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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 9, 2015

 

 

 

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.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

110 Greene Street – Suite 1101, New York, NY

 

10012

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

(212) 226-4265

 

 

(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230-425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14a-12)

 

 

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

 

 

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

  



 

 

 
 

 

 

ITEM 5.07  Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on December 9, 2015.

 

The following indicates the matters voted on and the results of the voting. There were 26,527,635 broker non-votes in connection with each nominee and proposals 2 and 3.

  

Proposal 1 -- Election of Directors

  

1.1 John Levy 

For 44,807,062 Withheld 7,504,746

1.2 Robert Betz

For 49,322,450 Withheld 3,079,358

1.3 Mario Concha

For 49,277,020 Withheld 3,034,788

1.4 David Taft

For 50,504,258 Withheld 1,807,550

1.5 Bradley Tirpak

For 50,559,688 Withheld 1,752,120

1.6 Ali Zamani 

For 50,604,258 Withheld 1,707,550

1.7 Andre Zeitoun

For 48,647,251 Withheld 2,941,557

 

All of the above nominees were elected

 

Proposal 2 -- Advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation

  

FOR 33,329,844 

  AGAINST 18,893,595   ABSTAIN 88,369

 

The proposal was approved.

 

Proposal 3 -- Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation to enable stockholder action by written consent

 

FOR 50,285,789

  AGAINST 1,841,367   ABSTAIN 184,652

 

The proposal was approved.

 

Proposal 4 -- The ratification of the selection of EisnerAmper LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm

  

FOR 78,664,000

AGAINST 34,510     ABSTAIN 140,633

 

The proposal 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 14, 2015

 

/s/  ANDRE ZEITOUN

 

 

 

 

By:  Andre Zeitoun

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer