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): July 5, 2012
TRANS ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| NEVADA | 0-23530 | 93-0997412 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
210 Second Street, P.O. Box 393, St. Mary’s, West Virginia 26170
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (304) 684-7053
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:
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SECTION 5—CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 28, 2012, Trans Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 30, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 12,979,828 shares were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by the shareholders and the final voting results for each such matter are set forth below.
Proposal 1—Election of Directors to the Board
The Company’s shareholders voted to elect the following persons as directors to serve for terms of one year until the next annual meeting or until their successors have been elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Withheld (1) | ||||||
| John G. Corp |
5,437,767 | 3,904,701 | ||||||
| Loren E. Bagley |
5,606,401 | 3,736,067 | ||||||
| William F. Woodburn |
5,882,526 | 3,459,942 | ||||||
| Robert L. Richards |
5,612,438 | 3,730,030 | ||||||
| Richard L. Starkey |
5,888,659 | 3,453,809 | ||||||
| Stephen P. Lucado |
5,883,427 | 3,459,041 | ||||||
| Dr. Benjamin H. Thomas |
5,896,427 | 3,446,041 | ||||||
| (1) | “Withheld” votes represent the number of against, abstentions and broker non-votes. |
Proposal 2—Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s shareholders voted to approve a proposal to ratify the appointment of Maloney + Novotny, LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| 9,087,074 |
254,394 | 1,000 | — | |||||||||
For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2012.
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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.
| TRANS ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 5, 2012 | By | /S/ JOHN G. CORP | ||||
| John G. Corp | ||||||
| President | ||||||
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