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): May 19, 2017 (May 16, 2017)
ConocoPhillips
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 001-32395 |
| 01-0562944 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
| (Commission |
| (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation) |
| File Number) |
| Identification No.) |
600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 293-1000
n/a
(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.
ConocoPhillips held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 16, 2017. The results of the matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the meeting are set forth below.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
All 10 nominated directors were elected to serve a one-year term.
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| Number of Shares |
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| Voted For |
| Voted Against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Nonvotes |
|
Richard L. Armitage |
| 841,765,422 |
| 20,401,343 |
| 2,487,384 |
| 227,823,591 |
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Richard H. Auchinleck |
| 817,807,149 |
| 44,037,330 |
| 2,809,670 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Charles E. Bunch |
| 849,046,018 |
| 13,161,837 |
| 2,446,294 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
John V. Faraci |
| 848,134,873 |
| 13,917,914 |
| 2,601,362 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Jody L. Freeman |
| 822,511,855 |
| 39,197,818 |
| 2,944,476 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Gay Huey Evans |
| 830,630,268 |
| 31,124,716 |
| 2,899,165 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Ryan M. Lance |
| 832,703,886 |
| 25,560,048 |
| 6,390,215 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Arjun N. Murti |
| 853,306,641 |
| 8,834,897 |
| 2,512,611 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Robert A. Niblock |
| 808,425,244 |
| 53,243,746 |
| 2,985,159 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
Harald J. Norvik |
| 820,103,902 |
| 41,679,871 |
| 2,870,376 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved.
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| Number of Shares |
| ||||||
|
| Voted For |
| Voted Against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Nonvotes |
|
Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
| 1,076,339,001 |
| 12,794,975 |
| 3,343,764 |
| — |
|
ADVISORY APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers was not approved.
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| Number of Shares |
| ||||||
|
| Voted For |
| Voted Against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Nonvotes |
|
Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers |
| 276,212,911 |
| 582,590,041 |
| 5,851,197 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
RECOMMEND FREQUENCY OF ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The frequency receiving the highest number of votes on the advisory vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation is one year.
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| Number of Shares |
| ||||||
|
| 1 Year |
| 2 Years |
| 3 Years |
| Abstentions |
|
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
| 778,945,374 |
| 9,267,802 |
| 44,690,408 |
| 19,876,616 |
|
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: REPORT ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES
A stockholder proposal for the Company to publish an annual report disclosing expenditures for direct and indirect lobbying and grassroots lobbying was not approved.
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| Number of Shares |
| ||||||
|
| Voted For |
| Voted Against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Nonvotes |
|
Report on Lobbying Expenditures |
| 202,204,499 |
| 643,221,163 |
| 19,228,487 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ALIGNMENT WITH LOW-CARBON SCENARIOS
A stockholder proposal for the Company to publish an annual report disclosing the extent to which executive incentive compensation promotes resilience to low-carbon scenarios associated with efforts to limit global temperature rises to below 2 degrees Celsius was not approved.
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| Number of Shares |
| ||||||
|
| Voted For |
| Voted Against |
| Abstentions |
| Broker Nonvotes |
|
Partial Deferral of Annual Bonus Based on Reserves Metrics |
| 55,460,408 |
| 769,708,204 |
| 39,485,537 |
| 227,823,591 |
|
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.
| CONOCOPHILLIPS |
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| /s/ Janet Langford Carrig |
May 19, 2017 | Janet Langford Carrig Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |