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 20, 2014

 

Commission File Number 000-8157

 

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 

DELAWARE 73-0237060
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

  

6801 Broadway Ext., Suite 300

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-9037

(405) 848-7551

 

(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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 Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

(a) Annual Meeting. On May 20, 2014, The Reserve Petroleum Company (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(b) Matters Voted Upon; Voting Results. The following matters were submitted for a vote of the Company’s stockholders:

 

1. – Election of Nine Directors

                Broker
Nominee   For   Against   Abstentions   Non-votes
                 
Mason McLain   91,268   1,927     12,257
Robert T. McLain   93,123   72     12,257
Robert L. Savage   93,135   60     12,257
Marvin E. Harris   93,002   193     12,257
Jerry L. Crow   93,135   60     12,257
William M.(Bill) Smith   93,130   65     12,257
Doug Fuller   93,135   60     12,257
Cameron R. McLain   93,127   68     12,257
Kyle McLain   93,132   63     12,257
                 

 

2. – Ratification of the Selection of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2014   104,996   3   453  

 

All nine nominated Directors were re-elected to serve for terms of one year each and the selection of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2014 was ratified.

 

For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2014.

  

Item 8.01 Other Events 

 

On May 20, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $20.00 per share cash dividend to be paid June 16, 2014 to the Company’s common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 2, 2014.

 

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. 

 

By:

/s/ Cameron R. McLain

 
Name: Cameron R. McLain  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: May 22, 2014

 

 

 

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