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 5, 2012
RENTECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Colorado | 001-15795 | 84-0957421 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 10877 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600 Los Angeles, California |
90024 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (310) 571-9800
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Rentech, Inc. was held on June 5, 2012. |
| (b) | The results of the matters submitted to a shareholder vote at the annual meeting were as follows: |
| 1. | Election of Directors: Our shareholders elected the following two directors to each serve a three-year term expiring on the date of the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor has been qualified and elected. |
| Director |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||
| D. Hunt Ramsbottom |
93,212,260 | 26,576,270 | 72,518,256 | |||||||||
| Halbert S. Washburn |
107,556,214 | 12,232,316 | 72,518,256 | |||||||||
| 2. | Tax Benefit Preservation Plan: Our shareholders approved the adoption of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 95,051,264 |
24,032,554 | 704,712 | 72,518,256 |
| 3. | Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Our shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for the year ended December 31, 2012. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 185,000,149 |
3,987,380 | 3,319,257 | — |
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.
| RENTECH, INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 8, 2012 | By: | /s/ Colin Morris | ||||
| Colin Morris | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Secretary | ||||||