Amendment: SEC Form S-3/A filed by Westwater Resources Inc.

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2024

Registration No. 333-280685

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

Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
to

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Delaware			75-2212772
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
(303) 531-0516

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Steven M. Cates
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Westwater Resources, Inc.
6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
(303) 531-0516

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Lucy Stark
Leah Neumann
Holland & Hart LLP
555 17th Street, Suite 3200
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 295-8000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box: ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

	Large accelerated filer ☐			Accelerated filer ☐
	Non-accelerated filer ☒			Smaller reporting company ☒
				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 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 for Westwater Resources, Inc. (File No. 333-280685) is being filed to update disclosure on the prospectus cover page related to the calculation of the amount of securities that we may sell pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. We have also filed herewith an updated opinion and consent of Holland & Hart LLP, filed herewith as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.1, respectively, and an updated consent of Moss Adams LLP, filed herewith as Exhibit 23.2.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 26, 2024

PROSPECTUS

$150,000,000
Common Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units

We may offer and sell from time to time up to $150,000,000 of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, in one or more classes or series and in amounts, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the times of the offerings. We may also offer common stock upon conversion of debt securities or upon the exercise of warrants.

We may sell the securities in the same offering or in separate offerings, directly to you, through agents we select, or through underwriters and dealers we select, on a continuous or delayed basis. If we use agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in the applicable prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution.”

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. Each time we sell securities we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the securities we are offering and the specific manner in which we will offer the securities. The prospectus supplement may add to, update or change the information in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities. This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

We are a “smaller reporting company” under the federal securities laws and, as such, are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Implications of Being a Smaller Reporting Company.”

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE American Stock Exchange (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “WWR.” On August 23, 2024, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE American was $0.51 per share. If we decide to list or seek a listing for any other securities, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed or where we have made an application for listing, as applicable.

Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell our securities in a public primary offering with a value exceeding one-third of our public float in any 12-month period, so long as our public float remains below $75.0 million. As of the date of this prospectus, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or public float, was approximately $32,113,822, which was calculated based on 57,346,110 shares of our common stock outstanding held by non-affiliates as of August 23, 2024 and at a price of $0.56 per share, the closing price of our common stock on July 17, 2024. During the 12 calendar months prior to and including the date of this prospectus, we have offered and sold aggregate gross proceeds of $2,597,854 of our securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 of this prospectus and the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to read about factors to consider before purchasing our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is , 2024

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Prospectus
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS		1
DEFINITIONS		2
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		3
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE		4
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		5
RISK FACTORS		7
ABOUT WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.		8
IMPLICATIONS OF BEING A SMALLER-REPORTING COMPANY		9
USE OF PROCEEDS		10
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES		11
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION		18
LEGAL MATTERS		21
EXPERTS		22

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer and sell, from time to time, the securities or combinations of the securities described in this prospectus with a total offering price of up to $150,000,000 in one or more offerings at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of each offering. Unless otherwise indicated, “common stock” means our common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series of securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement will contain the specific description of the securities we are then offering and the terms of the offering, and may describe, as applicable: the terms of the securities offered; the public offering price; the price paid for the securities; net proceeds; a discussion of risks or other special considerations applicable to us or the offered securities; and the other specific terms related to the offering of the securities.

A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent any statement made in a prospectus supplement or a document incorporated by reference herein after the date hereof is inconsistent with the statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement or the incorporated document.

For a more complete understanding of the offering of the securities, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Please also carefully read both this prospectus and the related prospectus supplement and, if applicable, any “free writing prospectus” in their entirety together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus before making an investment decision.

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and we take no responsibility for any other information that others may give you. We are offering to sell these securities and seeking offers to buy these securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. This prospectus and any accompanying supplement to this prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate.

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. To the extent there are inconsistencies between any prospectus supplement, this prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference, the document with the most recent date will control.

References to the “Company,” “Westwater,” “WWR,” “we,” “our” and “us” in this prospectus are to Westwater Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. This document includes trade names and trademarks of other companies. All such trade names and trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective holders.

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DEFINITIONS

When used in this prospectus, the following terms have the meaning indicated unless noted otherwise.

