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): April 26, 2012
Atlas Energy, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Delaware | 1-32953 | 43-2094238 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Park Place Corporate Center One 1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA |
15275 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 412-262-2830
(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 April 26, 2012, Atlas Energy, L.P. (the “Partnership”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Unitholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final results of voting on each of the items submitted to a vote of unitholders at the Annual Meeting are provided below.
| 1. | Each of the following nominees was elected to the Board of Directors of the Partnership’s General Partner as follows: |
| Nominee |
Units For | Units Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Dennis A. Holtz |
19,294,367 | 95,369 | 19,905,101 | |||||||||
| William G. Karis |
19,343,005 | 46,731 | 19,905,101 | |||||||||
| Harvey G. Magarick |
19,341,555 | 48,181 | 19,905,101 | |||||||||
| 2. | The unitholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year. The number of units cast in favor of the ratification of Grant Thornton LLP, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows: |
| Units For |
Units Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 39,206,291 |
23,178 | 65,368 | 0 |
| 3. | The unitholders voted to approve the compensation of the Partnership’s named executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement, with 95.67 percent of the votes cast voting “For” the proposal. The unitholder vote is advisory and non-binding. The number of units cast in favor of approval, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows: |
| Units For |
Units Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 18,550,732 |
483,335 | 355,662 | 19,905,108 |
| 4. | The voting results are set forth below on the proposal that the unitholders determine, on an advisory basis, whether the frequency of an advisory vote on the executive compensation of the Partnership’s named executive officers as set forth in the proxy statement should be every year, every two years or every three years. |
| Every 1 Year |
Every 2 Years |
Every 3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 13,699,652 |
147,958 | 5,217,626 | 324,496 | 19,905,105 |
Consistent with the recommendation of the unitholders, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the Partnership has determined that the Partnership will conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of its Named Executive Officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of the unitholder vote on executive 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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 1, 2012 | ATLAS ENERGY, L.P. | |||||
| By: | Atlas Energy GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Lisa Washington | |||||
| Name: | Lisa Washington | |||||
| Its: | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||
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