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): August 1, 2012
BRISTOW GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31617 | 72-0679819 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 2103 City West Blvd. 4th Floor Houston, Texas |
77042 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 267-7600
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Bristow Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 1, 2012. The matters voted on at the meeting were as stated below.
For the election of directors, all nominees were approved for a subsequent one-year term. The results were as follows:
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Thomas N. Amonett |
29,184,222 | 812,249 | ||||||
| Stephen J. Cannon |
29,605,161 | 391,310 | ||||||
| William E. Chiles |
29,894,616 | 101,855 | ||||||
| Michael A. Flick |
29,185,610 | 810,861 | ||||||
| Lori A. Gobillot |
29,908,679 | 87,792 | ||||||
| Ian A. Godden |
29,605,140 | 391,331 | ||||||
| Stephen A. King |
22,521,937 | 7,474,534 | ||||||
| Thomas C. Knudson |
29,899,663 | 96,808 | ||||||
| Mathew Masters |
29,480,107 | 516,364 | ||||||
| Bruce H. Stover |
29,485,628 | 510,843 | ||||||
Proposal to approve on an advisory basis the Company’s executive compensation. The results were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| 26,600,985 |
3,364,014 | 31,472 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal to approve and ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The results were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| 28,313,151 |
2,559,482 | 8,247 | 0 | |||||||||
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SIGNATURE
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.
| BRISTOW GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Chip Earle | |
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| Chip Earle | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: August 7, 2012
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