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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)

 

 

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):

 

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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.

 

 

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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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