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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):
May 16, 2012 (May 16, 2012)
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware | 001-03876 | 75-1056913 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(214) 871-3555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of HollyFrontier Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 16, 2012. A total of 189,045,926 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 90.71% of the Company’s shares outstanding as of the March 20, 2012 record date. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. The stockholders elected all twelve director nominees to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting.
Nominee | For | Withhold | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
Douglas Y. Bech | 167,229,188 | 1,201,700 | 523,220 | 20,091,818 | |||
Buford P. Berry | 163,957,010 | 4,515,679 | 481,419 | 20,091,818 | |||
Matthew P. Clifton | 167,203,705 | 1,268,681 | 481,722 | 20,091,818 | |||
Leldon E. Echols | 165,085,041 | 3,388,825 | 480,242 | 20,091,818 | |||
R. Kevin Hardage | 144,695,937 | 23,732,457 | 525,714 | 20,091,818 | |||
Michael C. Jennings | 166,286,128 | 2,184,453 | 483,527 | 20,091,818 | |||
Robert J. Kostelnik | 167,504,766 | 925,443 | 523,899 | 20,091,818 | |||
James H. Lee | 166,746,349 | 1,684,425 | 523,334 | 20,091,818 | |||
Robert G. McKenzie | 163,521,177 | 4,951,470 | 481,461 | 20,091,818 | |||
Franklin Myers | 166,970,463 | 1,460,761 | 522,884 | 20,091,818 | |||
Michael E. Rose | 167,286,454 | 1,140,975 | 526,679 | 20,091,818 | |||
Tommy A. Valenta | 167,480,567 | 947,054 | 526,487 | 20,091,818 | |||
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
160,417,271 | 7,253,124 | 1,283,713 | 20,091,818 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.
For | Against | Abstain |
185,314,067 | 3,174,663 | 557,196 |
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.
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Doug Aron | |||||
Name: | Doug S. Aron | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief | |||||
Financial Officer | ||||||
Date: May 16, 2012