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 25, 2017
Atlas Energy Group, LLC
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36725 | 45-3741247 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
425 Houston Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (412) 489-0006
(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 July 25, 2017, Atlas Energy Group, LLC (the Company) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Unitholders (the Annual Meeting). The final results of voting on each of the items submitted to a vote of unitholders at the Annual Meeting are provided below.
1. | The following nominee was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company as follows: |
Nominee |
Units For |
Units Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
Edward E. Cohen |
6,401,431 | 3,820,525 | 16,486,910 |
2. | The unitholders voted to approve the compensation of the Companys named executive officers disclosed in the proxy statement. The unitholder vote is advisory and non-binding. The number of units cast in favor of approval, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows: |
Units For |
Units Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
5,974,761 |
4,064,604 | 182,591 | 16,486,910 |
3. | The unitholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. The number of units cast in favor of the ratification of Grant Thornton LLP, the number against, the number abstaining, and the number of broker non-votes were as follows: |
Units For |
Units Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,487,268 |
185,657 | 35,941 | 0 |
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.
ATLAS ENERGY GROUP, LLC | ||||||
Dated: July 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Slotterback | ||||
Name: | Jeffrey M. Slotterback | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |