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 19, 2016
WPX Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-35322 | 45-1836028 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3500 One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172-0172 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
855-979-2012
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the annual meeting of stockholders of WPX Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 19, 2016, the following actions took place.
| 1. | Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders reelected Ms. Lubel and Messrs. Carrig, Granberry, Kindick, Kurz, Lentz, Lowrie, and Work as directors of the Company for a one-year term based on the following votes. |
|
Nominee
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
| ||||
| John A. Carrig |
200,976,980 | 1,099,045 | 581,813 | 36,644,786 | ||||
|
William R. Granberry |
199,699,632 | 2,379,255 | 578,951 | 36,644,786 | ||||
| Kelt Kindick |
200,955,968 | 1,113,426 | 588,444 | 36,644,786 | ||||
| Karl F. Kurz |
200,921,784 | 1,144,601 | 591,453 | 36,644,786 | ||||
| Henry E. Lentz |
199,708,584 | 2,361,441 | 587,813 | 36,644,786 | ||||
|
William G. Lowrie |
200,697,136 | 1,367,905 | 592,797 | 36,644,786 | ||||
|
Kimberly S. Lubel |
195,521,509 | 6,547,033 | 589,296 | 36,644,786 | ||||
| David F. Work |
199,701,422 | 2,362,865 | 593,551 | 36,644,786 |
| 2. | Say on Pay. The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation based on the following votes. |
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
| |||
|
194,769,565
|
7,181,141
|
707,132
|
36,644,786
| |||
| 3. | Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016, based on the following votes. |
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
| |||
| 237,684,857
|
918,684
|
699,083
|
0
| |||
| 4. | Stockholder Proposal. The Company’s stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding reporting of the Company’s efforts to monitor and manage methane emissions based on the following votes. |
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
| |||
| 85,748,456
|
82,990,109 | 33,919,273 | 36,644,786 | |||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WPX Energy, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: May 20, 2016 | By: | /s/ Stephen E. Brilz | ||||
| Name: | Stephen E. Brilz | |||||
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||||