AGM Results 2014


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 4, 2014
 

 
Evolution Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
001-32942
(Commission File Number)
 
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
41-1781991
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
2500 City West Blvd., Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(713) 935-0122
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On December 4, 2014, Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") in Houston, Texas at the Company’s principal executive offices. The stockholders of the Company considered and voted upon the three proposals listed below, each of which is more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2014. Holders of 31,681,879 shares of common stock of the Company, representing approximately 96.6% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the October 20, 2014 record date, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results with respect to each of the proposals is set forth below.
 
Proposal 1. Election of directors. The Company's stockholders elected five directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The results of the voting for each nominee were as follows:
 
Name of the Nominee
 
For
 
% of Voted
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Robert S. Herlin
 
25,205,538

 
99.4
%
 
157,410

 
6,318,931

William E. Dozier
 
25,299,387

 
99.7
%
 
63,561

 
6,318,931

Gene G. Stoever
 
25,251,155

 
99.6
%
 
111,793

 
6,318,931

Edward J. DiPaolo
 
24,788,326

 
97.7
%
 
574,622

 
6,318,931

Kelly W. Loyd
 
25,176,527

 
99.6
%
 
110,423

 
6,318,931

 
No other person received any votes.
 
Proposal 2. The appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company's independent auditor for fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 was ratified.  The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
% of Voted
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
31,438,124

 
99.2
%
 
232,587

 
11,168

 
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Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company's named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
% of Voted
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
24,481,584

 
96.5
%
 
824,741

 
56,623

 
6,318,931



 
 

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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.
 
 
 
Evolution Petroleum Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
 
December 8, 2014
By:
/s/ Randall D. Keys
 
 
Randall D. Keys
 
 
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


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