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): June 7, 2012 (June 7, 2012)
UNION DRILLING, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 000-51630 | 16-1537048 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
4055 International Plaza, Suite 610, Fort Worth, Texas | 76109 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(817) 735-8793
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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.
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Union Drilling, Inc. (the Company) was held on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in the Companys corporate offices at 4055 International Plaza, Suite 610, Fort Worth, Texas.
The Company had 22,048,954 shares of common stock eligible to vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting; 21,984,565 shares were voted. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting are as follows:
1. | Stockholders elected each of the Companys three Class III nominees for director to serve for a three year term to expire at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, as set forth below. |
Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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Ronald Harrell |
19,805,549 | 348,671 | 0 | 1,830,345 | ||||||||||||
M. Joseph McHugh |
19,894,347 | 259,873 | 0 | 1,830,345 | ||||||||||||
Robert M. Wohleber |
19,895,747 | 258,473 | 0 | 1,830,345 |
2. | Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Companys financial statements for 2012, as set forth below. |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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21,912,588 | 53,314 | 18,663 | 0 |
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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.
UNION DRILLING, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 7, 2012 | By: | /s/ David S. Goldberg | ||||
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David S. Goldberg, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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