Golden Minerals Company

05/27/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/27/2022 09:01

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

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): May 27, 2022 (May 26, 2022)

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

delaware 1-13627 26-4413382
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

350 Indiana Street, Suite 650

Golden, Colorado80401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 839-5060

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value AUMN NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Golden Minerals Company (the "Company") held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on May 26, 2022 in Golden, Colorado. At the Meeting, two proposals were submitted to the stockholders for approval as set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2022.

Of the 162,511,275 shares of common stock outstanding and which are entitled to vote as of the record date, 98,775,695 shares (60.78%) were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The Company's stockholders (1) approved the election of Jeffrey G. Clevenger, Warren M. Rehn, W. Durand Eppler, Deborah J. Friedman, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, Andrew N. Pullar and David H. Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and (2) ratified the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The votes on the proposals were cast as set forth below:

1. Election of eight (8) directors to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected.
Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Jeffrey G. Clevenger 61,904,379 6,592,749 30,278,567
Warren M. Rehn 68,003,421 493,707 30,278,567
W. Durand Eppler 62,089,716 6,407,412 30,278,567
Deborah J. Friedman 67,977,488 519,640 30,278,567
Kevin R. Morano 62,557,475 5,939,653 30,278,567
Terry M. Palmer 67,838,367 658,761 30,278,567
Andrew N. Pullar 67,897,703 599,425 30,278,567
David H. Watkins 67,483,352 1,013,776 30,278,567
2. Ratification of the selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
98,197,992 334,991 242,712

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.

Date: May 27, 2022

Golden Minerals Company
By: /s/ Julie Z. Weedman
Name: Julie Z. Weedman
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer