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): May 11, 2011

 

 

DRIL-QUIP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-13439		74-2162088
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
13550 Hempstead Highway Houston, Texas				77040
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 939-7711

 

 

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):

 

¨	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.

At the annual meeting of the shareholders of Dril-Quip, Inc. (“Dril-Quip”) held on May 11, 2011, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below.

The following nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

Nominee		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
J. Mike Walker			32,823,057				1,892,270				951,959
John V. Lovoi			31,777,703				2,937,624				951,959

The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accountants for Dril-Quip for 2011 was approved:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
35,647,408		13,984		5,894		—

The advisory vote on the compensation of Dril-Quip’s named executive officers was approved:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
33,069,357		1,630,824		15,146		951,959

In the advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of Dril-Quip’s named executive officers, votes were cast in favor of holding future advisory votes every year, every two years or every three years as follows:

 

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
30,202,146		1,756,621		2,742,383		14,177		951,959

In accordance with the results of this advisory vote, Dril-Quip intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers, or “say-on-pay” votes, annually until it next holds an advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes as required under SEC rules.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: May 16, 2011

 

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