Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on December 11, 2025, in a virtual format (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the 2016 Stock Incentive and Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the material terms of the amendments to the Plan was included in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), on October 28, 2025, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Such description of the amendment to the Plan and Plan as so amended are qualified in their entirety by the terms of that amendment and the Plan as so amended, respectively. A composite copy of Plan that gives effect to the amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting on December 11, 2025. Of the 78,338,726 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 46,146,357 shares of common stock or 58.91% were voted.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote on five proposals. The election results for each proposal were as follows:
Proposal #1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected the following seven individuals to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The voting results were as follows:
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Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Approval Percentage (1) |
Rudi Fronk |
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27,000,820 |
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1,644,830 |
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17,500,707 |
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94.26% |
Rachel Goldman |
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26,992,771 |
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1,652,879 |
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17,500,707 |
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94.23% |
John Carden |
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26,800,622 |
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1,845,028 |
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17,500,707 |
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93.56% |
Christopher Reynolds |
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27,058,318 |
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1,587,332 |
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17,500,707 |
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94.46% |
Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien |
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27,008,530 |
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1,637,120 |
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17,500,707 |
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94.28% |
Pierre Pelletier |
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27,018,187 |
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1,627,463 |
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17,500,707 |
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94.32% |
Samantha Espley |
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28,351,803 |
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293,847 |
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17,500,707 |
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98.97% |
Proposal #2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Baker Tilly USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended June 30, 2026. The voting results were as follows:
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Approval Percentage (1) |
44,564,352 |
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1,573,698 |
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8,307 |
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96.57% |
Proposal #3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to Named Executive Officers. The voting results were as follows:
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Approval Percentage (1) |
27,446,188 |
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562,675 |
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636,787 |
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17,500,707 |
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95.82% |
Proposal #4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Votes to Approve the Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:
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1 Year |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
16,171,817 |
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56.45% |
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921,029 |
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3.22% |
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10,550,033 |
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36.83% |
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1,002,771 |
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17,500,707 |
Proposal #5: Approval to the Amendment of the Company's 2016 Stock Incentive & Equity Compensation Plan
The stockholders approved the amendment to the 2016 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan. The voting results were as follows:
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Approval Percentage (1) |
20,247,339 |
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7,562,965 |
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835,346 |
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17,500,707 |
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70.68% |
(1) Percentage of votes cast for the nominee or proposal.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. 2016 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan, as amended. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. |
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Date: |
December 15, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Carlo Buffone |
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Carlo Buffone, Chief Financial Officer |