# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001828377
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-065580
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 5315
**Document Hash:** 94218f9b78826a8459843811d78ebd55
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-065580.hdr.sgml**: 20260522

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-065580

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260522

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260522

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Fortitude Gold Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001828377
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 852602691
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CO
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-249533
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261012096

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2886 CARRIAGE MANOR POINT
- **CITY:** COLORADO SPRINGS
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80906
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3033207708

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2886 CARRIAGE MANOR POINT
- **CITY:** COLORADO SPRINGS
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80906

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION_May 20, 2026

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported): May 20, 2026**

**Commission file number: 333-249533**

**FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Colorado** | **85-2602691** |
| (State of Other Jurisdiction of incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **723 S. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO**  | **80903** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (719) 717-9825**

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):

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

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

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

☐ 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:**

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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name Of Each Exchange**<br>**On Which Registered** |
| **N/A** | **N/A** | **N/A** |

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Indicate by check mark 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On May 20, 2026, Fortitude Gold Corporation (the "Company") held its annual shareholders' meeting. At the annual meeting, the shareholders elected the two individuals nominated to be directors, ratified the appointment of Haynie & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 and approved certain amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan, to extend the expiration date to October 15, 2035 and to increase the number of shares of stock reserved and available for grant to 10,000,000 shares.

Election results for the nomination of directors are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Shares Voted** | **Shares Voted** |
| <br>**Name of Nominee** | **For** | **Withheld** |
| Bill M. Conrad | 7,270,006 | 1,443,516 |
| Jason D. Reid | 7,217,878 | 1,495,644 |

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Election results for the ratification of the appointment of Haynie & Company as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 9,408,989 | 604,451 | 127,980 |

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Election results for the approval of certain amendments to the Company's Equity Incentive Plan, to extend the expiration date to October 15, 2035 and to increase the number of shares of stock reserved and available for grant to 10,000,000 shares, are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 5,561,698 | 3,019,091 | 132,733 |

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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.

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| Date: May 22, 2026 | FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION | FORTITUDE GOLD CORPORATION |
|  | By: | /s/ Jason D. Reid |
|  |  | Jason D. Reid, Chief Executive Officer |

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