Term			Meaning
Annual Report			Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024
Board			The Board of Directors of Westwater Resources, Inc.
Coosa Graphite Deposit			The Company’s graphite mineral deposit located near Rockford, Alabama.
CSPG			Coated spherical purified graphite.
Exchange Act			The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
graphite			A naturally occurring carbon material with electrical properties that enhance the performance of electrical storage batteries, listed on the U.S. Critical Minerals List and the EU Critical Raw Materials List.
Kellyton Graphite Plant			The Company’s planned battery-grade graphite processing facility near Kellyton, Alabama.
SEC			Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act			The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
spot price			The price at which a mineral commodity may be purchased for delivery within one year.
vanadium			A rare-earth metal used as a strengthening alloy in steelmaking, and in certain types of batteries, listed on the U.S. Critical Minerals List.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

This prospectus forms part of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed by us with the SEC under the Securities Act. As permitted by the SEC, this prospectus does not contain all the information contained or incorporated by reference in the registration statement and its exhibits filed with the SEC. For a more complete understanding of this offering, you should refer to the complete registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, on Form S-3 that may be obtained as described below. Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. If we have filed any contract or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement or any other document incorporated by reference in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Unless specifically listed under “Information Incorporated by Reference,” the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the SEC website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus.

We will also provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered a copy of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any exhibits specifically incorporated by reference in those documents. You may request a copy of any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus (including exhibits to those documents specifically incorporated) by making a written or oral request directed to:

Westwater Resources, Inc.
6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Attn: Corporate Secretary
(303) 531-0516

The reports and other information filed by us with the SEC are also available at our website. The address of the Company’s website is www.westwaterresources.net. Unless specifically listed under “Information Incorporated by Reference,” the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not intended to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address only as inactive text and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.

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INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information that we have filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you without actually including the specific information in this prospectus by referring you to those documents filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and replace information in this prospectus and information previously filed with the SEC. In other words, in the case of any conflict or inconsistency between information in different documents, you should rely on the information in the document that was filed later.

We incorporate by reference the following documents in this prospectus, which you should review in connection with this prospectus, as well as each of the documents that we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, and between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024;

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the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 5, 2024;

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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024, and June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2024;

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our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2024, May 15, 2024, May 31 , 2024, and July 18, 2024; and

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the description of our common stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on March 8, 2021, as updated by Exhibit 4.1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024, and including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating the description.

These reports contain important information about us, our financial condition and our results of operations.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or considered to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be considered to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed document that is or is considered to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement that is modified or superseded shall not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute a part of this prospectus.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and the documents we have incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements.

With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this prospectus are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates contained herein. Forward-looking statements convey our current expectations or forecasts of future events. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the adequacy of funding, liquidity, access to capital, financing activities, the timing or occurrence of any future drilling or production from the Company’s properties, economic conditions, the strategic goals of the business, costs of any phase of development or operational line at the Kellyton Graphite Plant and estimated construction and commissioning timelines and completion dates, the start date for the mining of the Coosa Graphite Deposit, and the Company’s anticipated cash burn rate and capital requirements. Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “potential,” “intend,” “continue,” “project,” “target” and variations of these words, comparable words and similar expressions generally indicate forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, among others:

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the spot price and long-term contract price of graphite (both flake graphite feedstock and purified graphite products) and vanadium, and the world-wide supply and demand of graphite and vanadium;

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the effects, extent and timing of the entry of additional competition in the markets in which we operate;

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our ability to obtain and maintain contracts or other agreements with customers;

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available sources and transportation of graphite feedstock;

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the ability to control costs and avoid cost and schedule overruns during the development, construction and operation of the Kellyton Graphite Plant;

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the ability to construct and operate the Kellyton Graphite Plant in accordance with the requirements of permits and licenses and the requirements of tax credits and other incentives;

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the effects of inflation, including labor shortages and supply chain disruptions;

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rising interest rates and the associated impact on the availability and cost of financing sources;

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the availability and supply of equipment and materials needed to construct the Kellyton Graphite Plant;

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stock price volatility;

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government regulation of the mining and manufacturing industries in the United States;

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unanticipated geopolitical, geological, processing, regulatory and legal or other problems we may encounter;

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the results of our exploration activities, and the possibility that future exploration results may be materially less promising than initial exploration results;

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any graphite or vanadium discoveries not being in high enough concentration to make it economic to extract the minerals;

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our ability to finance growth plans;

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our ability to obtain and maintain rights of ownership or access to our mining properties;

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currently pending or new litigation or arbitration; and

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our ability to maintain and timely receive mining, manufacturing, and other permits from regulatory agencies.

