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: May 04, 2011 (Date of earliest event reported) |
Stillwater Mining Company (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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DE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-13053 (Commission File Number) | 81-0480654 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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1321 Discovery Drive (Address of principal executive offices) | | 59102 (Zip Code) |
4063738700 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable (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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Stillwater Mining Company (the “Company”) was held on May 3, 2011. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of security holders and the final results of the voting on each proposal are noted below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following seven directors were nominated to serve for a one year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2012, or when their successors are otherwise duly elected and qualified. The nine directors, as indicated below, were elected as directors of the Company.
| Nominee | For | Withheld |
Craig L. Fuller Patrick M. James Steven S. Lucas Francis R. McAllister Michael S. Parrett Sheryl K. Pressler Michael Schiavone | 49,977,771 44,408,172 67,932,798 66,021,772 68,752,010 68,773,576 68,749,209 | 19,088,071 24,657,670 1,133,044 3,044,070 313,832 292,266 316,633 |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Accounting Firm.
The stockholders were asked to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as Stillwater Mining Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The appointment was approved by the requisite vote of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, as indicated below.
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 80,429,330 | 1,816,461 | 158,356 |
Proposal 3 – Say on Pay – An advisory vote on the approval of executive compensation.
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 59,888,305 | 6,653,742 | 2,523,795 |
Proposal 4 – Say When on Pay – An advisory vote on the approval of the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.
| For 1 year option | For 2 year option | For 3 year option | Abstain |
| 62,679,556 | 247,217 | 5,987,795 | 151,274 |
Proposal 5 – Proposal to approve changes to the Certificate of Incorporation.
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 17,436,434 | 51,531,475 | 97,933 |
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.
| Dated: May 04, 2011 | STILLWATER MINING COMPANY By: /s/ John R. Stark John R. Stark Executive Vice President |
