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 21, 2013

 

 

GEOVIC MINING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-52646   20-5919886

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

5500 East Yale Avenue, Suite 302

Denver, Colorado

  80222
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 476-6455  

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a–12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d–2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ 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.

 

(a)    The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Geovic Mining Corp. (the “Company”) was held on June 21, 2013.

 

(b)    The proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. As of the April 24, 2013 record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 106,639,602 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

(1)    Election of the following persons as directors of the Company to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders:

 

Name  Votes For  Votes Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
William A. Buckovic   30,438,032    617,420    18,660,402 
Michael T. Mason   30,419,160    636,292    18,660,402 
Paul D. Rose   30,433,032    622,420    18,660,402 

 

The election of each of Messrs. Buckovic, Mason and Rose as a director of the Company to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders was approved at the Annual Meeting pursuant to the voting results set forth above.

 

As previously disclosed, two of the Company’s previous directors, namely Messrs. Robert J. (Don) MacDonald and Gregg J. Sedun, decided not to stand for re-election as directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting. As a result, the terms of office of Messrs. MacDonald and Sedun as directors of the Company expired at the Annual Meeting and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has two vacancies. In addition, Paul D. Rose is the sole remaining independent director of the Company as determined under applicable rules and the Audit Committee of the Board does not presently have an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as defined in accordance with Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.

 

The Board is seeking to fill the vacancies that resulted from the expiration of the terms of office of Messrs. MacDonald and Sedun as directors of the Company.

 

(2)    Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
 49,109,691    108,169    497,994    0 

 

The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was approved at the Annual Meeting pursuant to the voting results set forth above.

 

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(3)    Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
 28,954,802    1,579,286    521,364    18,660,402 

 

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, at the Annual Meeting pursuant to the voting results set forth above.

 

(4)    Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

 1 Year

 

 2 Years

 

 3 Years

 

 Abstentions

 

 Broker Non-Votes

 10,604,785    924,510    18,449,138    1,077,019    18,660,402 

 

As indicated by the voting results set forth above, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote was not reached for any of the frequency options presented at the Annual Meeting, but the “3 Years” frequency option received the highest number of affirmative stockholder votes of the three frequency options presented.

 

(d)    In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Company has decided to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers every three years. The Company is required to hold another advisory vote with respect to the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers no later than the annual or other meeting of stockholders in 2019.

 

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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: June 25, 2013

 

    GEOVIC MINING CORP. 
   
 
        By: /s/ Michael T. Mason
    Name: Michael T. Mason
    Title:    Chairman of the Board and 
                     Chief Executive Officer

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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