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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 16, 2017

 

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

1-13627

 

26-4413382

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or
organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

350 Indiana Street, Suite 800

Golden, Colorado 80401

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 839-5060

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).  Emerging growth company o

 

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

 

 

 



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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

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Item 5.07                         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 16, 2017 in Golden, Colorado.  At the Meeting, two proposals were submitted to the stockholders for approval as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017.

 

Of the 89,426,701 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date (March 22, 2017), 64,022,926 shares (71.59%) were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting.  The Company’s stockholders (1) approved the election of Jeffrey G. Clevenger, Warren M. Rehn, W. Durand Eppler, Ian Masterton-Hume, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, Andrew N. Pullar and David H. Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected, and (2) ratified the appointment of EKS&H, LLLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.  The votes on the proposals were cast as set forth below:

 

1.                                      Election of eight (8) directors to hold office until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Jeffrey G. Clevenger

 

46,545,751

 

678,383

 

16,798,792

Warren M. Rehn

 

46,571,986

 

652,148

 

16,798,792

W. Durand Eppler

 

47,006,684

 

217,450

 

16,798,792

Ian Masterton-Hume

 

46,511,536

 

712,598

 

16,798,792

Kevin R. Morano

 

47,008,309

 

215,825

 

16,798,792

Terry M. Palmer

 

47,006,806

 

217,328

 

16,798,792

Andrew N. Pullar

 

46,550,761

 

673,373

 

16,798,792

David H. Watkins

 

47,002,694

 

221,440

 

16,798,792

 

2.                                      Ratification of the selection of EKS&H, LLLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

62,995,063

 

169,690

 

858,173

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Date: May 17, 2017

 

 

 

 

Golden Minerals Company

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert P. Vogels

 

 

Name:

Robert P. Vogels

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

 

 

 

Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

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