UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 29, 2012 (May 29, 2012)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-32167 | 76-0274813 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 309
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive office)
(713) 623-0801
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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. |
On April 12, 2012, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) for its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which is to be held on June 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, at St. Regis Houston Hotel 1919 Briar Oaks Lane Houston, Texas 77027. The Proxy Statement included a proposal to approve the VAALCO Energy, Inc. 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
On May 22, 2012, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) published a proxy analysis and vote recommendation for the Annual Meeting. The proposal to approve the Plan received an unfavorable recommendation from ISS because the shareholder value transfer, as determined by ISS, was greater than ISS’s company-specific allowable cap.
On May 29, 2012, in response to the ISS recommendation, the Board of Directors of the Company approved revisions to the Plan (i) to reduce the shareholder value transfer by reducing the number of shares subject to the plan from 5,000,000 to 3,000,000, (ii) by clarifying Section 1.4 to indicate that the total number of shares which may be issued as restricted stock awards plus restricted stock units, in the aggregate, shall not exceed 250,000 shares and (iii) by revising the definition of a change of control involving a merger to indicate that a merger must be consummated, rather than just approved by stockholders, for a change of control to occur.
The foregoing is a summary description of certain terms of the Plan as revised and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the revised Plan, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Form 8-K. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | VAALCO Energy, Inc. 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan | |
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.
| VAALCO ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 29, 2012 | By: | /s/ Gayla M. Cutrer | ||||
| Name: | Gayla M. Cutrer | |||||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | VAALCO Energy, Inc. 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan | |