UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 31, 2013
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-33119 | 20-5597115 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 9790 Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Reno, Nevada |
89521 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(775) 358-4455
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As disclosed by Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (the “Company”) in the Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 28, 2013, Bob Buchan, the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective on March 27, 2013. On May 31, 2013, in connection with Mr. Buchan’s previous appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon recommendation of the Board’s Compensation Committee, approved a grant of 97,674 restricted share units (the “RSUs”) to Mr. Buchan.
The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Share Plan. 65,116 RSUs will vest on July 31, 2013 with the remaining RSUs to vest in two equal installments of 16,279 on August 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013. Pursuant to the Restricted Share Plan, Mr. Buchan may elect to defer the receipt of the Company common stock issuable in respect of RSUs until a vesting date that is after the end of the restricted period for such RSUs, but no later than Mr. Buchan’s retirement date. The election must be made at least 60 days prior to the expiration of such restricted period. Please see Note 13 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on February 25, 2013 for further information on the Company’s Restricted Share Plan.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: June 6, 2013 | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stephen M. Jones | |||
| Stephen M. Jones | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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