Form 8-K PETROQUEST ENERGY INC For: May 20
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E-mailUNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
May 20, 2015
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PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE (State of Incorporation) | 72-1440714 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 6000 Lafayette, Louisiana (Address of principal executive offices) | 70508 (Zip code) |
Commission File Number: 001-32681
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028
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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:
[ ] 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))
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2015. The following proposals were submitted to the holders of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for a vote:
1.The election of six nominees to the Board of Directors;
2.The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015; and
3.An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.
The results of such votes were as follows:
1. The following votes were cast in the election of six nominees to the Board of Directors:
Number of | ||||||
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Broker | ||||
Name of Nominee | Voted For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||
Charles T. Goodson | 34,440,652 | 5,152,896 | 18,614,197 | |||
William W. Rucks, IV | 34,043,151 | 5,550,397 | 18,614,197 | |||
E. Wayne Nordberg | 34,009,059 | 5,584,489 | 18,614,197 | |||
Michael L. Finch | 34,048,779 | 5,544,769 | 18,614,197 | |||
W. J. Gordon, III | 34,043,998 | 5,549,550 | 18,614,197 | |||
Charles F. Mitchell, II, M.D | 34,320,289 | 5,273,259 | 18,614,197 | |||
2. The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of | |||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
57,057,042 | 914,903 | 235,800 | — | |||
3. The following advisory (non-binding) votes were cast to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion in the 2015 Proxy Statement:
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of | |||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
36,306,025 | 2,708,002 | 579,521 | 18,614,197 | |||
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.
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC. | ||
Date: | May 26, 2015 | /s/ J. Bond Clement |
J. Bond Clement Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | ||
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