UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 18, 2015
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-13167 | 74-1611874 | |
| (Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
15011 Katy Freeway, Suite 800
Houston, Texas, 77094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(281) 749-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
At the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 18, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”), the shareholders voted on the following matters:
| • | Election of eight director nominees; |
| • | Approval, by shareholder non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and |
| • | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2015. |
No other matters were presented for a vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, December 19, 2014, there were 64,531,991 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of a total of 57,823,421 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. A quorum being present, the voting results for the matters above are as follows:
| 1. | Election of Directors. |
| Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| Deborah A. Beck |
52,610,432 | 605,653 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| George S. Dotson |
52,523,503 | 692,582 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| Jack E. Golden |
52,718,910 | 497,175 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| Hans Helmerich |
52,540,910 | 675,175 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey A. Miller |
52,717,462 | 498,623 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| James R. Montague |
52,672,857 | 543,228 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| Robert J. Saltiel |
52,725,040 | 491,045 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
| Phil D. Wedemeyer |
52,722,386 | 493,699 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||
Each of the nominees was elected for a one year term.
| 2. | Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
|||||||||||
| 51,462,734 | 1,656,242 | 97,109 | 4,607,336 | |||||||||||
On an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation as set forth in the proxy statement was approved.
| 3. | Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year 2015. |
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||
| 57,075,588 | 601,166 | 146,667 | ||||||||
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2015 was ratified.
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.
| ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. |
| (Registrant) |
| /s/ Walter A. Baker |
| Walter A. Baker |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: February 18, 2015