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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): May 27, 2010
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 800
Golden, Colorado 80401
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 839-5060
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):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 27, 2010 in Golden, Colorado. Of the 8,810,608 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 6,569,612 (approximately 74.56%) were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The Company’s stockholders approved all of the nominees and proposals. Specifically, the Company’s stockholders approved the election of Jeffrey G. Clevenger, W. Durand Eppler, Ian Masterton-Hume, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, and David Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected, and the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:
1. Election of six (6) directors to hold office until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected.
Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes | |
Jeffrey G. Clevenger | | 3,492,297 | | 471,381 | | 2,605,934 | |
W. Durand Eppler | | 3,298,730 | | 664,948 | | 2,605,934 | |
Ian Masterton-Hume | | 3,962,399 | | 1,279 | | 2,605,934 | |
Kevin R. Morano | | 3,296,181 | | 667,497 | | 2,605,934 | |
Terry M. Palmer | | 3,963,399 | | 279 | | 2,605,934 | |
David Watkins | | 3,388,686 | | 574,992 | | 2,605,934 | |
2. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | |
6,567,525 | | 1,622 | | 465 | |
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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.
Date: June 3, 2010
| Golden Minerals Company |
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| By: | /s/ Robert P. Vogels |
| | Name: Robert P. Vogels |
| | Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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