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): September 17, 2013
NIMIN ENERGY CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| ALBERTA, CANADA | 000-54162 | 61-1606563 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
NiMin Energy Corp.
1160 Eugenia Place, Suite 100
Carpinteria, California 93013
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: Tel: 805.566.2900
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
NiMin Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on September 17, 2013. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated August 16, 2013. Shareholders with a total of 43,996,664 shares were present at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy, of a total of 69,834,396 shares issued and outstanding as of the record date for the meeting.
The shareholders voted to approve the proposal to fix the board of directors of the Company at five (5) members, and voted as follows:
| For | 43,424,064 | |
| Against | 280,379 |
The shareholders elected the 5 nominees to the Board, each to serve until the 2014 annual meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and voted as follows:
| Director |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Clarence Cottman III |
27,450,295 | 7,240,060 | ||||||
| Brian Bayley |
27,450,295 | 7,240,060 | ||||||
| W.A. (Alf) Peneycad |
27,450,295 | 7,240,060 | ||||||
| Robert L. Refearn |
27,450,295 | 7,240,060 | ||||||
| William Gumma |
29,573,964 | 5,116,391 | ||||||
The shareholders approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, and voted as follows:
| For |
43,385,609 | |||
| Withhold |
611,034 |
The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and voted as follows:
| For |
27,904,764 | |||
| Against |
6,785,591 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| NIMIN ENERGY CORP. (Registrant) | ||||||
| September 23, 2013 | /s/ Clarence Cottman, III | |||||
| Clarence Cottman, III | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||