UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 15, 2018
Legacy Reserves LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-33249 | 16-1751069 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
303 W. Wall, Suite 1800 Midland, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 79701 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (432) 689-5200
NOT APPLICABLE
(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.
The 2018 annual meeting of unitholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Legacy Reserves LP (the “Partnership”) was held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 with respect to all proposals submitted to unitholders for vote. At the Annual Meeting, the following three items were submitted to unitholders for vote: (i) the election of nine nominees to serve on the board of directors of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, the Partnership’s general partner (the “Board”), during 2018 and until our next annual meeting, or until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal, (ii) an advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Partnership for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. Out of a total of 76,894,049 units outstanding and entitled to vote, 66,595,344 units (86.61%) were present at the meeting in person or by proxy.
Election of Directors
There were nine nominees for election to serve as directors of our general partner and each of the members were reelected. The final results of the voting with respect to each nominee to the board were as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Paul T. Horne | 38,293,753 | 713,289 | 27,588,302 | |||
Kyle D. Vann | 38,529,301 | 477,741 | 27,588,302 | |||
Cary D. Brown | 38,243,956 | 763,086 | 27,588,302 | |||
Dale A. Brown | 38,236,362 | 770,680 | 27,588,302 | |||
William R. Granberry | 38,530,605 | 476,437 | 27,588,302 | |||
G. Larry Lawrence | 38,546,227 | 460,815 | 27,588,302 | |||
Kyle A. McGraw | 38,266,868 | 740,174 | 27,588,302 | |||
Dwight D. Scott | 38,298,925 | 708,117 | 27,588,302 | |||
William D. Sullivan | 38,553,885 | 453,157 | 27,588,302 | |||
Advisory (Non-binding) Resolution Approving Executive Compensation.
The final voting results with respect to the advisory (non-binding) resolution approving executive compensation were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
35,033,136 | 1,307,374 | 2,666,532 | 27,588,302 | |||
Ratification of the Appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018
The final voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
65,847,655 | 512,646 | 235,043 | ||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Legacy Reserves LP | ||
Date: May 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ Dan G. LeRoy |
Dan G. LeRoy | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||