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: May 6, 2011
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
Rosetta Resources Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE
 
000-51801
 
43-2083519
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
         
717 Texas, Suite 2800
Houston, TX
     
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
     
(Zip Code)

713-335-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(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.

The Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 6, 2011 in Houston, Texas.  The final voting results for the proposals submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Item 1 required the affirmative vote of a plurality (nominees receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected at a meeting at which a quorum is present) of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote.  The stockholders elected the following nominees:

                               
    Votes FOR    Votes WITHHELD
Richard W. Beckler
 
46,091,452
 
319,895
Matthew D. Fitzgerald
 
46,263,768
 
147,579
Philip L. Frederickson
 
45,945,200
 
466,147
D. Henry Houston
 
46,263,158
 
148,189
Randy L. Limbacher
 
45,744,290
 
667,057
Josiah O. Low III
 
45,945,700
 
465,647
Donald D. Patteson, Jr.
 
46,118,226
 
293,121


Item 2 required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the advisory vote on executive compensation.  The voting results are as follows:

Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Voted Against
Number of Votes
Abstaining
45,353,013
1,037,477
20,857


Item 3 required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.  The voting results are as follows:

Number of Votes
Voted For Three Years
Number of Votes
Voted For Two Years
Number of Votes
Voted For One Year
Number of Votes
Abstaining
18,754,519
2,234,489
25,414,435
7,904


Item 4 required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2011.  The voting results are as follows:

Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Voted Against
Number of Votes
Abstaining
49,820,391
49,978
12,528



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.

Dated: May 10,  2011
ROSETTA RESOURCES INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Rosinski
     
   
Michael J. Rosinski
   
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer