10.2 3 d81173dex102.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

ENCORE ENERGY CORP.

2024 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

enCore Energy Corp. (the “Company”) has granted [ ] (the “Participant”) a vested option (the “Option”) under its 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Stock of the Company (the “Shares”) at the purchase price per Share stated of $[ ] (the “Exercise Price”). Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. The terms of the Option, as specified in this Agreement, constitute the Participant’s Award Agreement under the Plan.

The general terms and conditions applicable to Participant’s Option are as follows:

1. Kind of Option. This Option is a Nonqualified Stock Option.

2. Vesting of the Option. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), Participant’s Option will be fully vested and immediately exercisable with respect to Shares on the Grant Date.

3. Term. The Grant Date shall be [ ]. The term of Participant’s Option (“Term”) will expire at 5:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the date that is five (5) years after the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”).

4. Exercise of Option. Participant may exercise the Option for whole Shares at any time during its Term. In order to exercise the Option, the Participant shall submit a notice of his intent to exercise together with a method of cash payment in an amount equal to the aggregate of the Exercise Price of the Shares with respect of which the Option is being exercised; provided, however, Participant may also exercise the Option by a cashless broker-assisted sale to the extent permitted by applicable law and trading volume on the date of such broker assisted sale with respect to both the total Exercise Price for the Shares and the total withholding obligation described in Section 5 below for the Shares. Shares shall then be issued by the Company and a Share certificate delivered to the Participant (or, if the Shares are not certificated, the Participant’s name as record owner of the Shares shall be reflected in the books and records of the Company); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to issue any Shares hereunder if the issuance of such Shares would violate the provisions of any applicable law.

5. Withholding Obligation. As further provided in Section 10 of the Plan: (a) a Participant may not exercise their Option unless the applicable tax withholding obligations are satisfied, (b) the Company shall not be required to issue Shares or to recognize the disposition of such shares until any withholding tax obligations that arise by reason of exercise or settlement of the Option are satisfied, and (c) at the time the Participant exercises their Option, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, and local tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of the Participant’s Option. Accordingly, the Participant may not be able to exercise their Option even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue Shares subject to the Participant’s Option, unless and until such obligations are satisfied, including through a cashless broker-assisted sale to cover Participant’s withholding obligation regarding exercise of the Option. In the event that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation in connection with an Option was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company, the Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.


6. Nontransferability of Awards. The Option granted hereunder may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, encumbered or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to the Option granted to the Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant. Following the Participant’s death, all rights with respect to the Option that were exercisable at the time of the Participant’s death and have not terminated shall be exercised by his or her designated beneficiary, his or her estate, subject to the terms of the Plan.

7. Adjustments. The Shares subject to the Option may be adjusted in any manner as contemplated by Section 8 of the Plan.

8. No Liability for Taxes. As a condition to accepting the Option, the Participant hereby (a) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its officers, directors, employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from the Option or other Company compensation and (b) acknowledges that the Participant was advised to consult with their own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Option and have either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so.

9. Requirements of Law. The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Option shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. No Shares shall be issued upon exercise of any portion of the Option granted hereunder, if such exercise would result in a violation of applicable law, including the U.S. federal securities laws and any applicable state or foreign securities laws.

10. No Guarantee of Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, the Board or its stockholders to terminate the Participant’s service at any time or confer upon the Participant any right to continued service.

11. No Rights as Stockholder. The Participant will not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares unless and until the Company has issued or transferred such Shares to the Participant after the exercise of the Option. As a condition to the Company’s obligation to issue or transfer Shares to the Participant after the exercise of the Option, the Participant shall have paid in full for the Shares, including through a cashless broker-assisted exercise, as to which he exercised the Option.

12. Interpretation; Construction. In the event of a conflict between any term of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

13. Erroneously Awarded Compensation. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or in this Agreement to the contrary, this Award shall be subject to any compensation recovery and/or recoupment policy that may be adopted and amended from time to time by the Company to comply with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or to comport with good corporate governance practices.

 

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14. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, letters, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, mailed, certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, sent by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, or sent by fax, as follows:

(i) If to the Company:

enCore Energy Corp.

13355 Noel Road, Suite 1700

Dallas, TX 75240

Attention: General Counsel

(ii) If to the Participant, to the Participant’s last known home address,

or to such other person or address as any party shall specify by notice in writing to the Company. All such notices, requests, demands, letters, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have been received (A) if by personal delivery on the day after such delivery, (B) if by certified or registered mail, on the fifth business day after the mailing thereof, (C) if by next-day or overnight mail or delivery, on the day delivered, or (D) if by fax, on the day delivered, provided that such delivery is confirmed.

(b) Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein.

(c) No Guarantee of Future Awards. This Agreement does not guarantee the Participant the right to or expectation of future Awards under the Plan or any future plan adopted by the Company.

(d) Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, nor will any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

(e) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Plan and the written Separation and Release Agreement dated July 8, 2026 by and between the Participant and the Company, constitutes the entire obligation of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior written or oral expressions of intent or understanding with respect to such subject matter. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

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(f) Code Section 409A Compliance. This Option is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A and this Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. To the extent that the Committee determines that any portion of the Option granted under this Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and fails to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan or in this Agreement, the Committee reserves the right to amend, restructure, terminate or replace such portion of the Option in order to cause such portion of the Option to either not be subject to Code Section 409A or to comply with the applicable provisions of such section.

(g) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law of such state.

(h) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

(i) Section and Other Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(j) Counterparts; Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Email or other electronically delivered signatures of the parties shall be deemed to constitute original signatures, and electronic copies hereof shall be deemed to constitute duplicate originals.

(k) Electronic Acceptance and Delivery. If the Participant does not take action to decline their Award within thirty (30) days following the Grant Date (the “Acceptance Deadline”), the Participant will automatically be deemed to have accepted the Award and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and Plan. By executing this Agreement, the Participant hereby consents to the delivery of information (including information required to be delivered to the Participant pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company, the Plan, the Options and the Shares via Company website or other electronic delivery.

(l) Acceptance. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement. The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions thereof. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the vesting or exercise of the Option or disposition of the Shares received upon exercise of the Option and that the Participant has been advised to consult a tax advisor prior to such vesting, exercise or disposition.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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ENCORE ENERGY CORP.     PARTICIPANT
By:        

 

      Signature
Title:        

 

 

[Signature Page to Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement]