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 3, 2017

W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.     Emerging growth company  ☐

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On May 3, 2017, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 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 March 24, 2017.

Proposal 1:  To elect five directors to hold office until the 2018 Annual Meeting.  All nominees were elected by the votes indicated.

Proposal 2: To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive compensation Plan, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock.  The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.    

Proposal 3: To approve an amendment to, and all material terms of, the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.    

Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2017. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.  

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Proposal 5: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our names executive officers.  The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.

Proposal 6: To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers to occur every three years, every two years or every year.   The voting for the proposal indicated the frequency to be one year by the votes indicated.

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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.

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