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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of stockholders of Arch Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 29, 2021. The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors of the Company to a vote of stockholders, and the final results of the voting on each proposal is noted below. On the record date of March 9, 2021, there were 15,316,927 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The following seven individuals were nominated to serve as directors of the Company. As indicated below, the seven nominees were elected as directors of the Company to serve for a term expiring at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non- |
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| Patrick J. Bartels, Jr. | 9,832,851 | 1,510,309 | 1,588,985 | |||
| James N. Chapman | 9,228,851 | 2,114,309 | 1,588,985 | |||
| John W. Eaves | 11,299,921 | 43,239 | 1,588,985 | |||
| Holly Keller Koeppel | 11,197,544 | 145,616 | 1,588,985 | |||
| Patrick A. Kriegshauser | 11,284,480 | 58,680 | 1,588,985 | |||
| Paul A. Lang | 11,304,146 | 39,014 | 1,588,985 | |||
| Richard A. Navarre | 9,783,327 | 1,559,833 | 1,588,985 |
Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The stockholders were asked to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposal was approved, on an advisory basis, as indicated below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
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| 11,205,907 | 96,524 | 40,729 | 1,588,985 |
Proposal 3 — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders were asked to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The appointment was ratified, as indicated below.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
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| 12,851,877 | 79,949 | 319 | — |
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.
| Date: April 30, 2021 | Arch Resources, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Rosemary L. Klein | |
| Rosemary L. Klein | ||
| Senior Vice President – Law, General Counsel and Secretary |