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):November 8, 2012
Manas Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-107002 | 91-1918324 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
Bahnhofstrasse 9, 6341 Baar, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+41 (44) 718 10 30
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On November 8, 2012, we held our annual and special meeting of stockholders. A total of 172,592,292 shares of our common stock were entitled to be voted at the meeting. Of that total, 105,536,504 shares were present at the meeting either in person or by proxy.
At the meeting, our stockholders:
| | 1. | re-elected incumbent directors Heinz J. Scholz, Michael J. Velletta, Dr. Richard Schenz and Dr. Werner Ladwein to the Board of Directors. New directors Darcy W. Spady and Murray Rodgers were also elected to the Board, |
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| | 2. | ratified the appointment of BDO Visura International AG as our independent registered public accounting firm; |
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| | 3. | approved our 2011 stock option plan; |
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| | 4. | approved an amendment to our articles of incorporation to change our company’s name to MNP Petroleum Corporation; and |
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| | 5. | approved an amendment of our articles of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000. |
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders are set forth below.
Election of Directors
| | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Heinz J. Scholz | 62,969,771 | 5,020,410 | 477,330 | 37,068,993 |
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| Michael J. Velletta | 60,483,071 | 4,928,910 | 3,055,530 | 37,068,993 |
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| Dr. Richard Schenz | 63,050,836 | 4,938,845 | 477,830 | 37,068,993 |
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| Dr. Werner Ladwein | 47,711,059 | 4,909,410 | 15,847,042 | 37,068,993 |
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| Darcy W. Spady | 66,630,471 | 781,210 | 1,055,830 | 37,068,993 |
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| Murray Rodgers | 66,633,071 | 778,910 | 1,055,530 | 37,068,993 |
Ratification of Appointment of BDO Visura International AG
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 100,833,259 | 1,999,708 | 2,703,537 | 0 |
Approval of 2011 Stock Option Plan
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 61,488,359 | 6,191,550 | 787,602 | 37,068,993 |
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Approval of Name Change
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 100,595,105 | 4,698,907 | 242,492 | 0 |
Approval of Increase in Number of Authorized Shares
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 92,721,444 | 11,582,304 | 1,232,756 | 0 |
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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.
MANAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Ari Muljana
Ari Muljana
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 9, 2012
