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): | June 27, 2013 |
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10762 | 77-0196707 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300, Houston, Texas | 77077 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 281-899-5700 |
Not Applicable
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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 June 27, 2013, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to notice duly given for the purpose of (i) electing seven directors; (ii) holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s management; (iii) approving amendments that increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under our 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan by 1,025,000 and increasing the number of shares that may be granted for certain awards; and (iv) considering such other business as may properly come before the meeting. As previously reported, the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as our auditors for fiscal year 2013 was withdrawn from the matters to be voted on at the meeting.
1. Election of Directors:
The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated below for a term that will expire on the date of the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
| Number of | ||||||||||||
| Number of | Votes Against/ | Broker | ||||||||||
| Director Nominee Name | Votes For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||||||||
Stephen D. Chesebro’ |
24,103,718 | 625,324 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
James A. Edmiston |
24,156,261 | 572,781 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
Igor Effimoff |
17,106,642 | 7,622,400 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
H. H. Hardee |
17,044,317 | 7,684,725 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
Robert E. Irelan |
24,178,351 | 550,691 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
Patrick M. Murray |
17,111,385 | 7,617,657 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
J. Michael Stinson |
24,182,823 | 546,219 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
Total Votes Cast: |
147,883,497 | 25,219,797 | 73,684,422 | |||||||||
| 2. | Approval of the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2013: |
This proposal was withdrawn prior to the meeting.
3. Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s management:
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below.
| Number of Votes | Broker | |||||||||||
| Number of Votes For: | Against/Withheld: | Abstentions: | Non-Votes | |||||||||
23,561,143
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1,086,236 | 81,663 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
4. Amendments to our 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan:
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below.
| Number of Votes | Broker | |||||||||||
| Number of Votes For: | Against/Withheld: | Abstentions: | Non-Votes | |||||||||
21,657,729
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3,001,227 | 70,086 | 10,526,346 | |||||||||
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.
| Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. | ||||
| July 1, 2013 | By: |
Keith L. Head
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| Name: Keith L. Head | ||||
| Title: Vice President & General Counsel | ||||