Applied Minerals (AMNL) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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): December 30, 2021

Commission File Number 000-31380

APPLIED MINERALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in

its

charter)

Delaware	82-0096527
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1200 Silver City Road, PO Box 432,
Eureka, UT	84628
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 226-4256

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on December 30, 2021. Holders of 204,736,762 shares were eligible to vote of which 130,397,089 shares were voted. The following sets forth the items voted on and the results.

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

	FOR		WITHHELD
MARIO CONCHA		62,902,719		13,279,596
JOHN LEVY		55,228,513		20,953,802
ROBERT BETZ		55,692,150		20,490,165
GEOFFREY SCOTT		63,205,219		12,977,096
CHRISTOPHER CARNEY		63,577,558		12,604,757

There were 54,214,774 broker non-votes with respect to each individual elected as a director.

Each of the nominees was duly elected.

PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY, NON-BINDING VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

FOR	AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
58,641,971		13,151,680		4,388,664		54,214,774

PROPOSAL 2 was approved.

PROPOSAL 3: RATIFY MALONEBAILEY, LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCTOUNTANT

FOR	AGAINST		ABSTAIN
125,683,844		4,547,404		165,841

PROPOSAL 3 was approved.

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.
Dated:	December 31, 2021	/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. CARNEY
		By: Christopher T. Carney
		President and Chief Executive Officer