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): May 25, 2016

 

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-16317   95-4079863
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

717 Texas Ave., Suite 2900, Houston Texas 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(713) 236-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 25, 2016. At the meeting, stockholders (1) elected all of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors, (2) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (4) approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The foregoing proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 13, 2016.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Each director was elected as follows:

 

     Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

Joseph J. Romano

   15,489,138    743,242    5,756    1,774,010

Allan D. Keel

   15,766,254    466,126    5,756    1,774,010

B.A. Berilgen

   15,188,993    1,043,387    5,756    1,774,010

B. James Ford

   15,785,313    445,696    7,127    1,774,010

Lon McCain

   15,548,627    683,754    5,755    1,774,010

Charles M. Reimer

   15,790,059    440,182    7,895    1,774,010

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Accountants

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,842,959

  161,258   7,929   0

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

14,173,944

  1,977,084   87,108   1,774,010

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Executive Compensation Advisory Votes

The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation every year was approved as follows:

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

13,309,132

  85,431   2,831,681   11,892

In accordance with the stockholders’ recommendation, the Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


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.

 

      CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Date: May 25, 2016       /s/ E. Joseph Grady
      E. Joseph Grady
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer