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): | July 26, 2012 |
Mitcham Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 000-25142 | 76-0210849 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
8141 SH 75 South, P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, Texas | 77342 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 936-291-2277 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Mitcham Industries, Inc. (the Company) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) on July 26, 2012 in Huntsville, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders were requested to (1) elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation; (3) vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named Executive Officer compensation; and (4) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2013. Each proposal was described in the Companys Notice of Annual Meeting and the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which were each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2012.
The following actions were taken by the Companys shareholders at the Annual Meeting with respect to each of the proposals:
1. | Elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. All nominees were re-elected as directors by the votes indicated: |
Nominee | Voted For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Billy F. Mitcham, Jr |
5,669,996 | 3,128,551 | 2,568,825 | |||||||||
Peter H. Blum |
4,450,184 | 4,348,363 | 2,568,825 | |||||||||
Robert P. Capps |
4,984,616 | 3,813,931 | 2,568,825 | |||||||||
R. Dean Lewis |
8,081,788 | 716,759 | 2,568,825 | |||||||||
John F. Schwalbe |
8,082,053 | 716,494 | 2,568,825 | |||||||||
Robert J. Albers |
8,169,903 | 628,644 | 2,568,825 |
2. | Approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation: |
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
8,626,395
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141,301 | 30,851 | 2,568,825 |
3. | Vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named Executive Officer compensation: |
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | |||||||||
7,592,364
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370,419 | 813,799 | 21,965 |
A majority of the votes cast by shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation once every year. In line with this recommendation by our shareholders, the Board has decided to include an advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials once every year, until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys named executive officers.
4. | Ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2013: |
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstentions | ||||||
11,165,059
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187,631 | 14,682 |
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.
Mitcham Industries, Inc. | ||||
July 31, 2012 | By: |
Robert P. Capps
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Name: Robert P. Capps | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |