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 18, 2016
Eclipse Resources Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36511 | 46-4812998 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2121 Old Gatesburg Road, Suite 110 State College, Pennsylvania |
16803 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(814) 308-9754
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Eclipse Resources Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 18, 2016, Robert L. Zorich, Joseph C. Winkler, III and Christopher K. Hulburt were re-elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016, and no other business was properly brought before the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2016. The voting results of the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Item One – Election of Directors – The Company’s stockholders elected Robert L. Zorich, Joseph C. Winkler, III and Christopher K. Hulburt to each serve as a director of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:
| Director |
Votes “FOR” | Votes “WITHELD” |
Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert L. Zorich |
196,347,061 | 5,675,754 | 10,704,339 | |||||||||
| Joseph C. Winkler, III |
201,598,316 | 424,499 | 10,704,339 | |||||||||
| Christopher K. Hulburt |
195,334,471 | 6,688,344 | 10,704,339 | |||||||||
Item Two – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results were 212,309,453 shares “FOR,” 354,342 shares “AGAINST,” and 63,359 abstentions.
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.
| ECLIPSE RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Christopher K. Hulburt | |
| Name: | Christopher K. Hulburt | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | |
Date: May 19, 2016