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):  05/10/2012

Tesco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Alberta
76-0419312
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
3993 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Suite 100
Houston, Texas
77043-1221
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
713-359-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Commission File Number:  0-28778

(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
 
Tesco Corporation ("TESCO") held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting") on May 10, 2012 in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by TESCO's shareholders (the “Shareholders") at the Meeting and the final voting results of each proposal.

Proposal One
Election of Directors.

The Shareholders voted to elect nine (9) Director Nominees to hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors have been qualified and duly elected or appointed. The voting results were as follows:

Director Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non Votes
John U. Clarke
 
30,572,513

 
109,843

 
3,506,681

Fred J. Dyment
 
28,248,023

 
2,434,333

 
3,506,681

Gary L. Kott
 
28,840,299

 
1,842,057

 
3,506,681

R. Vance Milligan Q.C., ICD.D
 
29,006,228

 
1,676,128

 
3,506,681

Julio M. Quintana
 
30,377,183

 
305,173

 
3,506,681

John T. Reynolds
 
30,570,599

 
111,757

 
3,506,681

Norman W. Robertson
 
28,791,568

 
1,890,788

 
3,506,681

Michael W. Sutherlin
 
28,864,302

 
1,818,054

 
3,506,681

Clifton T. Weatherford
 
30,181,417

 
500,939

 
3,506,681



Proposal Two    Appointment of the Independent Auditors.

The Shareholders voted to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as TESCO's independent registered public accounting firm to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non Votes
33,875,778
 
313,259
 


Proposal Three    Advisory Vote on the 2011 Compensation of Named Executive Officers

On the Advisory Vote for the 2011 Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers (the "2011 Executive Compensation"), the Shareholders approved the 2011 Executive Compensation. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstaining
 
Broker
Non Votes
28,513,783
 
2,056,994
 
111,579
 
3,506,681






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.

 
 
TESCO CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 15, 2012
By:
/s/ Dean Ferris
 
 
Dean Ferris,
Senior Vice President
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary