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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 9, 2017
Coeur Mining, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
1-8641
(Commission
File Number)
82-0109423
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

104 S. Michigan Avenue
Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(312) 489-5800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 (see General Instructions A.2 below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).
Emerging growth company
 
¨
 
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. ¨







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

Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 9, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois (the “Annual Meeting”). Coeur’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for and against each proposal and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors
The stockholders elected the following eight individuals to Coeur’s Board of Directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Approval Percentage (1)
Robert E. Mellor
96,776,083
10,928,225
398,021
89.85%
Linda L. Adamany
106,206,625
1,487,647
408,057
98.62%
Kevin S. Crutchfield
106,346,024
1,357,279
399,026
98.74%
Sebastian Edwards
96,725,959
10,971,666
404,672
89.81%
Randolph E. Gress
106,282,556
1,415,275
404,498
98.69%
Mitchell J. Krebs
106,570,030
1,157,161
375,138
98.93%
John H. Robinson
96,321,108
11,379,751
401,470
89.43%
J. Kenneth Thompson
95,735,020
11,992,073
375,236
88.87%
 
 
 
 
 
Broker Non-Votes:
35,799,554
 

Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Coeur’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. The voting results were as follows:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Approval Percentage (1)
142,082,629
819,370
999,884
99.43%

Proposal 3. Approval of advisory resolution on executive compensation.
The stockholders approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Approval Percentage (1)
104,793,038
2,818,231
491,060
35,799,554
97.38%

Proposal 4. Advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation.
The stockholders voted on an advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:

1 Year
Percentage (1)
2 Years
Percentage (1)
3 Years
Percentage (1)
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
93,864,649
87.33%
453,693
0.42%
13,169,985
12.25%
613,968
35,799,554
Based on these results, and consistent with Coeur’s recommendation, Coeur’s Board of Directors has determined that Coeur will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

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(1) Percentage of votes cast for the nominee or proposal.







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.

 
COEUR MINING, INC.
 
 
Date: May 9, 2017
By: /s/ Casey M. Nault
 
Name:    Casey M. Nault
Title:    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary