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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): April 27, 2019 
 
 
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 
 
 
    Montana                       
 
33-00215
 
81-0305882
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
P.O. Box 643
Thompson Falls, Montana 59873
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
 
(406) 827-3523
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK
UAMY
NYSE MKT
 


 
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On April 27, 2019, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting.
 
The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. At the Annual Meeting, the six nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (Proposal 1 below). In addition, management proposals regarding ratification of the appointment of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague P.S. as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 (Proposal 2 below) was approved.
 
1.            
Election to the Registrant’s Board of Directors the following seven nominees:
 
 
 
For
 
 
Withheld
 
 
Non-Votes
 
John C. Lawrence
  38,007,662 
  589,158 
  31,221,023 
Gary D. Babbitt
  37,278,620 
  1,318,200 
  31,221,023 
Hartmut W. Baitis
  37,984,004 
  612,816 
  31,221,023 
Russell C. Lawrence
  37,983,604 
  613,216 
  31,221,023 
Jeffrey D. Wright
  37,739,096 
  857,724 
  31,221,023 
Craig W. Thomas
  37,190,398 
  1,405,922 
  31,221,023 
 
2.            
Ratification of selection of DeCoria, Maichel & Teague P.S. as the Registrant’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2018.
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Withheld
 
  58,558,006 
  436, 554 
  91,316 
 
3.           Proposal to approve the compensation of our named executives on an advisory (non-binding) basis.
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain/Withheld
 
 
Non-Votes
 
  36,015,800 
  956,199 
  2,880,088 
  29,965,756 
 
4.           Proposal to approve the frequency of holding an advisory vote on compensation of our named executives on an advisory (non-binding basis.
 
 
1 Year
 
 
2 Years
 
 
3 Years
 
 
Withheld
 
  13,027,818 
  1,703,056 
  22,609,679 
  1,255,767 
 
Based on this non-binding stockholder vote, our Board of Directors has determined to conduct a shareholder vote on executive compensation every three years.
 
Proxies were solicited under the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2019. All nominees for director were elected. The proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2018 fiscal year was approved.
 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 27, 2019
By:  
/s/ John C. Lawrence
 
 
 
John C. Lawrence 
 
 
 
President, Director and Principal Executive Officer