8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CurrentReport

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 10, 2021

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

350 Indiana Street, Suite 650

Golden, Colorado 80401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.  ☐

Of the 162,245,610 shares of common stock outstanding and which are entitled to vote as of the record date, 91,423,665 shares (56.35%) were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The Company’s stockholders (1) approved the election of Jeffrey G. Clevenger, Warren M. Rehn, W. Durand Eppler, Kevin R. Morano, Terry M. Palmer, Andrew N. Pullar and David H. Watkins as directors of the Company to hold office until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected, (2) ratified the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, (3) approved an increase in the Company’s authorized common stock from 200,000,000 to 350,000,000 shares by amending the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and (4) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The votes on the proposals were cast as set forth below:

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.