In addition, other factors are described in our Annual Report, and the other reports we file with the SEC. You should consider the risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent Annual Report and, to the extent applicable, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in evaluating any forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Most of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth herein, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein, except as required by law.

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are inherently unreliable and speak only as of the date of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, or any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement might not occur.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities you should carefully consider the risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference, and the risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, any “free writing prospectus,” and the documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment in our securities. The impacts of the contingencies contemplated by these risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. The risks described in these documents are not the only ones we face, but those that we consider to be material. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and financial condition. Please also read carefully the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

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ABOUT WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.

Westwater Resources, Inc., originally incorporated in 1977, is an energy technology company focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials through its two primary projects, the Kellyton Graphite Plant and the Coosa Graphite Deposit, both located in Coosa County, Alabama. Westwater expects the Kellyton Graphite Plant to process natural flake graphite and, based on current studies and estimates, produce 12,500 metric tons (“mt”) per year of CSPG in Phase I of the Kellyton Graphite Plant, primarily for use in lithium-ion batteries. Westwater also holds mineral rights to explore and potentially mine the Coosa Graphite Deposit, which Westwater anticipates will eventually provide natural graphite flake concentrate to the Kellyton Graphite Plant.

Our principal executive offices are located at 6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, Colorado 80112, and our telephone number is (303) 531-0516. Our website is located at www.westwaterresources.net. Information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

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IMPLICATIONS OF BEING A SMALLER-REPORTING COMPANY

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in the Exchange Act. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as (i) the market value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter or (ii) our annual revenue is less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter. Specifically, as a smaller reporting company, we may choose to present only the two most recent fiscal years of audited financial statements in our Annual Report and have reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation, and if we are a smaller reporting company with less than $100 million in annual revenue, we would not be required to obtain an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we specify otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from our sale of the securities under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include advancing the development of Phase I of the Kellyton Graphite Plant and our graphite business, developing the Coosa Graphite Deposit, and making additions to our working capital, or for any other purpose we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Common Stock

The following description of our common stock and the material provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws is only a summary. You should refer to the terms of our common stock contained in our restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws for more complete information.

Our restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of August 23, 2024, there were 58,370,294 shares of our common stock issued and 58,370,133 shares of our common stock outstanding, all of which are fully paid and non-assessable. As of August 23, 2024, there were 649,345 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options, 4,117,189 shares of common stock issuable upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and 100,003 additional shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended. As of such date, there were also 114,429 additional shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan.

Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote for all purposes and cumulative voting is not permitted in the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of more than fifty percent of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all of the directors. Matters to be voted upon by the holders of our common stock require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at a stockholders meeting at which a quorum is present.

There are no preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights pertaining to our common stock. The absence of preemptive rights could result in a dilution of the interest of existing stockholders should additional shares of common stock be issued. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of assets legally available and to share ratably in our assets upon liquidation.

Computershare Trust Company is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “WWR.”

Possible Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws

Certain provisions of Delaware law, our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws discussed below could discourage or make it more difficult to accomplish a proxy contest or other change in our management or the acquisition of control by a holder of a substantial amount of our common stock. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish, or could deter, transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interests or in our best interests. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our Board of Directors and in the policies formulated by the Board of Directors and may discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change of control of us. The provisions also are intended to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. Such provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our management.

Delaware Statutory Business Combinations Provision. We are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is, or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder was, approved in a prescribed manner or another prescribed exception applies. For purposes of Section 203, a “business combination” is defined broadly to include a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder, and, subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with his or her affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior, did own) 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.

