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 20, 2017

Newmont Mining Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-31240
(Commission File Number)
84-1611629
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6363 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(303) 863-7414
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On April 20, 2017, Newmont Mining Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (“Newmont” or the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of Directors; (2) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017; (3) the advisory vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers; (4) the advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder vote on executive compensation; and (5) a stockholder proposal regarding human rights risk assessment.
All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved, except Proposal # 5. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal #1 – Election of Directors

Name	  	Votes For	 	  	% of
votes
cast	 	  	Withheld
Votes	 	  	% of
votes
cast	 	  	Abstentions	 	  	Broker Non-
Votes	 	
Gregory H. Boyce	  	 	380,957,419	 	  	 	99.73	 	  	 	1,015,486	 	  	 	0.27	 	  	 	4,076,774	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Bruce R. Brook	  	 	381,974,116	 	  	 	99.54	 	  	 	1,763,124	 	  	 	0.46	 	  	 	2,312,439	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
J. Kofi Bucknor	  	 	382,502,267	 	  	 	99.52	 	  	 	1,834,454	 	  	 	0.48	 	  	 	1,712,958	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Vincent. A. Calarco	  	 	374,758,373	 	  	 	99.38	 	  	 	2,332,378	 	  	 	0.62	 	  	 	8,958,928	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Joseph A. Carrabba	  	 	368,999,564	 	  	 	98.54	 	  	 	5,449,001	 	  	 	1.46	 	  	 	11,601,114	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Noreen Doyle	  	 	376,634,457	 	  	 	99.49	 	  	 	1,937,741	 	  	 	0.51	 	  	 	7,477,481	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Gary J. Goldberg	  	 	381,729,570	 	  	 	99.52	 	  	 	1,823,350	 	  	 	0.48	 	  	 	2,496,759	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Veronica M. Hagen	  	 	374,850,605	 	  	 	99.30	 	  	 	2,659,114	 	  	 	0.70	 	  	 	8,539,960	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Jane Nelson	  	 	381,472,053	 	  	 	99.71	 	  	 	1,124,089	 	  	 	0.29	 	  	 	3,453,537	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Julio M. Quintana	  	 	381,919,776	 	  	 	99.77	 	  	 	875,725	 	  	 	0.23	 	  	 	3,254,178	 	  	 	39,452,968	 	
Proposal #2 – Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 	  	 	 	  	% of votes cast
at the Annual Meeting	 	
Votes For	  	 	422,333,628	 	  	 	99.26	 	
Votes Against	  	 	2,493,301	 	  	 	0.59	 	
Abstentions	  	 	675,718	 	  	 	0.15	 	
 
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Proposal #3 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

 	  	 	 	  	% of votes cast
on the Proposal	 	
Votes For	  	 	258,915,147	 	  	 	67.07	 	
Votes Against	  	 	126,303,100	 	  	 	32.72	 	
Abstentions	  	 	829,432	 	  	 	0.21	 	
Broker Non-Votes	  	 	39,454,968	 	  	 	—  	 	
Proposal #4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Stockholder Vote on Executive Compensation

 	  	 	 	  	% of votes cast
on the Proposal	 	
1 Year	  	 	318,803,738	 	  	 	82.58	 	
2 Years	  	 	662,209	 	  	 	0.17	 	
3 Years	  	 	66,157,573	 	  	 	17.14	 	
Abstentions	  	 	426,159	 	  	 	0.11	 	
Broker Non-Votes	  	 	39,452,968	 	  	 	—  	 	
In accordance with the voting results concerning this proposal, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.
Proposal #5 was not approved. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal #5 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Human Rights Risk Assessment

 	  	 	 	  	% of votes cast
on the Proposal	 	
Votes For	  	 	107,934,747	 	  	 	27.96	 	
Votes Against	  	 	263,048,523	 	  	 	68.14	 	
Abstentions	  	 	15,064,409	 	  	 	3.90	 	
Broker Non-Votes	  	 	39,454,968	 	  	 	—  	 	
 
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

By:	 	/s/ Logan Hennessey	
Name:	 	Logan Hennessey	
Title:	 	Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	
Dated: April 21, 2017
 
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