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 earliest event reported):  April 3, 2009

 

GOLDEN MINERALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3050

Denver, Colorado 80203

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 839-5060

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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

 

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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.

 

(e)                                Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On April 3, 2009, the board of directors of Golden Minerals Company (the “Company”) approved 2009 salary amounts for the Company’s executive officers.  The board of directors also implemented an annual incentive bonus plan which is similar to the plan that was used by Apex Silver Mines Limited, the Company’s predecessor for purposes of reporting under U.S. federal securities laws (“Apex Silver”), and approved the target cash bonus amount that each officer may be eligible to receive based on his or her 2009 performance.  The amount of each bonus payment will be determined in the discretion of the Compensation Committee and the board and will be based, among other things, on the Company's achievement of certain performance objectives, including certain capital raising and growth objectives, and control of general and administrative expenses.  The salaries and cash bonus targets are consistent with amounts previously reported in Apex Silver’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

In addition, on April 3, 2009, the Company’s board of directors granted shares of restricted common stock to the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.  One-half of the shares awarded to each officer will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and one-half will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, provided that the officer is employed by the Company on the applicable vesting date.  The number of shares granted to each executive officer is set forth in the table below:

 

Name		Title		Shares of Restricted Common Stock
Jeffrey G. Clevenger		President, Chief Executive Officer		95,000
Terry L. Owen		Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer		25,000
Robert P. Vogels		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		20,000
Robert B. Blakestad		Senior Vice President, Exploration and Chief Geologist		20,000
Jerry W. Danni		Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs		20,000
Deborah J. Friedman		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary		15,000

 

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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: April 9, 2009
	Golden Minerals Company
	By:	/s/ Robert P. Vogels
		Name: Robert P. Vogels
		Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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