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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 (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 20, 2014
SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 1-8754 | 20-3940661 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281) 874-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
At the May 20, 2014, annual meeting of shareholders, shareholders of Swift Energy Company (“Swift Energy” or the “Company”) approved amending the Second Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for award by 475,000 shares. A copy of the amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 20, 2014. At the record date, 43,804,946 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to one vote per share upon all matters submitted at the meeting. At the annual meeting, Deanna L. Cannon and Douglas J. Lanier were elected to serve as directors of Swift Energy for three-year terms to expire at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. These directors were elected by the following votes:
Nominees for Director | For | Withheld | ||
Deanna L. Cannon | 24,926,562 | 4,037,934 | ||
Douglas J. Lanier | 25,230,175 | 3,734,321 | ||
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The following proposals were also approved at the annual meeting:
Proposal | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
To increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the Second Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Plan | 26,167,482 | 2,735,881 | 61,133 | 10,469,437 | ||||
To conduct a nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the proxy statement | 23,236,267 | 5,625,676 | 102,553 | 10,469,437 | ||||
To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 | 36,843,092 | 2,521,869 | 68,972 | 0 | ||||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan | |
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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 27, 2014
Swift Energy Company | |||||
By: | /s/ Bruce H. Vincent | ||||
Bruce H. Vincent President | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan | |
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