UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 18, 2019
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-33816 | 26-0287117 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6720 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite #190, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(602) 903-7802
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | NES | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 18, 2019, Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) where three matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The matters are described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2019. At the Annual Meeting, abstentions and brokernon-votes were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders: (1) elected John B. Griggs as a Class II Director to serve a three-year term expiring on the date of the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders; (2) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory (nonbinding) basis; and (3) ratified the appointment of Moss Adams, LLP (“Moss Adams”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. A detailed description of the vote follows.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders elected one nominee for Class II Director with votes as follows:
Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
John B. Griggs | 14,216,219 | 77,974 | 473,885 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation awarded by the Company to its named executive officers with votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
14,153,829 | 137,903 | 2,461 | 473,885 |
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Moss Adams as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 with votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
14,750,983 | 15,995 | 1,100 | 0 |
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.
NUVERRA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 21, 2019 | By: | /s/ Joseph M. Crabb | ||||
Name: Joseph M. Crabb | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |