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): April 29, 2010
NuStar GP Holdings, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-32940 | | 85-0470977 |
State or other jurisdiction Of incorporation | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2330 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas | | 78248 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 918-2000
(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. |
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Unitholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of NuStar GP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), was held on April 29, 2010. A total of 37,680,063 of the Company’s common units were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing approximately 88.62% of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results are as follows:
Proposal No. 1– Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2013 annual meeting of unitholders or until their respective successors are elected and have been qualified. The results of the votes taken were as follows:
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Class I Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes
Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes |
William E. Greehey | | 17,198,752 | | 3,634,507 | | 16,846,804 |
Stan L. McLelland | | 20,774,710 | | 58,549 | | 16,846,804 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The results of the votes taken were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes
Withheld | | Broker
Non-Votes |
37,438,901 | | 187,207 | | 53,955 | | 0 |
Pursuant to the foregoing votes: (i) the two Class I nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2013 annual meeting of unitholders or until their respective successors are elected and have been qualified and (ii) the appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 has been ratified.
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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| | NuStar GP Holdings, LLC |
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| Date: May 5, 2010 | | By: | | /S/ AMY L. PERRY |
| | Name: | | Amy L. Perry |
| | Title: | | Corporate Secretary |