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Authorized but Unissued Stock. Our restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of August 23, 2024, there were 58,370,294 shares of our common stock issued and 58,370,133 shares of our common stock outstanding, all of which are fully paid and non-assessable. Our Board of Directors has the authority, without further approval of the stockholders and subject to certain restrictions imposed by NYSE American, to issue authorized but unissued shares, which issuances would adversely affect the voting power and ownership interest of holders of our common stock. This authority may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, delaying or preventing a change in control, and discouraging bids for our common stock at a premium over the market price.

Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Proposals and Stockholder Nominations of Directors. Our amended and restated bylaws, for nominations to the Board of Directors or for other business to be properly brought by a stockholder before a meeting of stockholders (other than proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act), requires, among other requirements: a stockholder to have given timely and proper notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Company; a stockholder to constitute an Eligible Holder and meet certain ownership requirements; a Stockholder Notice to include certain information about the proposing stockholders, Stockholder Associated Persons and proposed nominees; each proposed nominee to complete a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of such proposed nominee, in the form required by the Company; each proposed nominee to enter into a written representation and agreement in the form required by the Company; that a stockholder cannot include in a Stockholder Notice more proposed nominees for election as directors than the number of directors to be elected to the Board at the stockholders’ meeting to which that Stockholder Notice relates; that the Company may require any stockholder providing a Stockholder Notice with respect to a proposed nominee to furnish such other information (i) as may be reasonably required by the Company to determine the eligibility or suitability of such proposed nominee to serve as a director, or (ii) that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee; and that a stockholder, at all times before and after the submission of a Stockholder Notice, comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act), as well as any interpretative guidance and/or requests from the Staff of the SEC, in connection with submitting a Stockholder Notice and taking any actions contemplated thereby. Defined terms used in but not defined in this provision shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the amended and restated bylaws. Detailed requirements as to the form of the notice and information required in the notice are specified in the amended and restated bylaws. If it is determined that business was not properly brought before a meeting in accordance with our bylaw provisions, such business will not be conducted at the meeting.

Amendment of Bylaws. Our Board of Directors is expressly authorized to alter or repeal our amended and restated bylaws.

Special Meetings of Stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by our Chairman, President or pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors. Stockholders may not propose business to be brought before a special meeting of the stockholders.

Debt Securities

The debt securities will be our direct general obligations. The debt securities will be issued under an indenture which may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

The applicable prospectus supplement and/or other offering materials will describe the material terms of the debt securities offered through that prospectus supplement as well as any general terms described in this section that will not apply to those debt securities. To the extent the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials relating to an offering of debt securities are inconsistent with this prospectus, the terms of that prospectus supplement or other offering materials will supersede the information in this prospectus.

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The prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the debt securities. These terms may include the following:

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the title and principal aggregate amount of the debt securities;

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whether the debt securities will be secured or unsecured;

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whether the debt securities are convertible or exchangeable into other securities;

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the percentage or percentages of principal amount at which such debt securities will be issued;

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the interest rates associated with such debt securities or the method for determining the applicable interest rates;

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the dates on which interest will accrue or the method for determining dates on which interest will accrue and dates on which interest will be payable;

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the person to whom any interest on the debt securities will be payable;

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the places where payments on the debt securities will be payable;

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the maturity date;

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redemption or early repayment provisions;

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authorized denominations;

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form;

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amount of discount or premium, if any, with which such debt securities will be issued;

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whether such debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities;

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the identity of the depositary for global securities;

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whether a temporary security is to be issued with respect to such series and whether any interest payable prior to the issuance of definitive securities of the series will be credited to the account of the persons entitled thereto;

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the terms upon which the beneficial interests in a temporary global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for beneficial interests in a definitive global security or for individual definitive securities;

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any covenants applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;

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any defaults and events of default applicable to the particular debt securities being issued;

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the guarantors of each series, if any, and the extent of the guarantees, if any;

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any restriction or condition on the transferability of the debt securities;

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the currency, currencies, or currency units in which the purchase price for, the principal of and any premium and any interest on, such debt securities will be payable;

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the time period within which, the manner in which and the terms and conditions upon which we or the purchaser of the debt securities can select the payment currency;

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the securities exchange(s) on which the securities will be listed, if any;

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whether any underwriter(s) will act as market maker(s) for the securities;

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the extent to which a secondary market for the securities is expected to develop;

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our obligations or right to redeem, purchase or repay debt securities under a sinking fund, amortization or analogous provision;

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provisions relating to covenant defeasance and legal defeasance;

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provisions relating to satisfaction and discharge of the indenture;

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provisions relating to the modification of the indenture both with and without consent of holders of debt securities issued under the indenture;

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the law that will govern the indenture and debt securities; and

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additional terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the indenture.

