UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 4, 2012
PARAMOUNT GOLD AND SILVER CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-51600
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20-3690109
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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665 Anderson Street
Winnemucca, Nevada
89445
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(775) 625-3600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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
Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual shareholder meeting on December 4, 2012. Of the 147,546,184 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting 98,350,963 shares or 66.66% were voted.
At the annual shareholder meeting, the shareholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote on three proposals. The election results for each proposal were as follows:
Proposal #1: Election results for the directors nominated at the meeting are as follows:
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Share Voted
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Name of Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Christopher Crupi
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47,665,162
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599,060
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50,086,741
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Michel Stinglhamber
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47,620,729
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643,493
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50,086,741
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John Carden
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47,856,249
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407,973
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50,086,741
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Robert Dinning
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39,504,654
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8,759,568
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50,086,741
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Christopher Reynolds
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47,863,783
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400,439
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50,086,741
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Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien
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47,577,338
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888,884
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50,086,741
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Shawn Kennedy
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36,230,313
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12,033,909
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50,086,741
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Proposal #2: Election results for the ratifications of the appointment of MNP LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ended June 30, 2013 are as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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97,261,124
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831,163
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258,676
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0
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Proposal #3: Election results for the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation are as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,388,039
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2,312,757
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563,419
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50,086,741
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SIGNATURES
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: December 5, 2012
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Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.
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By:
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/s/Christopher Crupi
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Christopher Crupi, CEO
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