Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HIGGS DENNIS LYLE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
URANERZ ENERGY CORP. [URZ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
SUITE 1410, 800 WEST PENDER STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2010
(Street)

VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 2V6		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common share options $ 0.75 03/03/2010   J     350,000 01/06/2006 01/06/2011 Common shares 350,000 $ 0.75 585,000 D  
Common share options $ 3.2 03/03/2010   J     250,000 01/26/2007 01/26/2012 Common shares 250,000 $ 3.2 335,000 D  
Common share options $ 2.64 03/03/2010   J     125,000 01/07/2008 01/07/2013 Common shares 125,000 $ 2.64 210,000 D  
Common share options $ 0.65 03/03/2010   J     140,000 01/05/2009 01/05/2014 Common shares 140,000 $ 0.65 70,000 D  
Common share options $ 0.65 03/03/2010   J   140,000   01/05/2009 01/05/2019 Common shares 140,000 $ 0.65 210,000 D  
Common share options $ 2.64 03/03/2010   J   125,000   01/07/2008 01/07/2018 Common shares 125,000 $ 2.64 335,000 D  
Common share options $ 3.2 03/03/2010   J   250,000   01/26/2007 01/26/2017 Common shares 250,000 $ 3.2 585,000 D  
Common share options $ 0.75 03/03/2010   J   350,000   01/06/2006 01/06/2016 Common shares 350,000 $ 0.75 935,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HIGGS DENNIS LYLE
SUITE 1410
800 WEST PENDER STREET
VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 2V6		   X     Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 Dennis Higgs   03/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
The expiry period of Mr. Higgs' options was extended to ten years from the original grant date. This has been reported as a cancellation of the original option grant and a grant of options on the same terms as the original grant except that the term is now ten years from the grant date.

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