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):
December 20, 2019
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-15905
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73-1268729
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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801
Travis Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address
of principal executive office and zip code)
(713) 568-4725
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Not Applicable)
(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 (see General Instruction A.2
below):
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Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Blue
Dolphin Energy Company (“Blue Dolphin”) held its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on
December 20, 2019. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered
proposals to: (i) elect five (5) director nominees, all of whom
shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or in
each case until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or
until their earlier resignation or removal, (ii) ratify the
selection of UHY LLP (“UHY”) as Blue Dolphin’s
independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2019, and (iii) transact any other business that may
properly come before the Annual Meeting. These matters were set
forth in Blue Dolphin’s Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 3, 2019 pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The voting results are set forth
below:
1.
All
director nominees were elected:
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For
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Against
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Votes Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Jonathan
P. Carroll
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10,114,099
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0
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0
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0
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Ryan
A. Bailey
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10,114,099
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0
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0
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0
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Amitav
Misra
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10,114,099
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0
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0
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0
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Christopher
T. Morris
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10,113,642
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0
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457
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0
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Herbert
N. Whitney
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10,114,099
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0
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0
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0
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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10,114,099
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0
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0
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0
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No
other business was presented or discussed during the Annual
Meeting.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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Blue Dolphin Energy Company |
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Date: December
20, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Jonathan
P. Carroll
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Jonathan
P. Carroll
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Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Assistant Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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