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 15, 2013
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-51582 | 56-2542838 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas | 77046 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 350-5100
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 15, 2013. Only holders of the Company's common stock at the close of business on March 19, 2013 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 161,089,116 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A total of 143,089,291 shares of common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.
Set forth below are the final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting.
1. Stockholders elected each of the three Class II Director nominees for three-year terms, as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
Thomas R. Bates, Jr. | 106,852,853 | 5,250,986 | 30,985,452 |
Thomas M Hamilton | 109,894,655 | 2,209,184 | 30,985,452 |
Thierry Pilenko | 110,006,768 | 2,097,071 | 30,985,452 |
2. Stockholders of a majority of shares voted for approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
108,898,547 | 2,849,534 | 355,758 | 30,985,452 |
3. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2013, as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions |
141,944,065 | 934,295 | 210,931 |
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.
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 16, 2013 | By: | /s/ Beau M. Thompson | ||||
Beau M. Thompson | ||||||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||