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 | ||||