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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 the earliest event reported): June 3, 2024

Commission file number: 333-249533

FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

85-2602691

(State of Other Jurisdiction of incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2886 Carriage Manor Point, Colorado Springs, CO

80906

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (719) 717-9825

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(s)

Name Of Each Exchange

On Which Registered

N/A

N/A

N/A

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 1, 2024, the Company entered into employment agreements with the persons shown below. Each employment agreement is for a one-year period and expires on June 1, 2025.

Name

Annual Salary

Allan Turner

$

230,000

Janet Turner

$

220,000

The foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreements attached as exhibits to this report.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

10.9Employment Agreement with Allan Turner.

10.10Employment Agreement with Janet Turner.

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.

Date:  June 3, 2024

FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Jason D. Reid

Jason D. Reid, Chief Executive Officer