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: June 13, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-32920

 


 

Yukon Territory

 

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1625 Broadway, Suite 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(303) 592-8075

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 13, 2012, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to (i) elect the nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation (the “Advisory Resolution”) and (iii) ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  The matters acted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2012.  The following are the final voting tallies for the Annual Meeting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Non-Votes

 

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lynn A. Peterson

 

139,938,026

 

5,027,799

 

226,737

 

89,725,762

 

James E. Catlin

 

121,621,513

 

23,340,365

 

230,685

 

89,725,761

 

Rodney D. Knutson

 

141,206,902

 

3,756,709

 

228,951

 

89,725,762

 

Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr.

 

126,554,224

 

18,412,492

 

225,847

 

89,725,761

 

William J. Krysiak

 

141,916,014

 

3,058,328

 

218,220

 

89,725,762

 

Advisory Resolution

 

133,903,588

 

10,766,386

 

522,586

 

89,725,764

 

Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm

 

233,473,296

 

1,148,353

 

296,675

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James P. Henderson

 

 

James P. Henderson

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: June 18, 2012

 

 

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