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): April 23, 2010
Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31240 | 84-1611629 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO |
80111 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 863-7414
| Not Applicable |
| (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:
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On April 23, 2010, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of directors; (2) ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010; (3) to consider and act upon a stockholder proposal to approve special stockholder meetings, giving holders of 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock the power to call special stockholder meetings; and (4) to consider and act upon a stockholder proposal to approve majority voting for the election of directors in a non-contested election.
All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved, except proposal No. 3 which was defeated. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal #1 – Election of Directors.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
Glen A. Barton |
291,853,260 | 59,652,274 | ||||||
Vincent. A. Calarco |
291,952,043 | 59,553,491 | ||||||
Joseph A. Carrabba |
332,328,828 | 19,176,706 | ||||||
Noreen Doyle |
332,927,956 | 18,577,578 | ||||||
Veronica M. Hagen |
335,485,737 | 16,019,797 | ||||||
Michael S. Hamson |
291,934,487 | 59,571,047 | ||||||
Robert J. Miller |
332,420,344 | 19,085,190 | ||||||
Richard T. O’Brien |
291,900,938 | 59,604,596 | ||||||
John B. Prescott |
335,407,276 | 16,098,258 | ||||||
Donald C. Roth |
278,483,387 | 73,022,147 | ||||||
James V. Taranik |
335,484,372 | 16,021,162 | ||||||
Proposal #2 — Ratification of Auditors.
Votes For |
377,374,621 | |||
Votes Against |
4,814,522 | |||
Abstentions |
884,834 | |||
Proposal #3 — Stockholder Proposal – Special Stockholders Meeting.
Votes For |
174,023,994 | |||
Votes Against |
174,746,053 | |||
Abstentions |
2,735,486 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
31,568,444 | |||
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Proposal #4 – Stockholder Proposal – Majority Vote.
Votes For |
184,088,283 | |||
Votes Against |
166,259,716 | |||
Abstentions |
1,157,534 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
31,568,444 | |||
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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.
By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Reeser
Name: Jeffrey K. Reeser
Title: Vice President and Secretary
Dated: April 28, 2010
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