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 25, 2011

 

 

SEMGROUP CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-34736   20-3533152
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Warren Place

6120 S. Yale Avenue, Suite 700

Tulsa, OK 74136-4216

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(918) 524-8100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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.

On May 25, 2011, SemGroup Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 41,670,414 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock were entitled to vote as of April 8, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 26,017,721 shares present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting (or 62.4% of the outstanding shares), at which the stockholders were asked to vote on four proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

The stockholders voted to elect six directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

     For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ronald A. Ballschmiede

     16,806,280         1,749,583         7,461,858   

Sarah M. Barpoulis

     16,806,281         1,749,582         7,461,858   

John F. Chlebowski

     16,796,656         1,759,207         7,461,858   

Karl F. Kurz

     16,806,280         1,749,583         7,461,858   

Thomas R. McDaniel

     16,806,280         1,749,583         7,461,858   

Norman J. Szydlowski

     16,796,656         1,759,207         7,461,858   

Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on

Executive Compensation

The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, named executive officer compensation. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For

  Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
18,534,660     1,388        19,815        7,461,858   

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of a Future

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The stockholders expressed a preference for the option of once every year as the preferred frequency for the holding of future advisory votes on compensation of named executive officers. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

1 Year

  2 Years     3 Years     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
16,875,008     3,748        1,552,990        124,117        7,461,858   

 

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Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For

  Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
25,609,277     399,765        8,679        -0-   

Disclosure Regarding Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The Board of Directors of the Company recommended that the stockholders vote to conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation every year. In light of the voting results and the Board’s recommendation, the Company has decided that it will include a stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on named executive officer compensation.

 

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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.

 

    SEMGROUP CORPORATION
Date: June 1, 2011     By:  

/s/ Robert N. Fitzgerald

      Robert N. Fitzgerald
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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