UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 11, 2011

 

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-13515

 

25-0484900

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

707 17th Street, Suite 3600, Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

303.812.1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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):

 

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Item 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders.

 

On May 11, 2011, Forest Oil Corporation (“Forest”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of Forest voted on the following proposals:

 

(a)           Election of two Class II Directors;

 

(b)           Advisory vote on executive compensation;

 

(c)           Advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation; and

 

(d)           Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Forest’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

On the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 113,613,031 shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote.  Shareholders holding 102,142,653 shares were present at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy.   The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Election of Directors

 

Director

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

H. Craig Clark

 

93,530,208

 

3,235,581

 

5,376,864

James H. Lee

 

92,719,803

 

4,045,986

 

5,376,864

 

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

78,478,321

 

14,934,111

 

3,353,357

 

5,376,864

 

 

Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

 

Annual

 

Biennial

 

Triennial

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

67,501,160

 

3,608,873

 

24,926,360

 

729,396

 

5,376,864

 

 

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

102,048,577

 

75,198

 

18,878

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Dated:  May 12, 2011

By

/s/ Cyrus D. Marter IV

 

 

Cyrus D. Marter IV

 

 

Senior Vice President, General

 

 

Counsel and Secretary

 

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