General

We may sell the debt securities, including original issue discount securities, at par or at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we may issue additional debt securities of a particular series without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of issuance. Any such additional debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of securities under the applicable indenture. In addition, we will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement material U.S. federal income tax considerations and any other special considerations for any debt securities we sell which are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than U.S. dollars. Unless we inform you otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

We expect most debt securities to be issued in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Subject to the limitations provided in the indenture and in the prospectus supplement, debt securities that are issued in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the corporate office of the trustee or the principal corporate trust office of the trustee, without the payment of any service charge, other than any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

If specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, certain of our subsidiaries may guarantee the debt securities. The particular terms of any guarantee will be described in the related prospectus supplement.

Governing Law

The indenture is, and any debt securities will be, governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Warrants

We may issue warrants entitling the holder to purchase from or sell to us, or to receive from us the cash value of the right to purchase or sell, common stock, debt securities, warrants or units. We may issue warrants independently or together any other securities being offered, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses, and the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.

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In the case of each series of warrants, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants being offered thereby. These may include the following, if applicable:

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the title of the warrants;

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the offering price of the warrants;

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the aggregate number of the warrants;

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the designation and terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;

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whether the warrants will be sold separately or with other securities as parts of units;

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if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

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the number or amount of securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which the securities may be purchased upon exercise;

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the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;

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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

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whether the warrants represented by the warrant certificates or securities that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants will be issued in registered or bearer form;

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information relating to book-entry procedures;

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the proposed listing, if any, of the warrants or any securities that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants;

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the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreements and the warrants;

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redemption, repurchase, call or analogous provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants;

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anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;

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any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

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a discussion of material federal income tax considerations; and

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any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, limitations and restrictions relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the warrant agent or the Company in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate and in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.

Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.

Governing Law

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the warrants and warrant agreements will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants

Each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.

Units

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any units offered under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Specific unit agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

General

We may, from time to time, issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus, including common stock, debt securities or warrants, in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units being offered, including, as applicable:

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the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

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any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described herein;

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any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

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whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

We may issue units in such amounts and in such number of distinct series as we determine.

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The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Securities — Common Stock,” “Description of Securities — Debt Securities” and “Description of Securities — Warrants” will apply to each unit, as applicable, and to any common stock, debt security and warrant comprising each unit, as applicable.

Unit Agent

The name and address of the unit agent for any units we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus from time to time in one or more offerings. Registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean, however, that those securities will necessarily be offered or sold.

We may sell the securities offered under this prospectus, separately or together:

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to or through one or more underwriters, dealers or an underwriting syndicate, represented by one or more managing underwriters;

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to or through agents;

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directly to one or more purchasers, including our affiliates;

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in block trades;

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if indicated in the prospectus supplement, pursuant to delayed delivery contracts

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through negotiated transactions; or

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through any combination of any of these methods of sale.

The distribution of securities offered under this prospectus may be effectuated from time to time in one or more transactions either:

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at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;

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at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;

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at prices related to such prevailing market prices;

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in “at the market offerings,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a sales agent into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; or

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at negotiated prices.

For each offering of securities, the prospectus supplement will describe:

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the plan of distribution;

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the terms of the offering;

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the names of any agents, dealers or underwriters;

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the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;

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the securities exchanges on which the securities will be listed, if any;

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the purchase price of the securities;

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the net proceeds to us from the sale of the securities;

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any delayed delivery arrangements;

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any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

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any public offering price; and

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any discounts, commissions, concessions or fees allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers or agents.

We may engage in at-the-market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, and we may also sell securities through a rights offering, forward contracts or similar arrangements. In any distribution of subscription rights to stockholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell unsubscribed securities to third parties.

