8-K

 

 

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 6, 2014

 

 

W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas   1-32414   72-1121985

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77046

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

713.626.8525

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(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.

On May 6, 2014, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Houston, Texas. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2014.

Proposal 1: To elect six directors to hold office until the 2015 Annual Meeting. All nominees were elected by the votes indicated.

 

Nominee

   Voted For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Virginia Boulet

     66,249,265         1,493,111         3,215,942   

Robert I. Israel

     67,336,282         406,094         3,215,942   

Stuart B. Katz

     66,633,008         1,109,368         3,215,942   

Tracy W. Krohn

     60,119,045         7,623,331         3,215,942   

S. James Nelson, Jr.

     67,340,886         401,490         3,215,942   

B. Frank Stanley

     66,616,128         1,126,248         3,215,942   

Proposal 2: To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

56,747,668   10,937,971   56,737   3,215,942

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2014. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

70,825,444   129,932   2,942  


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.

 

   

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: May 7, 2014   By:   /s/ John D. Gibbons
    John D. Gibbons
    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer