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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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 24, 2012

 

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

1-13627

 

26-4413382

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

350 Indiana Street, Suite 800

Golden, Colorado 80401

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 839-5060

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 24, 2012 in Golden, Colorado.  Of the 35,488,035 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 21,871,870 shares (61.63%) 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 approved the election of Jeffrey G. Clevenger, W. Durand Eppler, Ian Masterton-Hume, Michael T. Mason, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, and David H. Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected, and the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:

 

1.                                       Election of seven (7) directors to hold office until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected.

 

Name

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

Jeffrey G. Clevenger

 

12,955,686

 

88,541

 

8,827,643

 

W. Durand Eppler

 

12,522,767

 

521,460

 

8,827,643

 

Ian Masterton-Hume

 

12,961,161

 

83,066

 

8,827,643

 

Michael T. Mason

 

12,961,411

 

82,816

 

8,827,643

 

Kevin R. Morano

 

12,960,239

 

83,988

 

8,827,643

 

Terry M. Palmer

 

12,960,879

 

83,348

 

8,827,643

 

David H. Watkins

 

12,037,252

 

1,006,975

 

8,827,643

 

 

2.                                       Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

21,753,747

 

79,709

 

38,414

 

 

3.                                       Advisory vote regarding approval of compensation of executive officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

12,822,197

 

165,700

 

56,330

 

8,827,643

 

 

4.                                       Advisory vote regarding frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

4,380,137

 

52,729

 

8,578,699

 

32,662

 

 

In light of the vote regarding the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation, the Company has decided to include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials every three years.

 

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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:  June 7, 2012

 

 

Golden Minerals Company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert P. Vogels

 

 

Name: Robert P. Vogels

 

 

Title:  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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