UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): | June 15, 2011 |
| | Commission File Number | 000-31380 | |
| APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| New York | | 82-0096527 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 110 Greene Street – Suite 1101, New York, NY | | 10012 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| | (800) 356-6463 | |
| | (Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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| Item 5.01 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On June 15, 2011, Applied Minerals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) at Grand Hyatt New York (New York, N.Y.), which was simultaneously webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AMNL2011. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of security holders at the Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The election of four members to the board of directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.
| | | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes |
| John Levy | | 27,321,303 | 112,660 | 28,132,191 |
| Evan Stone | | 27,354,303 | 79,660 | 28,132,191 |
| David Taft | | 27,354,403 | 79,560 | 28,132,191 |
| Andre Zeitoun | | 27,355,153 | 78,810 | 28,132,191 |
Proposal 2. The ratification of PMB Helin Donovan as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. |
| Votes | Votes | | Broker |
| For | Against | Abstentions | Non-votes |
| 55,120,955 | 314,413 | 130,786 | -- |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.
| | | | | APPLIED MINERALS, INC. |
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| Dated: | | June 21, 2011 | | /s/ ANDRE ZEITOUN |
| | | | | By: Andre Zeitoun |
| | | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
