8-K
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): April 29, 2016 (April 26, 2016)
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EOG RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-9743 (Commission File Number) | 47-0684736 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1111 Bagby, Sky Lobby 2
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
713-651-7000
(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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (Annual Meeting) of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) was held on April 26, 2016, in Houston, Texas, for the following purposes: (i) to elect seven directors to hold office until EOG's 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) to ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of EOG's Board of Directors (Board) of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as EOG's auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016; and (iii) to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of EOG's named executive officers.
At the close of business on February 26, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 549,886,289 shares of EOG common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited by the Board pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board's nominees for director.
Each of the seven nominees for director was duly elected by EOG's stockholders, with votes as follows:
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Nominee | Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes |
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Janet F. Clark | 454,819,225 |
| 4,942,258 |
| 2,421,917 |
| 27,208,947 |
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Charles R. Crisp | 442,577,446 |
| 16,706,890 |
| 2,899,064 |
| 27,208,947 |
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James C. Day | 456,708,920 |
| 3,051,287 |
| 2,423,193 |
| 27,208,947 |
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H. Leighton Steward | 441,028,669 |
| 18,741,341 |
| 2,413,390 |
| 27,208,947 |
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Donald F. Textor | 406,133,217 |
| 53,154,616 |
| 2,895,567 |
| 27,208,947 |
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William R. Thomas | 445,225,060 |
| 15,317,821 |
| 1,640,519 |
| 27,208,947 |
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Frank G. Wisner | 439,319,859 |
| 19,871,764 |
| 2,991,777 |
| 27,208,947 |
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The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as EOG's auditors for the year ending December 31, 2016, was ratified by EOG's stockholders by the following vote: 485,873,149 shares for; 3,109,855 shares against; and 409,343 shares abstaining. Broker non-votes were not applicable to this proposal.
With respect to the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of EOG's named executive officers as disclosed in EOG's 2016 proxy statement, the compensation of EOG's named executive officers was approved by EOG's stockholders by the following vote:
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Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes |
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439,530,705 | 21,181,476 | 1,471,219 | 27,208,947 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | EOG RESOURCES, INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: April 29, 2016 | By: | /s/ TIMOTHY K. DRIGGERS Timothy K. Driggers Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) |