UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: May 26, 2011
ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 001-32647
Texas | 76-0362774 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(713) 622-3311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to update the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Company”) on June 2, 2011 (the “Original Report”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The sole purpose of this amendment is to disclose, as required by SEC regulations, the Company’s decision regarding the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers. No changes have been made to the Original Report.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
(d) As reported in the Original Report, at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 26, 2011, the greatest number of votes cast (11,924,665) by shareholders were voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every three years. In light of these results, the Company’s Board of Directors has decided that future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation will be held every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes, which in accordance with applicable law, will occur no later than the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2017.
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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 and thereunto duly authorized.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation | ||||||
Date: September 19, 2011 | By: | /s/ Albert L. Reese Jr. | ||||
Albert L. Reese Jr. | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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