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 7, 2016
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-15905
(Commission File Number)
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73-1268729
(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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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 7, 2016. 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, 2016; 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 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement") pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The voting results are set forth below:
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1.
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All director nominees were elected:
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Votes
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For
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Against
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Jonathan P. Carroll
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8,651,864
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0
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524,660
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0
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Ryan A. Bailey
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8,663,882
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0
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512,642
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0
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Amitav Misra
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8,663,882
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0
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512,642
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0
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Christopher T. Morris
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8,663,881
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0
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512,643
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0
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Herbert N. Whitney
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8,645,522
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0
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531,002
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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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9,175,896
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375
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253
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0
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3.
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Any other business that properly came before the Annual Meeting was permitted to be transacted:
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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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8,621,341
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43,387
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511,796
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0
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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.
Date: December 8, 2016
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Blue Dolphin Energy Company
/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
Jonathan P. Carroll
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Assistant Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Executive Officer)
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