Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K filing by Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (now Newmont Corp) reports on the results of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 4, 2019. The filing details the voting outcomes for director elections, executive compensation, and the ratification of the independent auditor.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing is a current report regarding corporate governance and does not contain financial performance data. Revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, and liquidity metrics are not provided in this document.
Material Changes
No material financial changes are reported in this filing. The document solely addresses the successful approval of shareholder proposals at the Annual Meeting.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
The filing contains no financial guidance, outlook, or management commentary regarding operational performance. It confirms that all three matters presented to stockholders were approved. For detailed descriptions of the proposals, the filing refers investors to the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on Schedule 14A on April 16, 2019.
Important Facts for Investors to Verify
- Director Election Results: All 12 director nominees were elected. While most received over 99% of votes cast, Noreen Doyle (97.28%) and Renée Médori (97.13%) received the lowest support, with withheld votes of 2.72% and 2.87% respectively.
- Executive Compensation Vote: The advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 93.34% of votes cast in favor, though 6.42% voted against.
- Auditor Ratification: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 was ratified with 99.56% of votes cast in favor.
- Broker Non-Votes: There were 40,381,292 broker non-votes recorded for all proposals, which did not affect the outcome of the director elections or other proposals.