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 9, 2010
Evolution Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
001-32942
(Commission File Number)
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Nevada |
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41-1781991 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held the Annual Meeting on December 9, 2010 in Houston, Texas at the Company’s principal executive offices. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders were requested to (1) elect six directors to hold office until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and (2) ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, 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 six directors to hold office until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All nominees were re-elected as directors by the votes indicated:
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Nominee |
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Voted For |
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Votes Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Robert S. Herlin |
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14,943,696 |
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126,339 |
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8,037,190 |
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Laird Q. Cagan |
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13,845,796 |
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1,224,239 |
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8,037,190 |
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Edward J. DiPaolo |
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14,705,637 |
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364,398 |
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8,037,190 |
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William E. Dozier |
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14,943,696 |
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126,339 |
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8,037,190 |
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Kelly W. Loyd |
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14,940,896 |
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129,139 |
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8,037,190 |
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Gene G. Stoever |
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14,940,896 |
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129,139 |
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8,037,190 |
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2. Ratify Hein & Associates, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. The appointment was ratified and approved by the votes indicated:
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Voted For |
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Voted Against |
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Abstentions |
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23,003,418 |
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81,831 |
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21,976 |
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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 | |||
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(Registrant) |
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Dated: December 15, 2010 |
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 | ||