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, 2011 |
Double Eagle Petroleum Co.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-6529 | 830214692 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1675 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado | 80202 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 3037948445 |
Not Applicable
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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.
Double Eagle Petroleum Co. (“the Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2011. A total of 9,640,990 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, or approximately 86% of the total shares entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders elected both of the directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of Hein and & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.
The results of the voting were as follows:
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| Election of Directors: | ||||||||||||||||
Sigmund Balaban
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4,214,590 | 544,811 | 4,953 | |||||||||||||
David Wilson
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4,407,163 | 353,033 | 4,158 | |||||||||||||
There were 4,876,636 broker non-votes with respect to each nominee.
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Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm: |
9,541,217 |
75,186 |
24,587 |
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There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.
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.
| Double Eagle Petroleum Co. | ||||
| May 25, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Emily Maron
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| Name: Emily Maron | ||||
| Title: Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||