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): August 7, 2018
Vantage Drilling International
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 333-217678 | 98-1372204 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc.
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77056
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 404-4700
(Registrants 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. |
On August 7, 2018, Vantage Drilling International (the Company) held an Annual General Meeting (the AGM). At the AGM, the shareholders of the Company voted on the election of seven directors of the Company to hold office until the next AGM or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The seven nominees of the Board of Directors of the Company were elected at the meeting. As to each nominee for director, the results of the voting were as follows:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE |
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Thomas R. Bates Jr. |
4,579,512 | 32,637 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
Matthew W. Bonanno |
4,366,857 | 245,292 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
Paul A. Gordon |
4,612,141 | 8 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
Nils E. Larsen |
4,610,384 | 1,765 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
Scott McCarty |
4,366,857 | 245,292 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
Ihab M. Toma |
4,612,141 | 8 | 6,515 | | ||||||||||||
L. Spencer Wells |
4,612,141 | 8 | 6,515 | |
Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
As noted above, Mr. Paul Gordon was elected to the Board of Directors in connection with the AGM. Mr. Gordon is currently a Managing Director of Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C. and has been with the firm since 2011. Mr. Gordon is the head of the firms U.S. Portfolio Group, which is responsible for driving operational, financial and strategy improvement in companies where Anchorage has a significant ownership stake. In addition, he is a member of the firms CLO Investment Committee. Prior to joining Anchorage, Mr. Gordon was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at S.A.C. Capital Advisors and began his investing career at Cerberus Capital Management. Mr. Gordon spent the first part of his professional career in investment banking and leveraged finance. Mr. Gordon received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from Cornell University where he graduated magna cum laude.
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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.
Date: August 10, 2018
VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL |
/s/ Douglas E. Stewart |
Douglas E. Stewart Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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