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): February 6, 2020
 
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36590
 
37-1653648
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20475 State Highway 249, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77070
 
 
 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(281) 598-1230
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Emerging growth company o
 
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange where registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
 
ICD
 
New York Stock Exchange





Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On February 6, 2020, Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders in Houston, Texas (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, stockholders were requested to (i) approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a one-time reverse stock split (the “Reverse Split Amendment”) of the common stock at a ratio of 1 share-for-10-shares up to a ratio of 1 share-for-20-shares, which ratio will be selected by the Company’s Board of Directors and set forth in a public announcement, together with a reduction in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares (the “Reverse Split Proposal”) and (ii) adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies in the event that there were not sufficient votes to approve the Reverse Split Amendment and Reverse Split Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”), each as more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 27, 2019.
Proposal 1: the Reverse Split Amendment and Reverse Split Proposal. The adoption of the Reverse Split Amendment and Reverse Split Proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
53,923,491
 
1,561,598
 
3,767
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 2: the Adjournment Proposal.  The Adjournment Proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
52,674,471
 
2,775,670
 
38,715
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Date: February 7, 2020
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Philip A. Choyce
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Philip A. Choyce
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer