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 27, 2015
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-34025 |
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26-1501877 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission file number) |
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(IRS employer identification no.) |
707 17th Street, Suite 4200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 296-3006
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (“Intrepid,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) held its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders on May 27, 2015. There were 76,153,375 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, stockholders present in person or by proxy voted on the following matters:
1. Stockholders elected two Class I directors to our Board of Directors to serve three-year terms expiring at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, based on the following votes:
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Terry Considine |
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Chris A. Elliott |
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For |
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61,784,640 |
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61,878,554 |
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Against |
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2,813,935 |
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2,720,173 |
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Abstain |
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11,804 |
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11,652 |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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7,628,263 |
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7,628,263 |
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The terms of office of our other four directors continued after the annual meeting, as described below:
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Director |
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Year in Which Term Expires at the |
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J. Landis Martin |
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II |
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2016 |
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Barth E. Whitham |
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II |
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2016 |
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Robert P. Jornayvaz III |
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III |
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2017 |
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Hugh E. Harvey, Jr. |
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III |
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2017 |
2. Stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015, based on the following votes:
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For |
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71,565,210 |
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Against |
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651,491 |
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Abstain |
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21,941 |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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N/A |
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3. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation, based on the following votes:
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For |
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63,581,409 |
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Against |
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910,683 |
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Abstain |
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118,287 |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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7,628,263 |
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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.
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INTREPID POTASH, INC. | |
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Dated: June 1, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ Margaret E. McCandless |
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Margaret E. McCandless |
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Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary |