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): December 5, 2013
Evolution Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-32942
(Commission File Number)
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Nevada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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41-1781991 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2500 City West Blvd., Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(713) 935-0122
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting on December 5, 2013 in Houston, Texas at the Company’s principal executive offices. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders were requested to (1) elect directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014; (3) to approve in a non-binding advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) to determine in a non-binding advisory vote, whether a stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years, all of which were described in the Company’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.
The following actions were taken by the Company’s stockholders with respect to each of the proposals:
1. Elect directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of votes cast in favor of each nominee was as follows:
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Common Shares |
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Withheld |
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Broker non-votes |
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Robert S. Herlin |
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18,304,260 |
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290,764 |
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7,137,124 |
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William E. Dozier |
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18,466,403 |
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128,621 |
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7,137,124 |
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Gene G. Stoever |
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18,462,284 |
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132,740 |
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7,137,124 |
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Edward J. DiPaolo |
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18,135,092 |
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459,932 |
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7,137,124 |
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Kelly W. Loyd |
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18,370,760 |
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224,264 |
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7,137,124 |
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No other person received any votes.
2. Ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. The appointment was ratified and the voting was as follows:
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FOR |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
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25,640,610 |
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78,366 |
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13,172 |
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3. To approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. The proposal was approved as follows:
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FOR |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
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BROKER NON-VOTE |
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17,987,085 |
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580,730 |
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27,209 |
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7,137,124 |
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4. To determine, in a non-binding advisory vote, whether a stockholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years. Shareholders voted to approve the proposal to have the frequency of the non-binding vote on executive compensation to occur every year, approved as follows:
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3 YEARS |
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2 YEARS |
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1 YEAR |
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ABSTAIN |
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BROKER NON-VOTE |
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5,183,993 |
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5,109,692 |
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8,167,302 |
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134,037 |
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7,137,124 |
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The Company presently expects to include in its proxy statement for its next Annual Meeting a proposal for a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers.
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.
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Evolution Petroleum Corporation (Registrant) | |
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Dated: December 17, 2013 |
By: |
/s/Sterling H. McDonald |
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Name: |
Sterling H. McDonald |
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Title: |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |