Form 8-K/A
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2010

Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-31240   84-1611629
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO
  80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 863-7414

 
Not Applicable
(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:

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

On April 28, 2010, Newmont Mining Corporation filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) to report the voting results at its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) is being filed solely to correct errors in table reporting voting results for Proposal #1. This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 8-K supersedes the Original Form 8-K in its entirety.

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On April 23, 2010, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of directors; (2) ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2010; (3) to consider and act upon a stockholder proposal to approve special stockholder meetings, giving holders of 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock the power to call special stockholder meetings; and (4) to consider and act upon a stockholder proposal to approve majority voting for the election of directors in a non-contested election.

All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved, except proposal No. 3 which was defeated. The voting results were as follows:

Proposal #1 – Election of Directors.

                 
Name   Votes For     Votes Withheld  
Glen A. Barton
    291,853,260       59,652,274  
 
           
Vincent. A. Calarco
    291,952,043       59,553,491  
 
           
Joseph A. Carrabba
    332,328,828       19,176,706  
 
           
Noreen Doyle
    332,927,956       18,577,578  
 
           
Veronica M. Hagen
    335,485,737       16,019,797  
 
           
Michael S. Hamson
    291,934,487       59,571,047  
 
           
Richard T. O’Brien
    332,420,344       19,085,190  
 
           
John B. Prescott
    291,900,938       59,604,596  
 
           
Donald C. Roth
    335,407,276       16,098,258  
 
           
James V. Taranik
    278,483,387       73,022,147  
 
           
Simon R. Thompson
    335,484,372       16,021,162  
 
           

Proposal #2 — Ratification of Auditors.

         
Votes For
    377,374,621  
 
     
Votes Against
    4,814,522  
 
     
Abstentions
    884,834  
 
     

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Proposal #3 — Stockholder Proposal – Special Stockholders Meeting.

         
Votes For
    174,023,994  
 
     
Votes Against
    174,746,053  
 
     
Abstentions
    2,735,486  
 
     
Broker Non-Votes
    31,568,444  
 
     

Proposal #4 – Stockholder Proposal – Majority Vote.

         
Votes For
    184,088,283  
 
     
Votes Against
    166,259,716  
 
     
Abstentions
    1,157,534  
 
     
Broker Non-Votes
    31,568,444  
 
     

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

By: /s/ Jeffrey K. Reeser
Name: Jeffrey K. Reeser
Title: Vice President and Secretary

Dated: October 14, 2010

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