If underwriters are used in the sale of any securities, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above.

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The securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters. Generally, the underwriters’ obligations to purchase the securities will be subject to conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if they purchase any of the securities. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.

We may designate agents to sell the securities. Unless otherwise specified in connection with any particular sale of securities, the agents will agree to use their best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment.

We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions we pay for solicitation of these contracts.

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a post-effective amendment.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.

We may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, in connection with the distribution.

Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act. As a result, discounts, commissions or profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. The prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

Unless otherwise specified in the related prospectus supplement, all securities we offer, other than common stock, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed for trading on the NYSE American or other principal market for our common stock. We may apply to list any series of debt securities or warrants on an exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. Therefore, there may not be liquidity or a trading market for any series of securities.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that such transactions may have

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on the price of the securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the heading “Underwriting” or “Plan of Distribution” in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of the common stock may engage in transactions with and perform other services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Holland & Hart LLP, Denver, Colorado. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Westwater Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the years then ended incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been audited by Moss Adams LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a going concern uncertainty), which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby. Each item listed is estimated, except for the SEC registration fee and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) filing fee.

SEC registration fee	$	7,374.22
FINRA filing fee		15,505.88
Legal fees and expenses		*
Trustee’s fees and expenses		*
Accounting fees and expenses		*
Printing expenses		*
Miscellaneous fees and expenses		*
Total Expenses	$	*

These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to an action (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of his service as a director or officer of the corporation, or his service, at the corporation’s request, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that are actually and reasonably incurred by him (“Expenses”), and judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that are actually and reasonably incurred by him, in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Although Delaware law permits a corporation to indemnify any person referred to above against Expenses in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, if such person has been judged liable to the corporation, indemnification is only permitted to the extent that the Court of Chancery (or the court in which the action was brought) determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, such person is entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as the court deems proper. The Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) also provides for mandatory indemnification of any director, officer, employee or agent against Expenses to the extent such person has been successful in any proceeding covered by the statute. In addition, the DGCL provides the general authorization of advancement of a director’s or officer’s litigation expenses in lieu of requiring the authorization of such advancement by the Board of Directors in specific cases, and that indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by the statute shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or otherwise.

Our amended and restated bylaws and restated certificate of incorporation provide for indemnification of our directors and officers and for advancement of litigation expenses to the fullest extent permitted by current Delaware law.

We maintain a policy of directors and officers liability insurance which reimburses us for expenses which we may incur in connection with the foregoing indemnity provisions and which may provide direct indemnification to directors and officers where we are unable to do so.

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the above, we have 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.

Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number			Description
1.2*			Form of Underwriting Agreement
4.1			Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through April 22, 2019. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019).
4.2			Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 31, 2024).
4.3			Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended March 18, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023).
4.3			Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236796) filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020).
4.4			Form of Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236796) filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020).
4.5*			Form of Warrant Agreement.
4.6*			Form of Warrant Certificate.
4.7*			Form of Unit Agreement.
5.1			Opinion of Holland & Hart LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1			Consent of Holland & Hart LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1			Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
25.1**			Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the trustee for the debt securities.
107			Filing Fee Table (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 107 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280685) filed with the SEC on July 3, 2024).

To be filed, if necessary, as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by reference.

To be filed in accordance with the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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

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

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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration

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statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the 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 therein, 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 which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(A)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

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(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b)

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 section 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.

(c)

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 by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

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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 on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, on the 26th day of August, 2024.

WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.

By:

/s/ Frank Bakker

Name: Frank Bakker

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Messrs. Frank Bakker and Steven M. Cates and each of them severally as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each 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 such person might, or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any substitute therefor, 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Frank Bakker Frank Bakker	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	August 26, 2024
/s/ Steven M. Cates Steven M. Cates	Senior Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)	August 26, 2024
/s/ Terence J. Cryan Terence J. Cryan	Director and Executive Chairman	August 26, 2024
/s/ Karli S. Anderson Karli S. Anderson	Director	August 26, 2024
/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara Tracy D. Pagliara	Director	August 26, 2024
/s/ Deborah A. Peacock Deborah A. Peacock	Director	August 26, 2024

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