UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2012
CARBO Ceramics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-15903 | | 72-1100013 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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575 North Dairy Ashford, Suite 300 Houston, Texas | | 77024 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(281) 921-6400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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.
CARBO Ceramics Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 22, 2012. Voting results for each proposal considered at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2012 and supplemented on May 3, 2012.
Proposal 1: Election of seven directors.
The seven individuals listed below were elected as directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting. Voting results for each director were as follows:
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Names | | For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Sigmund L. Cornelius | | | 18,178,565 | | | | 818,245 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
James B. Jennings | | | 18,491,129 | | | | 505,681 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
Gary A. Kolstad | | | 18,783,255 | | | | 213,555 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
H.E. Lentz, Jr. | | | 18,174,691 | | | | 822,119 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
Randy L. Limbacher | | | 18,568,414 | | | | 428,396 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
William C. Morris | | | 18,512,920 | | | | 483,890 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
Robert S. Rubin | | | 18,406,526 | | | | 590,284 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Voting results with respect to the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 were as follows:
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For | | Against | | | Abstentions | |
20,422,194 | | | 138,653 | | | | 4,519 | |
Proposal 3: Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000
Voting results with respect to the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that would increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 80,000,000 were as follows:
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For | | Against | | | Abstentions | |
17,904,023 | | | 2,573,883 | | | | 87,460 | |
Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers
Voting results with respect to the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:
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For | | Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
18,068,886 | | | 289,164 | | | | 638,760 | | | | 1,568,556 | |
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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.
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| | CARBO CERAMICS INC. |
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Date: May 23, 2012 | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ Ernesto Bautista III |
| | | | Ernesto Bautista III |
| | | | Vice President and |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |