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): August 2, 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)
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 5.02. | 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 its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2013, Randy Buffington, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, succeeded Robert Buchan as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective on July 8, 2013. On August 2, 2013, in connection with Mr. Buffington’s appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), after recommendation by the Board’s Compensation Committee, approved an increase in Mr. Buffington’s annual base salary of $90,000 from $410,000 to $500,000 and a change in his annual cash performance award from up to 50% of his annual base salary to up to 75% of his annual base salary.
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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: August 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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