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Delaware
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000-50175
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81-0551518
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization
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File Number
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Identification No.)
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1.
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to elect three managers who will serve on the Board of Managers and be appointed to the Advisory Committee until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners;
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2.
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to approve the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011;
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3.
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approval of, by a unitholder non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Partnership’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, commonly referred to as a “Say-on-Pay” proposal; and
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4.
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the establishment, by a unitholder non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of submission to unitholders of advisory “Say-on-Pay” proposals.
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Buford P. Berry, C.W. Russell and Ronald P. Trout were each elected to our Board of Managers and appointed to the Advisory Committee.
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The results of the voting were as follows:
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1.
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Election of Managers
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Manager
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Buford P. Berry
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13,307,266
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108,379
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17,259,786
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C.W. Russell
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13,328,284
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87,361
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17,259,786
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Ronald P. Trout
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13,330,005
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85,640
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17,259,786
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2.
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Approval of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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25,542,587
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220,675
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39,746
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3.
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Approval of the Compensation Paid The Named Executive Officers
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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13,093,011
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238,114
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84,520
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4.
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Establishment of the Frequency of Say On Pay Proposals
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstentions
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2,009,251
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281,573
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10,968,059
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156,762
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