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 23, 2012
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-32693 | 54-2091194 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation ) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 W. Illinois, Suite 100 Midland, Texas |
79701 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (432) 620-5500
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.
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2012 in Midland, Texas (the “Annual Meeting”):
| (1) | to elect two Class I directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2015; |
| (2) | to approve an advisory vote on executive compensation as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting; and |
| (3) | to approve the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2012. |
A total of 35,951,153 shares of the Company’s common stock were present at the meeting in person or by proxy, which represented approximately 83% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of April 9, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Director nominees were elected at the Annual Meeting based on the following vote tabulation:
| Votes “For” | Votes “Withheld” | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Sylvester P. Johnson, IV |
28,155,311 | 3,096,241 | 4,699,601 | |||||||||
| Steven A. Webster |
28,340,902 | 2,910,650 | 4,699,601 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: The advisory vote on executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved as follows:
| Votes “For” | Votes “Against” | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 30,584,719 | 637,495 | 29,338 | 4,699,601 | |||||||||||
Proposal 3: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2012 was approved as follows:
| Votes “For” | Votes “Against” | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 35,777,699 | 136,316 | 37,138 | 0 | |||||||||||
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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.
| Basic Energy Services, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 23, 2012 | By: | /s/ Alan Krenek | ||||
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| Name: | Alan Krenek | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||||