0001102624-11-000228.txt : 20110428 0001102624-11-000228.hdr.sgml : 20110428 20110428140301 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001102624-11-000228 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110428 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20110428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110428 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STILLWATER MINING CO /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000931948 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS METAL ORES [1090] IRS NUMBER: 810480654 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13053 FILM NUMBER: 11787320 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1321 DISCOVERY DRIVE CITY: BILLINGS STATE: MT ZIP: 59102 BUSINESS PHONE: 406.373.8700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1321 DISCOVERY DRIVE CITY: BILLINGS STATE: MT ZIP: 59102 8-K 1 stillwater8k.htm STILLWATER MINING COMPANY 8-K stillwater8k.htm
 

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 earliest event reported):           April 28, 2011

 
 
Stillwater Mining Company
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 Delaware  1-13053       81-0480654
 (State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission     (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)          File Number)     Identification No.)
 
 
 1321 Discovery Drive, Billings, Montana      59102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)
     
 
 
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (406) 373-8700
 

 
Not applicable
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

Commencing April 28, 2011, Stillwater Mining Company sent the following communication to certain shareholders:

Our Proxy Statement dated April 4, 2011 contained an error concerning Craig L. Fuller, a member of our Board who has been nominated for reelection at the upcoming annual meeting.  Mr. Fuller remains a member of the advisory council to APCO Worldwide, Inc., a public affairs communications company.  The Proxy Statement erroneously stated that APCO provided services to the Company during 2010.  No services were provided to the Company by APCO and no payments were made by the Company to APCO. APCO provided services to Norilsk Nickel, the former majority holder of the Company who previously had the right to appoint a majority of our Board and who, in turn, appointed Mr. Fuller as an independent director.  In view his valuable service as an independent director of the Company, the Nominating Committee determined to recommend his re-election.

We write with respect to the ISS and Glass Lewis Proxy Reports you may have seen regarding the election of directors at the upcoming annual shareholder meeting.  It would appear that ISS and Glass Lewis recommended a withhold vote from Mr. Fuller based on this erroneous information.  We appreciate this being brought to our attention and apologize for the error.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
   STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
   
   
 Dated:           April 28, 2011  By:         /s/ John R. Stark
   Name:    John R. Stark
   Title:      Executive Vice President and
                  Chief Commercial Officer