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): November 30, 2017
INTERNATIONAL WESTERN PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 000-55695 | 46-503476 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5525 N. MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 280 | ||
| Irving, Texas | 75038 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(855) 809-6900
| (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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of International Western Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 30, 2017.
The Company’s stockholders voted on nine proposals as follows: (i) to elect Company directors for the ensuing year (Proposal 1); (ii) to approve a proposed reverse stock split at a ratio of 1 for up to 8, which may be implemented at any time within eight months after the date of the Meeting (Proposal 2); (iii) to approve the change of the Company name to Norris Industries, Inc. (Proposal 3); (iv) to approve the creation of Blank Check Preferred Stock (Proposal 4); (v) to approve the Certificate of Designation to create a specific class of preferred stock designated the Series A Preferred Stock (Proposal 5); (vi) to approve 2017 Incentive Plan (Proposal 6); (vii) to approve the increase of the number of authorized shares of the Company after the implementation of the reverse stock split to 150,000,000 shares (Proposal 7); (viii) to obtain an advisory vote on executive compensation (Proposal 8); and (ix) to obtain an advisory vote on the frequency with which the stockholders shall have the advisory say-on-pay vote on executive compensation (Proposal 9).
All nominees for election to the Board as Directors were elected to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. The stockholders also approved Proposals 2 through 8, and the stockholders approved a three year frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each Proposal is set forth below.
| Proposal 1 | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Patrick Norris | 68,612,856 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ross Ramsey | 68,507,395 | 105,461 | 0 | |||||||||
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | ||||||||||
| Proposal 2 | 70,350,922 | 76,482 | 0 | |||||||||
| Proposal 3 | 68,598,606 | 0 | 14,250 | |||||||||
| Proposal 4 | 67,721,946 | 72,577 | 818,333 | |||||||||
| Proposal 5 | 67,815,279 | 72,577 | 725,000 | |||||||||
| Proposal 6 | 67,772,146 | 8,127 | 832,583 | |||||||||
| Proposal 7 | 69,526,860 | 799,271 | 101,333 | |||||||||
| Proposal 8 | 67,711,237 | 61,035 | 840,584 | |||||||||
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions/Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Proposal 9 | 4,862,399 | 1,000 | 63,655,967 | 93,490 | ||||||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INTERNATIONAL WESTERN PETROLEUM, INC. | ||
| Date: December 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Patrick Norris |
| Patrick Norris, | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||