UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2017
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-36908 |
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665 Anderson Street
Winnemucca, Nevada
89445
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(775) 625-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02(d)Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 11, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Rudi Fronk as a director to the Board. Mr. Fronk will serve as the Company’s non-executive Chairman and is expected to serve on the Board’s Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees.
As a non-executive director of the Company and non-employee Chairman of the Board, Mr. Fronk is entitled to an annual retainer of $20,000 along with equity compensation as determined by the Compensation Committee.
There are no transactions between Mr. Fronk and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company’s press release announcing the appointment is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)List of Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1* |
| Press Release dated January 12, 2017 |
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* | Filed herewith. |
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.
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| PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP. | |
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Date: January 12, 2017 |
| By: | /s/ Carlo Buffone |
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| Carlo Buffone |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 99.1* |
| Press Release dated January 12, 2017 |
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* | Filed herewith. |