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) April 24, 2012
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE | 1-16335 | 73-1599053 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (918) 574-7000
(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.
On April 24, 2012, Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) held its Annual Meeting of Limited Partners (“Annual Meeting”) pursuant to due notice. Holders of a total of 99,947,663 common units, or 88.37% of the Partnership’s common units outstanding, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The voting results follow:
1. | Two Class I directors of the Partnership’s general partner’s board of directors were elected to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting by the following votes: |
Director | For | Withheld | ||
Robert G. Croyle | 56,037,300 | 1,077,837 | ||
Barry R. Pearl | 55,174,031 | 1,941,106 | ||
2. | The following resolution was approved by the following votes: |
RESOLVED that the unitholders of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Partnership’s named executive officers, as described in the section in the proxy statement entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers,” in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the executive compensation tables and the related footnotes and narrative accompanying the tables).
For | Against | Abstain | ||
54,352,829 | 1,792,162 | 970,146 | ||
3. | The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to audit the Partnership's 2012 financial statements was ratified by the following votes: |
For | Against | Abstain | ||
96,460,483 | 3,259,692 | 227,488 | ||
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.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | ||
By: | Magellan GP, LLC, | |
its general partner | ||
Date: April 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ Suzanne H. Costin |
Name: | Suzanne H. Costin | |
Title: | Corporate Secretary | |