UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 12, 2017
DRIL-QUIP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-13439 | 74-2162088 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
6401 N. Eldridge Parkway Houston, Texas | 77041 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713)939-7711
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Dril-Quip, Inc. (“Dril-Quip”) held on May 12, 2017, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and brokernon-votes as to such matters, were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in detail in Dril-Quip’s definitive proxy statement for the annual meeting, which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017.
Proposal 1—Election of Directors
The following nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Blake T. DeBerry | 33,865,195 | 640,450 | 29,114 | 1,830,234 | ||||
John V. Lovoi | 32,525,951 | 1,979,789 | 29,019 | 1,830,234 |
Proposal 2—Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants for Dril-Quip for 2017 was approved by the majority of the votes cast “for” or “against” the proposal at the meeting:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
36,309,082 | 27,593 | 28,318 | — |
Proposal 3—Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The advisory vote on the compensation of Dril-Quip’s named executive officers received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast “for” or “against” the proposal at the meeting:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
33,100,916 | 1,398,667 | 35,176 | 1,830,234 |
Proposal 4—Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation
With respect to the advisory vote on the frequency with which to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of Dril-Quip’s named executive officers, “One Year” received the highest number of affirmative votes cast for the proposal at the meeting:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
32,049,559 | 6,101 | 2,450,458 | 28,641 | 1,830,234 |
In accordance with the results of this advisory vote, Dril-Quip has determined that it will hold anon-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation every year, until the next requirednon-binding advisory vote on the frequency of futurenon-binding advisory votes to approve executive compensation.
Proposal 5—Approval of the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan of Dril-Quip
The 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan of Dril Quip was approved by the majority of the votes cast “for” or “against” the proposal at the meeting:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
22,757,690 | 11,768,039 | 9,030 | 1,830,234 |
SIGNATURE
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.
DRIL-QUIP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ James C. Webster | |
James C. Webster | ||
Vice President — General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: May 16, 2017