UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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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 9, 2014
 
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NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-12534
72-1133047
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)

4 Waterway Square Place, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 210-5100
 
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

The proposals voted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement.

1.  
Each of the ten nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:

Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Lee K. Boothby
 
100,777,684
 
4,556,159
 
42,466
 
11,591,935
Pamela J. Gardner
 
101,597,727
 
3,755,621
 
22,961
 
11,591,935
John Randolph Kemp III
 
101,339,662
 
3,963,196
 
73,451
 
11,591,935
Steven W. Nance
 
104,871,119
 
483,659
 
21,531
 
11,591,935
Howard H. Newman
 
100,559,337
 
3,954,178
 
862,794
 
11,591,935
Thomas G. Ricks
 
100,507,057
 
4,006,238
 
863,014
 
11,591,935
Juanita F. Romans
 
101,514,087
 
3,818,978
 
43,244
 
11,591,935
John (Jack) W. Schanck
 
104,873,070
 
482,095
 
21,144
 
11,591,935
C. E. (Chuck) Shultz
 
101,183,815
 
3,311,640
 
880,854
 
11,591,935
Richard K. Stoneburner
 
104,891,121
 
466,251
 
18,937
 
11,591,935
J. Terry Strange
 
91,431,301
 
13,922,338
 
22,670
 
11,591,935


2.  
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2014 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
114,379,782
 
2,555,071
 
33,391
   

3.  
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
96,668,124
 
8,024,786
 
683,399
 
11,591,935

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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.


 
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
     
     
Date:   May 13, 2014
By:
 /s/ John D. Marziotti
   
John D. Marziotti
   
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary