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 10, 2013
Bill Barrett Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-32367 | | 80-0000545 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File No.) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1099 18th Street, Suite 2300 Denver, Colorado | | 80202 |
| (Address of principal executive office) | | (Zip Code) |
(303) 293-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former names 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 the Security Holders. |
At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on May 10, 2013, the results of the balloting were as follows:
Election of directors to our Board of Directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in the year 2014 and thereafter until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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Name of Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Carin M. Barth | | | 39,420,464 | | | | 681,059 | | | | 2,820,650 | |
Kevin O. Meyers | | | 38,846,058 | | | | 1,255,465 | | | | 2,820,650 | |
Edmund P. Segner, III | | | 38,913,162 | | | | 1,188,361 | | | | 2,820,650 | |
Proposal to approve an advisory (non-binding) resolution regarding the compensation of our named executive officers (“say-on-pay”).
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| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstaining | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 37,018,943 | | 3,048,925 | | 33,655 | | 2,820,650 |
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.
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| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstaining | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 42,616,600 | | 300,089 | | 5,484 | | 0 |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing.
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.
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| Date: May 13, 2013 | | BILL BARRETT CORPORATION |
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| | By: | | /s/ Francis B. Barron |
| | | | Francis B. Barron |
| | | | Executive Vice President — General Counsel; and Secretary |
