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 19, 2017 (May 16, 2017)

 

ConocoPhillips

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32395

 

01-0562944

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (281) 293-1000

 

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 



 

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

 

ConocoPhillips held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 16, 2017.  The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the meeting are set forth below.

 

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

All 10 nominated directors were elected to serve a one-year term.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Nonvotes

 

Richard L. Armitage

 

841,765,422

 

20,401,343

 

2,487,384

 

227,823,591

 

Richard H. Auchinleck

 

817,807,149

 

44,037,330

 

2,809,670

 

227,823,591

 

Charles E. Bunch

 

849,046,018

 

13,161,837

 

2,446,294

 

227,823,591

 

John V. Faraci

 

848,134,873

 

13,917,914

 

2,601,362

 

227,823,591

 

Jody L. Freeman

 

822,511,855

 

39,197,818

 

2,944,476

 

227,823,591

 

Gay Huey Evans

 

830,630,268

 

31,124,716

 

2,899,165

 

227,823,591

 

Ryan M. Lance

 

832,703,886

 

25,560,048

 

6,390,215

 

227,823,591

 

Arjun N. Murti

 

853,306,641

 

8,834,897

 

2,512,611

 

227,823,591

 

Robert A. Niblock

 

808,425,244

 

53,243,746

 

2,985,159

 

227,823,591

 

Harald J. Norvik

 

820,103,902

 

41,679,871

 

2,870,376

 

227,823,591

 

 

RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS

 

The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Nonvotes

 

Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1,076,339,001

 

12,794,975

 

3,343,764

 

 

 

ADVISORY APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers was not approved.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Nonvotes

 

Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers

 

276,212,911

 

582,590,041

 

5,851,197

 

227,823,591

 

 

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RECOMMEND FREQUENCY OF ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The frequency receiving the highest number of votes on the advisory vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation is one year.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

778,945,374

 

9,267,802

 

44,690,408

 

19,876,616

 

 

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: REPORT ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES

 

A stockholder proposal for the Company to publish an annual report disclosing expenditures for direct and indirect lobbying and grassroots lobbying was not approved.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Nonvotes

 

Report on Lobbying Expenditures

 

202,204,499

 

643,221,163

 

19,228,487

 

227,823,591

 

 

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ALIGNMENT WITH LOW-CARBON SCENARIOS

 

A stockholder proposal for the Company to publish an annual report disclosing the extent to which executive incentive compensation promotes resilience to low-carbon scenarios associated with efforts to limit global temperature rises to below 2 degrees Celsius was not approved.

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Nonvotes

 

Partial Deferral of Annual Bonus Based on Reserves Metrics

 

55,460,408

 

769,708,204

 

39,485,537

 

227,823,591

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

CONOCOPHILLIPS

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Janet Langford Carrig

May 19, 2017

Janet Langford Carrig

Senior Vice President, Legal,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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