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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 14, 2020, McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. Of the 400,398,425 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 237,097,882 shares were voted, or 59% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
At the annual meeting, the shareholders elected the nine individuals nominated to be directors and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
Election results for the directors nominated at the meeting are as follows:
| Shares Voted | ||||||||||||
| Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert R. McEwen | 144,859,417 | 3,658,843 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Allen V. Ambrose | 141,880,256 | 6,638,004 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Michele L. Ashby | 141,834,263 | 6,683,997 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Leanne M. Baker | 144,180,903 | 4,337,357 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Richard W. Brissenden | 144,677,760 | 3,840,500 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Robin E. Dunbar | 144,655,417 | 3,862,843 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Gregory P. Fauquier | 141,875,134 | 6,643,126 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Donald R.M. Quick | 144,193,184 | 4,325,076 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
| Michael L. Stein | 129,872,411 | 18,645,849 | 88,579,622 | |||||||||
Election results for the ratification of the appointment of E&Y as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 are as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 234,453,375 | 1,196,245 | 1,448,262 | — |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report: |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| McEWEN MINING INC. | ||
| Date: May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ Carmen Diges |
| Carmen Diges, General Counsel | ||
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