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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Maselli Michael G.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

7000 YOSEMITE STREETE, SUITE 115

(Street)

CENTENNIAL

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS LTD [ NB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares	12/20/2024		J		323,085	A	⁽¹⁾	613,081	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock of Elk Creek Resources Corp⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾	12/20/2024		J			323,085	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Shares	323,085	⁽¹⁾	239,996⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects exchange of Class B common stock of Elk Creek Resources Corp ("Elk Class B Shares") exchanged for the Issuer's common shares on a one-for-one basis. Unvested Elk Class B Shares will vest if, from the closing of the Business Combination until the tenth anniversary thereof, the volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") of the Issuer's common shares exceeds certain thresholds as follows: (a) one-half will vest if the VWAP of the Issuer's common shares exceeds $12.50 for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period, and (b) the remaining half will vest if the VWAP of the Issuer's common shares exceeds $15.00 for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period.

2. Elk Class B shares were acquired from GX Sponsor II LLC ("Sponsor") in a pro rata distribution to all Sponsor members immediately following the closing of the business combination (the "Business Combination") contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2022, as amended, entered into by and among GX Acquisition Corp. II, the Issuer, and Big Red Merger Sub Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. After the closing of the Business Combination, GX Acquisition Corp. II became an indirect subsidiary of the Issuer and changed its name to "Elk Creek Resources Corp." Reflects vested Elk Class B shares eligible for exchange to Issuer's common shares.

3. Includes 239,996 unvested Elk Class B Shares.

	/s/ Neal S. Shah, as attorney-in-fact	12/23/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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