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 2, 2018

 

W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 1-32414

 

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

Texas

 

72-1121985

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

 

(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 2, 2018, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 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 22, 2018.

Proposal 1:  To elect five directors to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting.  All nominees were elected by the votes indicated.

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominee

Voted For

 

Voted Against or

Withheld

 

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Ms. Virginia Boulet

73,310,509

 

34,223,709

 

49,014

21,381,699

Mr. Stuart B. Katz

73,728,948

 

33,800,209

 

54,075

21,381,699

Mr. Tracy W. Krohn

105,533,198

 

2,013,069

 

36,965

21,381,699

Mr. S. James Nelson, Jr.

81,844,839

 

25,687,376

 

51,017

21,381,699

Mr. B. Frank Stanley

74,707,904

 

32,825,098

 

50,230

21,381,699

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2018. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.  

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

127,596,810

 

1,089,317

 

278,804

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Dated: May 3, 2018

 

By:

 

/s/ John D. Gibbons

 

 

 

 

John D. Gibbons

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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