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 15, 2014 (May 14, 2015)
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-08038 | 04-2648081 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1800
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(713) 651-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 14, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, holders of 143,882,745 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or by proxy, constituting 92.23% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described below.
Election of Three Class II Directors
The stockholders elected the following three Class III directors to serve for a three year term, expiring in 2018, with the following votes:
| Votes cast in favor: |
Votes cast against: |
Votes abstaining: |
Broker non- votes: |
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| Richard J. Alario |
100,039,751 | 11,044,832 | 297,010 | 32,501,152 | ||||||||||||
| Ralph S. Michael, III |
104,370,067 | 6,712,135 | 299,391 | 32,501,152 | ||||||||||||
| Arlene M. Yocum |
104,414,435 | 6,668,779 | 298,379 | 32,501,152 | ||||||||||||
Four Class I directors, Lynn R. Coleman, Kevin P. Collins, W. Phillip Marcum and William F. Owens, also continued in office with terms expiring in 2016. Three Class II directors, William D. Fertig, Robert K. Reeves and Mark H. Rosenberg, also continued in office with terms expiring in 2017.
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 with the following votes:
| Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: |
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| Votes cast in favor |
143,142,895 | |||
| Votes cast against |
481,758 | |||
| Votes abstaining |
258,092 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
0 | |||
Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
On an advisory basis, the stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with the following votes:
| Votes cast in favor |
Votes cast against | Votes abstaining | Broker non-votes | |||
| 105,466,940 | 5,410,145 | 504,508 | 32,501,152 |
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.
| KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 15, 2014 | By: | /s/ KIMBERLY R. FRYE | ||||
| Kimberly R. Frye | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||