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):  June 14, 2011

 

US GOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

001-33190

 

84-0796160

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File
Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

99 George Street, 3rd Floor

Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5A 2N4

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:  (866) 441-0690

 

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:

 

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))

 

 

 



 

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

 

US Gold Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on June 14, 2011.  Of the 139,599,552 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, including exchangeable shares not held by the Company or its affiliates, 116,573,045 shares were voted, or 83.5% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.

 

At the annual meeting, the shareholders elected the five individuals nominated to be directors; approved the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the proxy statement; voted to hold the advisory vote on executive compensation every three years; and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Election results for the directors nominated at the meeting are as follows:

 

 

 

Shares Voted

 

Name of Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Robert R. McEwen

 

86,700,699

 

344,960

 

29,527,201

 

Michele Ashby

 

86,913,047

 

132,612

 

29,527,201

 

Leanne Baker

 

86,738,050

 

307,609

 

29,527,201

 

Peter Botjos

 

58,843,453

 

28,202,206

 

29,527,201

 

Declan Costelloe

 

82,211,211

 

4,834,448

 

29,527,201

 

 

Election results for the advisory vote on executive compensation are as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

81,533,141

 

507,259

 

5,005,444

 

29,527,201

 

 

Election results for the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation are as follows:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

36,460,362

 

2,411,943

 

43,051,054

 

5,122,485

 

29,527,201

 

 

Election results for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

116,211,903

 

185,550

 

175,592

 

0

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

US GOLD CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: June 17, 2011

By:

/s/ Perry Y. Ing

 

 

Perry Y. Ing, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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