ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP - FORM 8-K - May 20, 2011

 
 
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 17, 2011
 
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8968   76-0146568
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(832) 636-1000
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     On May 17, 2011, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). 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 25, 2011.
1. Each of the seven nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The other incumbent directors whose term of office continued were as follows: Robert J. Allison, Jr., Peter J. Fluor and Paula Rosput Reynolds. Votes regarding the persons elected as Class II directors were as follows:
                                 
                            Broker  
Nominee   For     Against     Abstain     Non-Votes  
John R. Butler, Jr.
     331,183,108       30,745,403       278,842       42,543,649  
Kevin P. Chilton
     360,565,196       1,362,929       279,228       42,543,649  
Luke R. Corbett
     243,668,876       118,262,047       276,430       42,543,649  
H. Paulett Eberhart
     354,951,824       6,585,781       669,748       42,543,649  
Preston M. Geren III
     352,353,297       9,149,547       704,509       42,543,649  
John R. Gordon
     350,091,163       11,843,705       272,485       42,543,649  
James T. Hackett
     350,439,006       11,495,023       273,324       42,543,649  
2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2011 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
397,824,465
  6,626,249   300,288   —
3. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
284,199,267   76,791,406   1,216,680   42,543,649
4. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, an annual advisory vote on compensation for the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:
                 
                Broker
3 Years   2 Years   1 Year   Abstain   Non-Votes
110,768,801   7,394,206   242,811,969   1,232,377   42,543,649

 

 

5. A stockholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company’s Non-Discrimination Policy did not pass. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
99,270,610   195,779,393   67,157,350   42,543,649
6. A stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a policy providing that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director did not pass. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
150,737,104   210,884,481   585,768   42,543,649
7. A stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a policy on accelerated vesting of equity awards did not pass. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
132,371,403   228,080,894   1,755,056   42,543,649
8. A stockholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions did not pass. The voting results were as follows:
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstain   Non-Votes
106,572,584   173,019,755   82,615,014   42,543,649

 

 

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.
         
  ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 		  
Dated: May 20, 2011  By:   /s/ Robert K. Reeves    
    Robert K. Reeves   
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Chief Administrative Officer 		  
 

 

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