UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   October 31, 2016

 

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EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Nevada   333-56262   88-0482413
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

 

 

5871 Honeysuckle Road

Prescott, AZ

  86305-3764  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)  

 

 

(928) 515-1942

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).

 

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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.

 

Amendment to 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Effective October 31, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) pursuant to which the number of shares of the common stock issuable under the 2015 Plan was increased from 50,000,000 to 75,000,000. A copy of Amendment No. 4 to the 2015 Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1  

Amendment No. 4 to El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Stephen J. Antol
Date:   November 2, 2016   Name: Stephen J. Antol
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1  

Amendment No. 4 to El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO

2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

This Amendment No. 4 dated October 31, 2016 (this “ Amendment ”) amends the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan of El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) (the “ Plan ”). Except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein, all provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

WHEREAS, the Plan was adopted by the Company pursuant to resolutions of the Board of Directors on October 8, 2015 and has been subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 15, 2015, Amendment No. 2 dated April 22, 2016 and Amendment No. 3 dated August 4, 2016;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to further amend the Plan as hereinafter provided in order to increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan from 50,000,000 to 75,000,000; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors approved the substance of this Amendment as of October 31, 2016 and, accordingly, the Company desires to amend the Plan as hereinafter provided.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.      Increase in Number of Shares Subject to the Plan .  Section 3.1 of the Plan is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“3.1. Number of Shares . Subject to adjustment in connection with a Capitalization Adjustment, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the Plan or are subject to outstanding Incentives will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan. For purposes of clarification, the award of any Incentives payable only in cash will not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock remaining and available to be issued under the Plan. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, AMEX Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan”

 

2.      Effective Date .  This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof.