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 (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 8, 2012
SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-8754 | 20-3940661 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281) 874-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
At the May 8, 2012, annual meeting of shareholders, shareholders of Swift Energy Company (“Swift Energy” or the “Company”) approved amending the First Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for award by 225,000 shares. The amendment was recommended by the Company’s board of directors and described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2012 annual meeting. A copy of the amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 8, 2012. At the record date, 42,824,356 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to one vote per share upon all matters submitted at the meeting. At the annual meeting, Clyde W. Smith, Jr., Terry E. Swift and Charles J. Swindells were elected to serve as directors of Swift Energy for three-year terms to expire at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. These directors were elected by the following votes:
| Nominees for Director | For | Withheld | ||
| Clyde W. Smith, Jr. | 35,208,606 | 3,164,195 | ||
| Terry E. Swift | 35,407,807 | 2,964,994 | ||
| Charles J. Swindells | 37,188,910 | 1,183,891 |
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The following proposals were also approved at the annual meeting:
| Proposal | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
| Proposal to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the Company’s First Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Compensation Plan | 27,848,037 | 10,295,167 | 229,597 | 2,704,063 | ||||
| Proposal to amend the Swift Energy Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for issuance by up to 500,000 additional shares | 37,817,091 | 258,765 | 296,945 | 2,704,063 | ||||
| Company’s Independent Auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 | 38,889,252 | 2,171,872 | 15,740 | 0 | ||||
| Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the proxy statement | 29,672,495 | 8,446,154 | 254,152 | 2,704,063 |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan |
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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.
Date: May 11, 2012
| Swift Energy Company | |||||
| By: | /s/ Bruce H. Vincent | ||||
Bruce H. Vincent President | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 7 to the First Amended and Restated Swift Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan | |
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