UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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 27, 2022 (
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 26, 2022 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 April 14, 2022.
Of the 162,511,275 shares of common stock outstanding and which are entitled to vote as of the record date, 98,775,695 shares (60.78%) 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, Deborah J. Friedman, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, Andrew N. Pullar and David H. Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and (2) ratified the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The votes on the proposals were cast as set forth below:
| 1. | Election of eight (8) directors to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected. |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| Jeffrey G. Clevenger | 61,904,379 | 6,592,749 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| Warren M. Rehn | 68,003,421 | 493,707 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| W. Durand Eppler | 62,089,716 | 6,407,412 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| Deborah J. Friedman | 67,977,488 | 519,640 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| Kevin R. Morano | 62,557,475 | 5,939,653 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| Terry M. Palmer | 67,838,367 | 658,761 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| Andrew N. Pullar | 67,897,703 | 599,425 | 30,278,567 | ||||||
| David H. Watkins | 67,483,352 | 1,013,776 | 30,278,567 |
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | |||||
| 98,197,992 | 334,991 | 242,712 |
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 27, 2022
| Golden Minerals Company | ||
| By: | /s/ Julie Z. Weedman | |
| Name: Julie Z. Weedman | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||