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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 24, 2022

 

INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

British Columbia, Canada   001-33638   98-0668474
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

2710-200 Granville Street   
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada    V6C 1S4
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 683-6332

 

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class: Trading Symbol: Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Shares, no par value THM NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 24, 2022, International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2022.

 

Proposal One — Election of Directors.

 

The shareholders elected all seven nominees named in the proxy statement. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee  Votes Cast For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Anton Drescher   120,784,904    18,009,216    0 
Karl Hanneman   138,466,542    327,577    1 
Stuart Harshaw   135,604,942    3,189,178    0 
Marcelo Kim   136,095,437    2,698,683    0 
Stephen Lang   135,640,108    3,154,012    0 
Christopher Papagianis   138,436,185    357,935    0 
Thomas Weng   138,482,671    311,449    0 

 

As all directors received greater than 50% of the votes cast, no director is required to submit his resignation pursuant to the Company’s “Majority Voting in Director Elections” Policy.

 

Proposal Two — Ratification of the Appointment and Compensation of the Company’s Auditors.

 

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors/independent registered public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. In accordance with the Articles of the Company, the directors were also authorized to fix the auditors’ remuneration. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes Cast For  Votes Withheld
138,642,891  151,229

 

Proposal Three — Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes Cast For  Votes Cast Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
123,773,702  15,020,418  0  0

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

  International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.
  (Registrant)
     
     
Dated: May 26, 2022 By: /s/ Karl Hanneman
  Name: Karl Hanneman
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer