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 14, 2010

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-33522   20-2110031
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
Three Riverway, Suite 300
Houston, Texas
  77056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 579-0600

 
 
(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.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. on December 14, 2010, seven directors were elected for one-year terms expiring on the date of the annual meeting for the year ended June 30, 2011. As to each nominee for director, the results of the voting were as follows:
                 
    Number of Votes     Number of Votes  
Name of Nominee   Voted For     Withheld  
Lorenzo Lamadrid
    21,509,178       2,463,554  
Robert Rigdon
    21,916,069       2,056,663  
Donald Bunnell
    21,916,969       2,055,763  
Michael Storey
    21,040,380       2,932,352  
Denis Slavich
    21,042,989       2,929,743  
Harry Rubin
    21,042,989       2,929,743  
Ziwang Xu
    21,913,478       2,059,254  
The result of the vote on the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was as follows:
             
Number of Votes   Number of Votes   Number of Votes   Number of
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstaining   Broker Non-Votes
32,967,392
  53,360   1,776,507   0

 

 


 

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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.
 
 
Dated: December 16, 2010  /s/ Robert Rigdon    
  Robert Rigdon   
  President and Chief Executive Officer