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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 :
May 19, 2022
(Date of earliest event reported)
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware |
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001-34025 |
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26-1501877 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
707 17th Street, Suite 4200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(303) 296-3006
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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¨
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¨
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading symbol |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
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IPI |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by checkmark 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. |
Appointment of William Zisch as a Director
On May 19, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
of Intrepid Potash, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed William M. Zisch to serve as a Class III director, effective immediately.
The Board also appointed Mr. Zisch to serve on each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Strategy Committee, and Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee.
As compensation for his service on the Board,
Mr. Zisch will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors, including an annual equity award. There are
no understandings or arrangements with any person pursuant to which Mr. Zisch was selected as a director, and Mr. Zisch is not party to
any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Board considered the independence
of Mr. Zisch under New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listing standards and concluded that Mr. Zisch is an independent director
under the applicable NYSE standards.
Approval of Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan
On May 19, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Intrepid Potash, Inc.
Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R Plan”). The A&R Plan was amended to increase the number of shares
of common stock authorized for grant by 600,000 newly reserved shares, extend the term of the A&R Plan to May 19, 2032, and make other
minor changes to the A&R Plan. The A&R Plan became effective immediately upon stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
A summary of the material terms of the A&R
Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 5, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summaries of the A&R Plan set forth above and in the Proxy Statement are
qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on
May 19, 2022, as a virtual meeting online via live audio webcast. At the Annual Meeting, there were 10,835,875 shares represented to vote
either in person or by proxy, or 79.6% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, which represented a quorum. The Company’s stockholders
voted on, and approved, the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1. Election of two Class II Directors to serve
three-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Nominee | |
Votes For | | |
Votes Withheld | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
Mary E. McBride | |
| 7,405,664 | | |
| 1,947,688 | | |
| 3,139 | | |
| 1,479,384 | |
Barth E. Whitham | |
| 7,378,147 | | |
| 1,974,632 | | |
| 3,712 | | |
| 1,479,384 | |
Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 10,806,802 | | |
| 20,046 | | |
| 9,027 | | |
| — | |
Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation
of the Company’s named executive officers
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 8,737,917 | | |
| 231,584 | | |
| 386,990 | | |
| 1,479,384 | |
Proposal 4. Approval of the Amended and Restated Equity
Incentive Plan
Votes For | | |
Votes Against | | |
Abstentions | | |
Broker Non-Votes | |
| 6,541,008 | | |
| 2,317,316 | | |
| 498,167 | | |
| 1,479,384 | |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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.
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INTREPID POTASH, INC. |
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Dated: May 23, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Matthew D. Preston |
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Matthew D. Preston |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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