Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of September, 2014

 

Commission File Number:  001-32943

 

AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Suite 555 - 999 Canada Place

Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

o Form 20-F x Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes o No x

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

On September 19, 2014, Augusta Resource Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada (“Augusta”), filed on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com a Report of Voting Results announcing the outcome of the votes at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Augusta held on September 19, 2014.  A copy of the filing is attached to this Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	AUGUSTA RESOURCE CORPORATION
	(registrant)
	By:	/s/ Patrick Donnelly
	Name:	Patrick Donnelly
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: September 19, 2014

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Form 6-K:

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Report of Voting Results announcing the outcome of the votes at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Augusta Resource Corporation held on September 19, 2014.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Augusta Resource Corporation

Report of Voting Results

(Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102)

 

The following describes the matter voted upon and the outcome of the votes at the special meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders (the “Shareholders”) of Augusta Resource Corporation (the “Corporation”) held on September 19, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario. The matter is described in greater detail in the Corporation’s notice of special meeting of shareholders and management information circular that was mailed to Shareholders prior to the Meeting.

 

Approval of Amalgamation Resolution

 

On a vote by ballot, the special resolution providing for the amalgamation of the Corporation and 8988285 Canada Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of HudBay Minerals Inc. was approved.

 

The Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting voted as follows:

 

Voted For				Voted Against
Number		%		Number		%
145,731,946		99.99	%	12,790		0.01	%

 

Excluding votes as required by Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions, the Shareholders voted as follows:

 

Voted For				Voted Against
Number		%		Number		%
122,673,361		99.99	%	12,790		0.01	%

 

Dated this 19th day of September, 2014

 

	Augusta Resource Corporation
	Per:	“Patrick Donnelly”
		Name:	Patrick Donnelly
		Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation

 

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