UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 30, 2011 (June 29, 2011)
High Plains Gas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | | 333-125068 | | 26-3633813 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3601 Southern Dr., Gillette, Wyoming
82718
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (307) 686-5030
n/a
(Former name and 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 Securities Holders.
On June 29, 2011, High Plains Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the following issues were submitted to a vote:
Election of Directors
Mark D. Hettinger, Joseph Hettinger, Gary Davis, Cordell Fonnesbeck, and Alan R. Smith were nominated to be reelected as the directors of the Company. Votes were as follows:
For
Withheld
Mark D. Hettinger
133,507,610
3,952
Joseph Hettinger
133,507,560
4,002
Gary Davis
133,507,560
4,002
Cordell Fonnesbeck
133,507,560
4,002
Alan R. Smith
133,507,560
3,987
Ratification of Auditors
The shareholders voted for the ratification of Eide Bailly CPAs as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm. Votes were as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
143,113,225
2,610
101,396
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.
High Plains Gas, Inc.
Date: June 30, 2011
By:
\s\ Brent Cook
Name:
Brent Cook
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Executive Officer
Date: June 30, 2011
By:
\s\ Joseph Hettinger
Name:
Joseph Hettinger
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Principal Financial Officer
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