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): June 27, 2011
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-34574 | None | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Akmerkez B Blok Kat 5-6 Nisbetiye Caddesi 34330 Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey | None | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +90 212 317 25 00
(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. |
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 27, 2011, to (i) elect six directors to the board of directors, each for a one-year term (“Proposal 1”), (ii) to appoint KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and to authorize the audit committee to determine their remuneration (“Proposal 2”), (iii) to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 3”) and (iv) to hold an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation (“Proposal 4”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated May 16, 2011, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:
| Votes in Favor | Votes Cast Against | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Proposal 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N. Malone Mitchell, 3rd | 240,132,033 | 644,803 | 109,511 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
Bob G. Alexander | 235,848,742 | 948,334 | 4,089,271 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
Brian E. Bayley | 222,570,174 | 6,780,669 | 11,535,504 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
Alan C. Moon | 232,291,888 | 922,677 | 7,671,782 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
Mel G. Riggs | 231,599,472 | 5,148,840 | 4,138,035 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
Michael D. Winn | 228,046,721 | 5,166,636 | 7,672,990 | 23,011,612 | ||||||||||||
| Votes in Favor | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Proposal 2 | 263,734,138 | 96,213 | 67,608 | — | ||||||||||||
| Votes in Favor | Votes Cast Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Proposal 3 | 235,677,787 | 4,972,122 | 262,429 | 22,985,621 | ||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | |||||||||||||
Proposal 4 | 59,642,861 | 659,020 | 180,257,065 | 353,392 | ||||||||||||
Based on the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, the Company has determined that it will hold the advisory vote on executive compensation every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.
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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.
Date: June 30, 2011
| TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Mecom | |
| Jeffrey S. Mecom | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
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