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): April 27, 2019
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Montana | | 33-00215 | | 81-0305882 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 643
Thompson Falls, Montana 59873
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(406) 827-3523
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 | UAMY | NYSE MKT |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 27, 2019, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting.
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 six 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 2018 (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 | 38,007,662 | 589,158 | 31,221,023 |
| Gary D. Babbitt | 37,278,620 | 1,318,200 | 31,221,023 |
| Hartmut W. Baitis | 37,984,004 | 612,816 | 31,221,023 |
| Russell C. Lawrence | 37,983,604 | 613,216 | 31,221,023 |
| Jeffrey D. Wright | 37,739,096 | 857,724 | 31,221,023 |
| Craig W. Thomas | 37,190,398 | 1,405,922 | 31,221,023 |
2.
Ratification of selection of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague P.S. as the Registrant’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2018.
| | |
58,558,006 | 436, 554 | 91,316 |
3. Proposal to approve the compensation of our named executives on an advisory (non-binding) basis.
| | | |
36,015,800 | 956,199 | 2,880,088 | 29,965,756 |
4. Proposal to approve the frequency of holding an advisory vote on compensation of our named executives on an advisory (non-binding basis.
| | | |
| 1,703,056 | 22,609,679 | 1,255,767 |
Based on this non-binding stockholder vote, our Board of Directors has determined to conduct a shareholder vote on executive compensation every three years.
Proxies were solicited under the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2019. All nominees for director were elected. The proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2018 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: April 27, 2019 | By: | /s/ John C. Lawrence | |
| | | John C. Lawrence | |
| | | President, Director and Principal Executive Officer | |
