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): | December 30, 2020 |
| Commission File Number | 000-31380 |
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 82-0096527 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
|
PO Box 432 Eureka, UT |
84628 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (435) 433-2059 | ||
| (Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| (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.
The 2020 annual meeting of stockholders was held on December 30, 2020. The following sets forth the items voted on and the results.
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
| FOR | WITHHELD | |||
| MARIO CONCHA | 57,589,429 | 12,749,939 | ||
| JOHN LEVY | 50,466,497 | 20,175,911 | ||
| ROBERT BETZ | 58,046,516 | 12,593,852 | ||
| GEOFFREY SCOTT | 58,027,816 | 12,614,552 | ||
| CHRISTOPHER CARNEY | 58,053,053 | 12,589,315 |
There were 37,974,994 broker non-votes with respect to each person elected as director
PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 60,163,727 | 2,649,727 | 7,828,914 | 37,974,994 |
PROPOSAL 3: RATIFY MALONEBAILEY, LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCTOUNTANT
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
| 107,846,975 | 287,453 | 470,934 |
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.
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. | ||||
| Dated: | January 13, 2021 | /s/ CHRISTOPHER T. CARNEY | ||
| By: Christopher T. Carney | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |