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 30, 2013
APPROACH RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33801 | | 51-0424817 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Ridgmar Centre 6500 West Freeway, Suite 800 Fort Worth, Texas | | 76116 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(817) 989-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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.
Approach Resources Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 30, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the following purposes: (1) to elect two directors to the class of directors whose respective terms expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) to ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2013.
At the close of business on April 12, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 38,839,401 shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
Each of the two nominees for director was duly elected by the Company’s stockholders, with votes as follows:
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Nominee | | Shares For | | | Shares Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
J. Ross Craft | | | 33,166,702 | | | | 477,183 | | | | 3,642,893 | |
Bryan H. Lawrence | | | 30,221,098 | | | | 3,422,787 | | | | 3,642,893 | |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
With respect to the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2013 proxy statement, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, with votes as follows:
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Shares For | | Shares Against | | | Shares Abstaining | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
32,026,381 | | | 375,824 | | | | 1,241,680 | | | | 3,642,893 | |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, was ratified, with votes as follows:
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Shares For | | Shares Against | | | Shares Abstaining | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
37,153,748 | | | 133,030 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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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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| APPROACH RESOURCES INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ J. Curtis Henderson |
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| | J. Curtis Henderson |
| | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: May 31, 2013
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