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 3, 2012
ALLIED NEVADA GOLD CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-33119 | 20-5597115 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 9790 Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Reno, Nevada |
89521 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(775) 358-4455
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
n/a
(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
On May 3, 2012, Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At that meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals:
| 1. | To elect eight directors to serve a one-year term that will expire at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each director was elected with the votes cast as follows: |
| Directors |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Robert M. Buchan |
56,264,139 | 14,481,814 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| Scott A. Caldwell |
66,174,258 | 4,571,695 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| John W. Ivany |
67,966,816 | 2,779,137 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| Cameron A. Mingay |
58,678,974 | 12,066,979 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| Terry M. Palmer |
68,194,080 | 2,551,873 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| Carl Pescio |
69,775,715 | 970,238 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| D. Bruce Sinclair |
68,165,141 | 2,580,812 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| Robert G. Wardell |
67,717,279 | 3,028,674 | 5,635,630 | |||||||||
| 2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation for fiscal 2011. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 70,105,036 | 516,048 | 124,869 | 5,635,630 |
| 3. | Ratification of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 76,060,670 | 295,334 | 25,579 | 0 |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 8, 2012 | Allied Nevada Gold Corp. | |||
| By: | /s/ Scott Caldwell | |||
| Scott Caldwell | ||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||