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):

April 20, 2017

 

 

Newmont Mining Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-31240

(Commission File Number)

84-1611629

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(303) 863-7414

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On April 20, 2017, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (“Newmont” or the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of Directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017; (3) the advisory vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers; (4) the advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder vote on executive compensation; and (5) a stockholder proposal regarding human rights risk assessment.

All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved, except Proposal # 5. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal #1 – Election of Directors

 

Name		Votes For				% of votes cast				Withheld Votes				% of votes cast				Abstentions				Broker Non- Votes
Gregory H. Boyce			380,957,419				99.73				1,015,486				0.27				4,076,774				39,452,968
Bruce R. Brook			381,974,116				99.54				1,763,124				0.46				2,312,439				39,452,968
J. Kofi Bucknor			382,502,267				99.52				1,834,454				0.48				1,712,958				39,452,968
Vincent. A. Calarco			374,758,373				99.38				2,332,378				0.62				8,958,928				39,452,968
Joseph A. Carrabba			368,999,564				98.54				5,449,001				1.46				11,601,114				39,452,968
Noreen Doyle			376,634,457				99.49				1,937,741				0.51				7,477,481				39,452,968
Gary J. Goldberg			381,729,570				99.52				1,823,350				0.48				2,496,759				39,452,968
Veronica M. Hagen			374,850,605				99.30				2,659,114				0.70				8,539,960				39,452,968
Jane Nelson			381,472,053				99.71				1,124,089				0.29				3,453,537				39,452,968
Julio M. Quintana			381,919,776				99.77				875,725				0.23				3,254,178				39,452,968

Proposal #2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

						% of votes cast at the Annual Meeting
Votes For			422,333,628				99.26
Votes Against			2,493,301				0.59
Abstentions			675,718				0.15

 

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Proposal #3 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

 

						% of votes cast on the Proposal
Votes For			258,915,147				67.07
Votes Against			126,303,100				32.72
Abstentions			829,432				0.21
Broker Non-Votes			39,454,968				—

Proposal #4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Stockholder Vote on Executive Compensation

 

						% of votes cast on the Proposal
1 Year			318,803,738				82.58
2 Years			662,209				0.17
3 Years			66,157,573				17.14
Abstentions			426,159				0.11
Broker Non-Votes			39,452,968				—

In accordance with the voting results concerning this proposal, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.

Proposal #5 was not approved. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal #5 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Human Rights Risk Assessment

 

						% of votes cast on the Proposal
Votes For			107,934,747				27.96
Votes Against			263,048,523				68.14
Abstentions			15,064,409				3.90
Broker Non-Votes			39,454,968				—

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: April 21, 2017

 

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