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

June 13, 2011 (Date of earliest event reported: June 8, 2011)

 

GEOKINETICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-33460

 

94-1690082

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

Identification Number)

 

1500 CityWest Blvd., Suite 800

Houston, Texas, 77042

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(713) 850-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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SECTION 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 8, 2011, Geokinetics Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Geokinetics” or the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The total outstanding voting securities eligible to vote were 23,196,673 shares, which consisted of 18,176,558 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, and 5,020,115 shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of 329,420 shares of Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Shares, $10.00 par value, voting together as a single class. Of the total outstanding shares eligible to vote at the meeting, 22,740,532 shares were present in person or by proxy. The stockholders were asked to take the following actions:

 

1.  Elect nine directors to Geokinetics’ nine-member Board of Directors, each to hold office for a term of one year;

 

2.  Approve the appointment of UHY LLP as Geokinetics’ independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

William R. Ziegler

 

18,735,603

 

95,597

 

12,767

 

3,896,565

Richard F. Miles

 

18,733,583

 

97,817

 

12,567

 

3,896,565

Christopher M. Harte

 

18,541,222

 

287,978

 

14,767

 

3,896,565

Steven A. Webster

 

17,464,541

 

1,366,659

 

12,767

 

3,896,565

Gary M. Pittman

 

18,454,286

 

371,914

 

17,767

 

3,896,565

Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

 

17,368,602

 

1,460,298

 

15,067

 

3,896,565

Christopher D. Strong

 

18,474,363

 

308,837

 

60,767

 

3,896,565

Gottfred Langseth

 

18,733,376

 

97,824

 

12,767

 

3,896,565

Anthony Tripodo

 

18,737,396

 

93,804

 

12,767

 

3,896,565

 

PROPOSAL 2 — APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GEOKINETICS’ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

 

The results of the vote were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

20,976,786

 

61,409

 

90,679

 

1,611,658

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

GEOKINETICS INC.

 

 

 

 

June 13, 2011

By:

/s/ William L. Moll, Jr.

 

 

William L. Moll, Jr., Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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