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): October 24, 2011
Constellation Energy Partners LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33147 | 11-3742489 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1801 Main Street, Suite 1300 Houston, TX | 77002 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-3700
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 24, 2011, Richard S. Langdon was named chairman of the board of managers of the Company. Mr. Langdon has been an independent member of our board of managers and our audit, compensation, conflicts, and nominating and governance committees and the chair of our audit committee since November 2006. Mr. Langdon will receive a $50,000 annual cash retainer for serving as the chairman of the board of managers.
John R. Collins, the former chairman of the board of managers, will remain a Class A manager of the Company. Mr. Collins has been a member of our board of managers since November 2006.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Our annual meeting of common unitholders was held October 24, 2011. At the meeting, the following matters were voted upon:
Class B managers nominated and reelected to serve for a term to expire in 2012 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified as follows:
Common Units Votes For | Common Units Withheld | |||||||
Richard H. Bachmann | 4,872,093 | 4,288,349 | ||||||
Richard S. Langdon | 4,874,143 | 4,286,299 | ||||||
John N. Seitz | 4,874,142 | 4,286,300 |
The number of broker non-votes was 7,784,456.
The ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 was approved. With respect to common unitholders and our Class A unitholder, the number of affirmative votes cast was 16,947,352, the number of votes cast against was 108,029, and the number of abstentions was 374,582.
The unitholder proposal regarding distributions was rejected. With respect to common unitholders and our Class A unitholder, the number of affirmative votes cast was 3,222,525, the number of votes cast against was 6,397,533, and the number of abstentions was 25,449. The number of broker non-votes was 7,784,456.
Class A managers John R. Collins and Hugh M. McIntosh were nominated and reelected with 485,065 Class A unit votes to serve for a term to expire in 2012.
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.
CONSTELLATION ENERGY PARTNERS LLC | ||||||
Date: October 24, 2011 | By: | /s/ Charles C. Ward | ||||
Charles C. Ward | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |