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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):

April 23, 2014

 

 

Newmont Mining Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-31240

(Commission File Number)

84-1611629

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(303) 863-7414

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ 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

On April 23, 2014, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of Directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2014; (3) the advisory vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers; and (4) a stockholder proposal regarding political spending disclosure.

The following matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal #1 – Election of Directors

 

Name

   Votes For      % of
votes
cast
     Withheld
Votes
     % of
votes
cast
     Abstentions      Broker Non-
Votes
 

Bruce R. Brook

     302,149,121         99.4         1,869,776         0.6         1,978,359         71,857,674   

J. Kofi Bucknor

     301,582,096         99.2         2,411,294         0.8         2,003,866         71,857,674   

Vincent. A. Calarco

     300,616,188         99.1         2,597,303         0.9         2,783,765         71,857,674   

Joseph A. Carrabba

     301,575,884         99.1         2,640,373         0.9         1,780,999         71,857,674   

Noreen Doyle

     302,581,114         99.5         1,671,839         0.6         1,744,303         71,857,674   

Gary J. Goldberg

     302,917,555         99.6         1,342,610         0.4         1,737,091         71,857,674   

Veronica M. Hagen

     301,774,582         99.2         2,483,051         0.8         1,739,623         71,857,674   

Jane Nelson

     301,721,244         99.2         2,519,654         0.8         1,756,358         71,857,674   

Donald C. Roth

     301,509,976         99.1         2,698,527         0.9         1,788,753         71,857,674   

Proposal #2 – Ratification of Auditors

 

            % of votes cast at
the Annual Meeting
 

Votes For

     374,267,245         99.1   

Votes Against

     2,564,566         0.7   

Abstentions

     1,023,119         0.3   

Proposal #3 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

 

            % of votes cast
on the Proposal
 

Votes For

     275,330,125         90.0   

Votes Against

     20,179,195         6.6   

Abstentions

     10,487,255         3.4   

Broker Non-Votes

     71,858,355         —     

 

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The following matter voted on at the Annual Meeting was defeated. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal #4 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending Disclosure

 

            % of votes cast
on the Proposal
 

Votes For

     18,025,568         5.9   

Votes Against

     248,010,269         81.1   

Abstentions

     39,960,738         13.1   

Broker Non-Votes

     71,858,355         —     

For purposes of this Item 5.07, percentages have been rounded.

ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

In news releases issued on April 28, 2014, the Company responded to news releases issued by Barrick Gold Corporation. Copies of the Company’s news releases are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

The information, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Exhibits

99.1    News Release, dated April 28, 2014
99.2    News Release, dated April 28, 2014

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

By:  

/s/ Stephen P. Gottesfeld

Name:   Stephen P. Gottesfeld
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: April 28, 2014

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description of Exhibits

99.1    News Release, dated April 28, 2014
99.2    News Release, dated April 28, 2014

 

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