UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 21, 2014
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PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE (State of Incorporation) | 72-1440714 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 6000 Lafayette, Louisiana (Address of principal executive offices) | 70508 (Zip code) |
Commission File Number: 001-32681
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 21, 2014. The following proposals were submitted to the holders of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for a vote:
1.The election of six nominees to the Board of Directors;
2.The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014; and
3.An advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation.
The results of such votes were as follows:
1. The following votes were cast in the election of six nominees to the Board of Directors:
Number of | ||||||
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Broker | ||||
Name of Nominee | Voted For | Withheld | Non-Votes | |||
Charles T. Goodson | 43,023,575 | 2,657,891 | 12,059,138 | |||
William W. Rucks, IV | 43,405,733 | 2,275,733 | 12,059,138 | |||
E. Wayne Nordberg | 43,396,584 | 2,284,882 | 12,059,138 | |||
Michael L. Finch | 44,109,390 | 1,572,076 | 12,059,138 | |||
W. J. Gordon, III | 44,101,891 | 1,579,575 | 12,059,138 | |||
Charles F. Mitchell, II, M.D | 44,091,465 | 1,590,001 | 12,059,138 | |||
2. The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of | |||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
56,766,554 | 911,183 | 62,867 | — | |||
3. The following advisory (non-binding) votes were cast to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion in the 2014 Proxy Statement:
Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of Votes | Number of | |||
Voted For | Voted Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
24,301,897 | 21,178,759 | 200,810 | 12,059,138 | |||
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.
Date: May 21, 2014
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
/s/ J. Bond Clement
J. Bond Clement
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer