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): December 9, 2017
| UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Montana | | 33-00215 | | 81-0305822 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| of incorporation) | | | | |
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P.O. Box 643 Thompson Falls, Montana | 59873 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (406) 827-3523 |
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| Not Applicable |
| (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.
On December 9, 2017, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 69,323,173 shares entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Registrant’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, there were 57,561,288 votes cast, representing approximately 83.0% of the combined voting power of the Registrant’s common stock, Series C preferred stock and Series D preferred stock were present in person or represented by proxy.
The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. At the Annual Meeting, the seven nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (Proposal 1 below). In addition, management proposals regarding ratification of the appointment of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague P.S. as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 (Proposal 2 below) was approved.
1.
Election to the Registrant’s Board of Directors the following seven nominees:
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| John C. Lawrence | 38,115,729 | 210,237 | 30,997,207 |
| Gary D. Babbitt | 37,545,896 | 780,070 | 30,997,207 |
| Hartmut W. Baitis | 38,125,010 | 200,956 | 30,997,207 |
| Russell C. Lawrence | 38,091,797 | 234,169 | 30,997,207 |
| Whitney H. Ferer | 37,579,989 | 745,977 | 30,997,207 |
| Jeffrey D. Wright | 35,984,916 | 750,378 | 32,587,879 |
| Craig W. Thomas | 37,579,489 | 746,377 | 30,997,307 |
2.
Ratification of selection of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague P.S. as the Registrant’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2016.
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Non Vote |
| 57,389,261 | | 172,027 | | 200,765 | | 11,561,120 |
Proxies were solicited under the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2017. All nominees for director were elected. The proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2017 fiscal year was approved.
SIGNATURES
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.
| | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION | |
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| Date: December 9, 2017 | By: | /s/ John C. Lawrence | |
| | | John C. Lawrence | |
| | | President, Director and Principal Executive Officer | |
