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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): |
December 9, 2015 |
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Commission File Number |
000-31380 |
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APPLIED MINERALS, INC. | ||||||
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
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110 Greene Street – Suite 1101, New York, NY |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(212) 226-4265 |
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(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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on December 9, 2015.
The following indicates the matters voted on and the results of the voting. There were 26,527,635 broker non-votes in connection with each nominee and proposals 2 and 3.
Proposal 1 -- Election of Directors
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1.1 John Levy |
For 44,807,062 | Withheld 7,504,746 |
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1.2 Robert Betz |
For 49,322,450 | Withheld 3,079,358 |
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1.3 Mario Concha |
For 49,277,020 | Withheld 3,034,788 |
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1.4 David Taft |
For 50,504,258 | Withheld 1,807,550 |
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1.5 Bradley Tirpak |
For 50,559,688 | Withheld 1,752,120 |
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1.6 Ali Zamani |
For 50,604,258 | Withheld 1,707,550 |
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1.7 Andre Zeitoun |
For 48,647,251 | Withheld 2,941,557 |
All of the above nominees were elected
Proposal 2 -- Advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation
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FOR 33,329,844 |
AGAINST 18,893,595 | ABSTAIN 88,369 |
The proposal was approved.
Proposal 3 -- Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation to enable stockholder action by written consent
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FOR 50,285,789 |
AGAINST 1,841,367 | ABSTAIN 184,652 |
The proposal was approved.
Proposal 4 -- The ratification of the selection of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
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FOR 78,664,000 |
AGAINST 34,510 | ABSTAIN 140,633 |
The proposal was approved
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.
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APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
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Dated: |
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December 14, 2015 |
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/s/ ANDRE ZEITOUN |
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By: Andre Zeitoun |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |