Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 19, 2022

SOLITARIO ZINC CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado

001-32978

84-1285791

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4251 Kipling Street, Suite 390

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 534-1030

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:

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☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

XPL

NYSE American

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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On April 19, 2022, the Board of Directors of Solitario Zinc Corp. (“Solitario”) approved the expansion of the number of the members of its Board of Directors from six to seven members.

Also on April 19, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Debbie Mino-Austin to fill the vacancy created by the expansion discussed above.

Ms. Mino-Austin, 69, worked for more than thirty years with increasing responsibility at Solitario, most recently as Vice-President of Investor Relations, before retiring in 2018. She brings a unique understanding of corporate operations and the mining industry in general, the structure and goals of Solitario as well the investment community associated with the junior mining industry. Ms. Mino-Austin currently serves on the board of directors of the Yoakum National Bank in Yoakum, Texas. Ms. Mino-Austin received her B.S. degree magna cum laude from Texas A&M University.

Ms. Mino will serve as chairperson of Solitario’s Health, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility Committee.

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press Release, dated April 20, 2022, announcing the appointment of a new Director to the Board of Directors of Solitario.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

April 20, 2021