UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2014
LILIS ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-35330 | 74-3231613 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 1900 Grant Street, Suite #720 | ||
| Denver, CO | 80203 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 951-7920
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On December 19, 2014, Lilis Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”). In addition to the election of three directors, two other proposals were acted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting, each of which is described briefly below and in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”). The matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions as to such matters, were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors:
The following nominees, each of whom was nominated for election by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and included in the Proxy Statement, were elected by the shareholders at the 2014 Annual Meeting to serve on the Board until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders and their successors are elected and qualified:
| FOR | WITHHELD | ABSTAINED | |
| Nuno Brandolini | 16,472,174 | 44,493 | 0 |
| Abraham Mirman | 16,219,722 | 296,945 | 0 |
| G. Tyler Runnels | 16,219,687 | 296,980 | 0 |
Proposal 2: In an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Proxy Statement, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:
| FOR | WITHHELD | ABSTAINED |
| 16,437,964 | 48,661 | 30,042 |
Proposal 3: The appointment of Marcum LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting:
| FOR | WITHHELD | ABSTAINED |
| 16,515,667 | 1,000 | 0 |
There were no broker non-votes cast with respect to any of the proposals.
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: December 23, 2014 | LILIS ENERGY, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Eric Ulwelling | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||