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 8, 2012 | ||
FOREST OIL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
New York | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ||
1-13515 | 25-0484900 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
707 17th Street, Suite 3600, Denver, Colorado | 80202 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
303.812.1400 | ||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||
(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 8, 2012, Forest Oil Corporation (“Forest”) held its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of Forest voted on the following proposals:
Proposal No. 1 - Election of three Class III directors;
Proposal No. 2 - Advisory vote on executive compensation;
Proposal No. 3 - Re-approval of performance measures under the Forest 2007 Stock Incentive Plan; and
Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Forest's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.
On the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 117,655,065 shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Shareholders holding 105,068,336 shares were present at the meeting, in person or represented by proxy. The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF THREE CLASS III DIRECTORS | ||||||
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Dod A Fraser | 85,936,812 | 12,553,837 | 6,577,687 | |||
James D. Lightner | 89,474,693 | 9,015,956 | 6,577,687 | |||
Patrick R. McDonald | 68,112,853 | 30,377,796 | 6,577,687 | |||
PROPOSAL NO 2 - ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | ||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
49,267,173 | 48,936,670 | 286,806 | 6,577,687 | |||
PROPOSAL NO. 4 - RE-APPROVAL OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES UNDER THE FOREST 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN | ||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
94,479,987 | 3,746,679 | 263,983 | 6,577,687 | |||
PROPOSAL NO. 4 - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS FOREST'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012 | ||||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
103,576,797 | 1,478,547 | 12,992 | 0 | |||
Each of the directors under Proposal No. 1 was elected by a majority of the votes cast. Each of the other proposals also was approved by a majority of the votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes were counted for purposes of determining if a quorum was present, but were not treated as votes cast for purposes of calculating the vote on each of the proposals.
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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.
FOREST OIL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||
May 11, 2012 | By: | /s/ CYRUS D. MARTER IV |
Cyrus D. Marter IV Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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