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: October 14, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
Stillwater Mining Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13053 | 81-0480654 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1321 Discovery Drive, Billings, Montana | 59102 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(406) 373-8700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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.
On October 14, 2014, Stillwater Mining Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Terry Ackerman, Vice President of Corporate Development. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 14, 2014
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.
| Stillwater Mining Company
(Registrant) |
||
| October 14, 2014
(Date) |
/s/ BRENT R. WADMAN
Brent R. Wadman Corporate Secretary |
| Exhibit Index | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 14, 2014 | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STILLWATER MINING COMPANY (NYSE:SWC) (TSX:SWC.U) (the "Company") announced today that Terry Ackerman, Vice President of Corporate Development, has retired from the Company effective today. Mr. Ackerman joined the Company in 2000 as the Director of Corporate Planning. In 2002 Mr. Ackerman was promoted to the position of Vice President Processing and has since served as an officer of the Company in various roles up to his most recent appointment.
Commenting on Mr. Ackerman's departure, Mick McMullen, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "Terry has played an important role over the years in the successful growth and development of both the Stillwater and East Boulder Mines as well as the Columbus processing facilities. Most recently, he has focused on the evaluation and activities of the Marathon and Altar projects. We wish him continued success in his future endeavors."
About Stillwater Mining Company
Headquartered in Billings, Montana, Stillwater Mining Company is the only U.S. miner of platinum group metals (PGMs) and the largest primary producer of PGMs outside of South Africa and the Russian Federation. PGMs are rare precious metals used in a wide variety of applications, including auto catalysts, fuel cells, hydrogen purification, electronics, jewelry, dentistry, medicine and coinage. Stillwater Mining Company is engaged in the development, extraction, processing, smelting and refining of PGMs from a geological formation in southern Montana known as the J-M Reef and from the recycling of spent catalytic converters. The J-M Reef is the only known significant source of PGMs in the United States and the highest-grade PGM resource in the world. The Company also owns the Marathon PGM-copper deposit in Ontario, Canada, and the Altar porphyry copper-gold deposit located in the San Juan province of Argentina. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWC and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SWC.U. Information about Stillwater Mining Company can be found at its website: www.stillwatermining.com.
CONTACT: Mike Beckstead
(406) 373-8971