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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): May 14, 2018


 

 

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


 

 

 

Delaware

001-16317

95-4079863

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

717 Texas Ave., Suite 2900, Houston Texas 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

 

 

(713) 236-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 


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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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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 14, 2018. At the meeting, stockholders (1) elected all of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors, (2) ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The foregoing proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 6, 2018.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Each director was electedas follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Joseph J. Romano

15,683,627

1,525,820

36,388

6,483,510

Allan D. Keel

15,873,375

1,323,358

49,102

6,483,510

B.A. Berilgen

15,496,900

1,701,996

46,939

6,483,510

B. James Ford

15,936,728

1,262,183

46,924

6,483,510

Lon McCain

15,761,229

1,435,504

49,102

6,483,510

Charles M. Reimer

15,684,101

1,515,714

46,020

6,483,510

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Accountants

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP was ratified as follows:

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

22,171,948

606,203

951,194

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

 

 

 

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

15,798,320

1,381,124

66,391

6,483,510

 


 

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.

 

 

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

 

 

Date: May 15, 2018

/s/ E. Joseph Grady

 

E. Joseph Grady

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer