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): June 7, 2016


CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
001-10924
 
75-2396863
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Number)
 
Identification Number)


6 Desta Drive, Suite 6500, Midland, Texas
 
79705-5510
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:   (432) 682-6324


Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. central time in Midland, Texas. Holders of an aggregate of 12,169,536 shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on April 8, 2016 were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 10,892,649, or approximately 90%, were represented in person or by proxy. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s annual proxy statement, are as follows:

Proposal #1 - Elect two directors for a term of three years, such term to continue until the annual meeting of shareholders in 2019 and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Clayton W. Williams, Jr.
 
8,431,302
 
625,986
 
1,835,361
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Davis L. Ford
 
8,620,763
 
436,525
 
1,835,361


Proposal #2 - Approval of increases in the Company’s common stock issuable on exercise of warrants

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
8,938,865
 
109,230
 
9,193


Proposal #3 - Approval of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan with a maximum number of available shares issuable under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan equal to 1,400,000

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
8,130,050
 
911,312
 
15,926


Proposal #4 - Approval of the material terms of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan for purposes of complying with the shareholder approval requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
8,357,490
 
683,881
 
15,917


Proposal #5 - Advising the Audit Committee on the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2016

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
10,853,140
 
31,806
 
7,703








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 thereto duly authorized.

 
 
CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.


Date:
June 9, 2016
By:
/s/ Mel G. Riggs
 
 
 
Mel G. Riggs
 
 
 
President
 
 
 
  


Date:
June 9, 2016
By:
/s/ Michael L. Pollard
 
 
 
Michael L. Pollard
 
 
 
Senior Vice President - Finance,
 
 
 
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer