UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 21, 2013

 

 

CARBO Ceramics Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-15903   72-1100013
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
575 North Dairy Ashford, Suite 300  
Houston, Texas   77079
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(281) 921-6400

(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.

CARBO Ceramics Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 21, 2013. Voting results for each proposal considered at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013.

 

Proposal 1: Election of seven directors.

The seven individuals listed below were elected as directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting. Voting results for each director were as follows:

 

Names

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Sigmund L. Cornelius

     18,938,669         786,289         1,661,187   

James B. Jennings

     19,270,297         454,661         1,661,187   

Gary A. Kolstad

     19,525,556         199,402         1,661,187   

H.E. Lentz, Jr.

     18,931,150         793,808         1,661,187   

Randy L. Limbacher

     19,271,547         453,411         1,661,187   

William C. Morris

     19,210,845         514,113         1,661,187   

Robert S. Rubin

     19,186,711         538,247         1,661,187   

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Voting results with respect to the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
21,103,030    266,833    16,282    0

 

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.

Voting results with respect to the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
19,293,898    396,598    34,462    1,661,187

 

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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.

 

    CARBO CERAMICS INC.
Date: May 23, 2013     By:   /s/ Ernesto Bautista III
     

Ernesto Bautista III

Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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