Form 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 24, 2012 (May 23, 2012)

 

 

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-12209   34-1312571

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

100 Throckmorton, Suite 1200

Ft. Worth, Texas

  76102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable

 

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The annual stockholders meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Range Resources Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at The Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Trinity Central Room, 200 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. As of March 26, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 161,938,104 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 145,830,794 shares of common stock was present or represented at the Annual Meeting.

The matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

  1. Stockholders elected each of the Company’s nine nominees for directors to serve a term of one year to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below:

 

Name

   Votes For      % of Voted     Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Charles L. Blackburn

     132,190,531         96.90     3,010,800         1,205,346         9,424,117   

Anthony V. Dub

     132,823,713         97.37     2,375,476         1,207,488         9,424,117   

V. Richard Eales

     132,844,003         97.38     2,360,694         1,201,980         9,424,117   

Allen Finkelson

     131,685,091         96.53     3,512,596         1,208,990         9,424,117   

James M. Funk

     133,813,746         98.09     1,389,100         1,203,831         9,424,117   

Jonathan S. Linker

     133,835,242         98.11     1,362,027         1,209,408         9,424,117   

Kevin S. McCarthy

     132,197,919         96.91     2,980,360         1,228,398         9,424,117   

John H. Pinkerton

     132,777,961         97.33     2,421,045         1,207,671         9,424,117   

Jeffrey L. Ventura

     133,443,263         97.82     1,764,835         1,198,579         9,424,117   

 

  2. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For

 

% of Voted

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

129,871,149

  95.20%   4,984,131   1,551,397   9,424,117

 

  3. Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth below:

 

Votes For

 

% of Voted

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

142,914,465

  98.00%   1,711,041   1,205,288   0

 

  4. The stockholder proposal seeking the adoption of a policy relating to accelerated vesting of executive officer equity awards upon termination or change of control did not receive the vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

% of Voted

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

40,028,508

  93,318,979   68.41%   3,059,190   9,424,117

 

  5. The stockholder proposal recommending sustainability metrics for executive compensation did not receive the vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

% of Voted

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

6,359,129

  126,242,878   92.55%   3,804,670   9,424,117


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.

 

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
By:   /s/ David P. Poole
  David P. Poole
  Senior Vice President-General
  Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 24, 2012

 

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