6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May, 2023

Commission File Number: 001-13382

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

17^th Floor, 25 York Street,

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V5

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40F:

Form 20-F ¨       Form 40-F x

This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing copies of the Report of Voting filed on SEDAR and the press release announcing the voting results, in which Kinross Gold Corporation announced the results of voting on items of business moved at its Annual Meeting of Holders of Common Shares held on May 10, 2023.

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INDEX

Table of Contents

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Report of Voting Results dated May 10, 2023 as filed on SEDAR

99.2 Press Release dated May 11, 2023

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SIGNATURES

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

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

Signed: //Lucas R. Crosby//

Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate and Corporate Secretary

May 11, 2023

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Virtual Annual Meeting of Holders of Common Shares of Kinross Gold Corporation

(the “Issuer”)

May 10, 2023

REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations Section 11.3

Item 1: Election of Directors

The nominees listed on the Management Information Circular dated March 14, 2023 were elected as Directors of the Company to hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected or appointed.  The Company received the following votes from the holders of Common Shares with respect to the election of the ten nominees:

NAME	VOTES IN FAVOR	%		VOTES WITHHELD	%
Ian Atkinson	703,482,185	96.35	%	26,653,386	3.65	%
Kerry D. Dyte	718,548,083	98.41	%	11,588,376	1.59	%
Glenn A. Ives	706,390,427	96.75	%	23,746,032	3.25	%
Ave G. Lethbridge	686,126,388	93.97	%	44,009,182	6.03	%
Elizabeth D. McGregor	727,136,522	99.59	%	2,999,938	0.41	%
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer	630,271,965	86.32	%	99,864,494	13.68	%
Kelly J. Osborne	721,132,144	98.77	%	9,003,427	1.23	%
J. Paul Rollinson	727,009,549	99.57	%	3,126,732	0.43	%
David A. Scott	727,634,078	99.66	%	2,502,381	0.34	%
Michael A. Lewis	727,047,035	99.58	%	3,088,536	0.42	%

Item 2: Appointment of Auditors

KPMG LLP were appointed auditors of the Corporation to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are appointed, and the directors of the Corporation were authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors. The Company received the following votes from the holders of Common Shares with respect to the election of auditors:

	NUMBER OF VOTES	%
FOR the motion	794,526,027	97.29	%
WITHHELD from the motion	22,153,949	2.71	%
Total	816,679,976

May 11, 2023

Item 3: Executive Compensation

The Company received the following votes from the holders of Common Shares with respect to the advisory resolution on Kinross’ approach to executive compensation:

	NUMBER OF VOTES	%
FOR the motion	664,653,377	91.03	%
AGAINST the motion	65,483,076	8.97	%
Total	730,136,453

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

/s/ Lucas R. Crosby

Lucas R. Crosby

Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate and Corporate Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.2
 

Kinross Gold Corporation 25 York Street, 17th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2V5

NEWS RELEASE

Kinross announces Annual Shareholder Meeting voting results

Toronto, Ontario – May 11, 2023 – Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) has announced the detailed voting results of the election of its Board of Directors, which took place at the Company’s virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2023.

The nominees listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 14, 2023, were elected as directors of Kinross at the meeting (see detailed voting results below).

Board of Directors voting results

Nominee	Votes for	% for	Votes withheld	% withheld
Ian Atkinson	703,482,185	96.35%	26,653,386	3.65%
Kerry D. Dyte	718,548,083	98.41%	11,588,376	1.59%
Glenn A. Ives	706,390,427	96.75%	23,746,032	3.25%
Ave G. Lethbridge	686,126,388	93.97%	44,009,182	6.03%
Elizabeth D. McGregor	727,136,522	99.59%	2,999,938	0.41%
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer	630,271,965	86.32%	99,864,494	13.68%
Kelly J. Osborne	721,132,144	98.77%	9,003,427	1.23%
J. Paul Rollinson	727,009,549	99.57%	3,126,732	0.43%
David A. Scott	727,634,078	99.66%	2,502,381	0.34%
Michael A. Lewis	727,047,035	99.58%	3,088,536	0.42%

Voting results on the other items of business at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are as follows:

Appointment of auditors

Votes for	% for	Votes withheld	% withheld
794,526,027	97.29%	22,153,949	2.71%

“Say on Pay” resolution on executive compensation

Votes for	% for	Votes against	% withheld
664,653,377	91.03%	65,483,076	8.97%

A report on all matters voted on at the meeting has been filed on SEDAR.

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Kinross Gold Corporation 25 York Street, 17th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2V5

About Kinross Gold Corporation

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus is on delivering value based on the core principles of responsible mining, operational excellence, disciplined growth, and balance sheet strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).

Media Contact

Victoria Barrington

Senior Director, Corporate Communications

phone: 647-788-4153

victoria.barrington@kinross.com

Investor Relations Contact 

Chris Lichtenheldt 

Vice-President, Investor Relations 

phone: 416-365-2761 

chris.lichtenheldt@kinross.com

Source: Kinross Gold Corp.

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