8-K

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): June 21, 2022.

4251 Kipling Street, Suite 390

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

On June 21, 2022, Solitario Zinc Corp. (“Solitario”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which holders of 33,396,907 shares of common stock or approximately 51.56% of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote as of the record date were present in person or by proxy. The three matters identified below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Each proposal is more fully described in Solitario’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 28, 2022.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

June 22, 2022

sodi_ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

VOTING RESULTS OF SOLITARIO ANNUAL MEETING

HELD JUNE 21, 2022

DENVER, CO – June 22^nd^, 2022 - Solitario Zinc Corp. (“Solitario”) (NYSE American: XPL; TSX: SLR) announces results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at which holders of 33,396,907 shares of common stock or 51.56% of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote as of the record date were present in person or by proxy. The three matters identified below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Each proposal is more fully described in Solitario’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 28, 2022.

Chris Herald, President and CEO of Solitario, commented “We are pleased with the results of this year’s Annual Meeting and thank our shareholders for their ongoing support as we strive to create value by moving our projects forward. We would like to officially welcome Debbie Mino-Austin as the newest member to the Company’s Board of Directors. With regard to our projects, we have ramped up our 2022 exploration efforts at our Golden Crest project in South Dakota and core drilling has begun at the Lik zinc project in Alaska. We look forward to reporting results on these activities in the coming months.”

Report of Voting Results

| Name | For (%) | | | Against | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |

| Brian Labadie | | 23,447,123 | (98.74) | | 52,174 | | 246,485 | | 9,651,125 |

| John Labate | | 23,144,964 | (97.47) | | 354,020 | | 246,798 | | 9,651,125 |

| James Hesketh | | 21,993,252 | (92.62) | | 1,645,524 | | 107,005 | | 9,651,126 |

| Christopher E. Herald | | 23,572,327 | (99.27) | | 54,114 | | 119,341 | | 9,651,125 |

| Gil Atzmon | | 22,144,213 | (93.26) | | 1,269,348 | | 332,221 | | 9,651,125 |

| Joshua D. Crumb | | 23,138,489 | (97.44) | | 362,765 | | 244,528 | | 9,651,125 |

| Debbie Mino-Austin | | 23,574,143 | (98.28) | | 65,147 | | 106,491 | | 9,651,126 |

About Solitar io

Solitario is a natural resource exploration and development company focused on high-quality Tier-1 gold and zinc projects. The Company is traded on the NYSE American (“XPL”) and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“SLR”). In addition to its Golden Crest project, Solitario holds 50% joint venture interest (Teck Resources 50%) in the high-grade, Lik zinc deposit in Alaska and a 39% joint venture interest (Nexa Resources holds the remaining 61% interest) on the high-grade Florida Canyon zinc project in Peru. Solitario is carried to production through its joint venture arrangement with Nexa. Solitario’s Management and Directors hold approximately 9.3% (excluding options) of the Company’s 64.7 million shares outstanding. Solitario’s cash balance and marketable securities stand at approximately US$7.5 million. Additional information about Solitario is available online at www.solitariozinc.com.

Solitario has a long history of committed Environmental, Social and Responsible Governance (“ESG”) of its business. We realize ESG issues are also important to investors, employees and all stakeholders, including communities in which we work. We are pledged to operate our business in a manner that supports environmental and social initiatives and responsible corporate governance.

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