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) December 1, 2015
LYNDEN ENERGY CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| British Columbia | | 000-55301 | | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Suite 1200 888 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, British Columbia | | V6C 3K4 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (604) 629-2991
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
On December 1, 2015, Lynden Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on October 2, 2015, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 130,198,411 shares of the Company’s common shares, without par value (“Common Shares”), were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 59,083,035 (approximately 45%) were present in person or by proxy. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 21, 2015. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
PROPOSAL NO. 1: NUMBER OF DIRECTORS; NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company’s shareholders voted to determine the number of directors at five for the following year. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Non-Votes |
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| 58,621,714 | | 393,392 | | 67,928 | | 1 |
The Company’s shareholders voted to re-elect each of the following persons as directors to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of the shareholders unless that person ceases to be a director before then. The voting results were as follows:
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Name of Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Non-Votes | |
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Robert Bereskin | | | 27,549,421 | | | | 60,368 | | | | 31,473,246 | |
John McLennan | | | 27,519,921 | | | | 89,868 | | | | 31,473,246 | |
Derek Michaelis | | | 27,541,821 | | | | 67,968 | | | | 31,473,246 | |
Ron Paton | | | 15,411,349 | | | | 12,198,440 | | | | 31,473,246 | |
Colin Watt | | | 15,495,779 | | | | 12,114,010 | | | | 31,473,246 | |
PROPOSAL NO. 2: APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Company’s shareholders voted to approve the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s auditor/registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstain | | Non-Votes |
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| 57,972,002 | | 0 | | 1,111,033 | | 0 |
SIGNATURE
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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| | | | LYNDEN ENERGY CORP. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Colin Watt |
| | | | | | Colin Watt |
| | | | | | President, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Secretary and Director |
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| Dated: December 2, 2015 | | | | | | |
