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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): July 12, 2018

KLONDEX MINES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia 001-37563 98-1153397
(State or other jurisdiction of    
incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

6110 Plumas Street Suite A
Reno, Nevada 89519
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(775) 284-5757
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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.

Klondex Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) held its annual and special meeting of securityholders (the “Meeting”) on July 12, 2018. At the Meeting, shareholders and securityholders of the Company, as applicable, voted on, and approved, the following proposals:

  1.

Approval of a statutory plan of arrangement under Section 288 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) by the shareholders and securityholders of the Company (the “Arrangement”);

     
  2.

Approval of a share option plan for Havilah Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company;

     
  3.

Election of nominees to the board of directors of the Company for the ensuing year or for the period up to the effective time of the Arrangement;

     
  4.

Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorization of the directors of the Company to fix their remuneration; and

     
  5.

Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation.

Because there were sufficient votes to approve the Arrangement, it was not necessary to submit a proposal authorizing adjournment of the Meeting in the event that there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Meeting, or adjournment or postponement thereof, to approve the Arrangement.

  1.

On the matter of approval of the Arrangement, the shareholders and securityholders of the Company, voting in the manner more particularly described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement in respect of the Meeting filed with the SEC, approved the proposal pursuant to the following voting results:

Shareholders of the Company:


Outcome of Vote Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Carried 122,097,683 463,957 N/A
  (99.62%) (0.38%)  

Securityholders of the Company, being shareholders, optionholders, restricted share unit holders and deferred share unit holders of the Company (voting as a single class):

Outcome of Vote Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
Carried 126,677,819 494,949 N/A
  (99.61%) (0.39%)  

 

Number of broker non-votes in respect of the proposal on approval of the Arrangement: 16,250,541.

     
  2.

One the matter of the approval of the share option plan for Havilah Mining Corporation, the voting results were as follows:


Outcome of Vote Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Carried 111,307,458 11,254,182 N/A 16,250,541
  (90.82%) (9.18%)    

  3.

On the matter of the election of eight nominees, Rodney Cooper, Mark J. Daniel, James Haggarty, Richard J. Hall, Paul Huet, William Matlack, Charles Oliver and Blair Schultz, to the board of directors of the Company, the voting results were as follows:



Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Rodney
Cooper
121,262,375
(98.98 %)
1,252,579
(1.02 %)
16,250,540

Mark J.
Daniel
116,114,429
(94.78%)
6,400,525
(5.22%)
16,250,540
James
Haggarty
121,262,137
(98.98 %)
1,252,817
(1.02%)
16,250,540
Richard J.
Hall
121,130,372
( 98.87%)
1,384,582
(1.13%)
16,250,540
Paul Huet
121,026,444
(98.79%)
1,488,510
(1.21%)
16,250,540
William
Matlack
119,014,878
(97.14%)
3,500,076
(2.86%)
16,250,540
Charles
Oliver
121,078,547
(98.83%)
1,436,407
(1.17%)
16,250,540
Blair Schultz
120,847,691
(98.64%)
1,667,263
(1.36%)
16,250,540

  4.

On the matter of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorization the directors of the Company to fix their remuneration, the voting results were as follows:


Outcome of Vote Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Carried 137,317,413 1,448,081                                0
  (98.96%) (1.04%)  

  5.

On the matter of the approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company's approach to executive compensation, the voting results were as follows:


Outcome of Vote Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Carried 120,311,309 2,203,644 N/A 16,250,541
  (98.20%) (1.80%)    

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 12, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of the Meeting and discussing other matters relating to the Arrangement. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

Exhibit Description
   
99.1 Press Release dated July 12, 2018


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.

  KLONDEX MINES LTD.
   
Date: July 12, 2018 By: /s/ Barry Dahl
  Name: Barry Dahl
  Title: Chief Financial Officer