UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) | April 27, 2010 |
NEXEN INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
CANADA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-6702 | 98-6000202 |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
801 – 7th AVENUE S.W. | |
| CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA | T2P 3P7 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(403) 699-4000
(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.
On April 27, 2010, Nexen Inc. held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at The Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The shareholders voted in favour of all directors to hold office for the following year and for the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2010. The report of voting results is as follows:
| (a) | Each of the twelve director nominees proposed by management were elected by a vote, conducted by ballot as follows: |
Director | For | % | Withheld | % | |
| William B. Berry | 364,737,307 | 98.85 | 4,232,201 | 1.15 | |
| Robert G. Bertram | 330,517,370 | 89.58 | 38,452,138 | 10.42 | |
| Dennis G. Flanagan | 363,879,736 | 98.62 | 5,089,772 | 1.38 | |
| S. Barry Jackson | 316,900,133 | 85.89 | 52,069,375 | 14.11 | |
| Kevin J. Jenkins | 329,623,282 | 89.34 | 39,346,226 | 10.66 | |
| A. Anne McLellan, P.C. | 289,052,568 | 78.34 | 79,916,940 | 21.66 | |
| Eric P. Newell, O.C. | 364,594,540 | 98.81 | 4,374,968 | 1.19 | |
| Thomas C. O’Neill | 309,207,234 | 83.80 | 59,762,274 | 16.20 | |
| Marvin F. Romanow | 363,362,691 | 98.48 | 5,606,817 | 1.52 | |
| Francis M. Saville, Q.C. | 307,984,105 | 83.47 | 60,985,403 | 16.53 | |
| John M. Willson | 329,302,711 | 89.25 | 39,666,797 | 10.75 | |
| Victor J. Zaleschuk | 363,072,526 | 98.40 | 5,896,982 | 1.60 |
| (b) | The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chartered Accountants, to serve as the independent auditors for 2010 was approved by a show of hands. Proxies of 377,362,527 (99.94%) for and 239,511 (0.06%) withheld were received. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 28, 2010
NEXEN INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Rick C. Beingessner | ||
| Name: Rick C. Beingessner | |||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | |||