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): February 6, 2012
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-33119 | | 20-5597115 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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9790 Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Reno, Nevada | | 89521 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(775) 358-4455
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
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| Item 5.08 | Shareholder Director Nominations. |
On February 6, 2012, Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 3, 2012, and that the Board of Directors have set March 20, 2012, as the record date for holders of the Company’s common stock authorized to vote at such meeting. The deadline for submission of any stockholder proposal sought to be included in the Company’s proxy materials or to be presented at its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is February 16, 2012.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued a press release announcing the status of its current progress in procuring critical mining and processing equipment for its previously announced Hycroft expansion projects.
A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. | | Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press release of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. dated February 6, 2012. |
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| 99.2 | | Press release of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. dated February 6, 2012. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: February 6, 2012 | | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Hal D. Kirby |
| | | | Hal D. Kirby |
| | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press release of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. dated February 6, 2012. |
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| 99.2 | | Press release of Allied Nevada Gold Corp. dated February 6, 2012. |
