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 6, 2015

 

 

W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

1-32414

(Commission

File Number)

 

Texas   72-1121985

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77046

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

713.626.8525

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(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.

On May 6, 2015, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Houston, Texas. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2015.

Proposal 1: To elect six directors to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting. All nominees were elected by the votes indicated.

 

Nominee

   Voted For      Votes Withheld      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Virginia Boulet

     51,277,286         6,749,213         268,570         9,013,915   

Robert I. Israel

     57,371,301         610,150         313,618         9,013,915   

Stuart B. Katz

     51,194,712         6,833,626         266,731         9,013,915   

Tracy W. Krohn

     53,965,109         4,065,581         264,379         9,013,915   

S. James Nelson, Jr.

     57,382,356         648,401         264,312         9,013,915   

B. Frank Stanley

     51,264,102         6,761,990         268,977         9,013,915   

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ended 2015. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.

 

Voted For

 

Voted Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

66,696,269   168,568   444,147   —  


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.

 

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: May 7, 2015 By:

/s/ John D. Gibbons

John D. Gibbons
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer