UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 12, 2011
Bill Barrett Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32367 | 80-0000545 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1099 18th Street, Suite 2300 Denver, Colorado |
80202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive office) |
(Zip Code) | |||
(303) 293-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former names or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Bill Barrett Corporation (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 16, 2011 (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose, as required by SEC regulations, the Company’s determination of the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.
Item 5.07(d) Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.
As reported in the Original Filing, at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 12, 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, holding an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. After considering the outcome of the advisory stockholder vote and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors accepted the recommendation of its Compensation Committee that, consistent with the results of the stockholder advisory vote, the Company include an advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers.
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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.
| Date: September 19, 2011 | BILL BARRETT CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Francis B. Barron | |||
| Francis B. Barron | ||||
| Executive Vice President — General Counsel; and Secretary | ||||
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