UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2016
Pershing Gold Corporation
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 000-54710 | | 26-0657736 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1658 Cole Boulevard Building 6 - Suite 210 Lakewood, Colorado | | 80401 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 974-7248
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| (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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on August 9, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Of the 28,931,662 shares entitled to vote as of the record date, 23,757,529 shares (82.12%) 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 (i) approved the election of Stephen Alfers, D. Scott Barr, Barry Honig, Edward Karr, and Alex Morrison as directors of the Company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, (ii) approved the advisory say-on-pay resolution to approve our executive compensation, and (iii) ratified the appointment of KBL, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:
| 1. | Election of five directors: |
| Name | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| Stephen Alfers | | 18,256,370 | | 58,443 | | 5,442,716 |
| D. Scott Barr | | 18,254,298 | | 60,515 | | 5,442,716 |
| Barry Honig | | 18,231,818 | | 82,995 | | 5,442,716 |
| Edward Karr | | 18,255,875 | | 58,938 | | 5,442,716 |
| Alex Morrison | | 18,247,361 | | 67,452 | | 5,442,716 |
2. Approval of the advisory say-on-pay resolution to approve our executive compensation:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker
Non-Votes |
| 18,120,048 | | 136,322 | | 58,443 | | 5,442,716 |
3. Ratification of the appointment of KBL, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:
| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
| 23,633,941 | | 62,128 | | 61,460 |
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: August 15, 2016
| | PERSHING GOLD CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Stephen Alfers |
| | | Stephen Alfers |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
