UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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): June 19, 2017
ISRAMCO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-12500 | 13-3145265 |
| State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1001 West Loop South Suite 750 Houston Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
713-621-3882
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(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 June 19, 2017, Isramco, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were voted on by the stockholders: (i) election of six directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, (ii) approval, by non-binding advisory vote, compensation of the Company’s executives as disclosed in the proxy statement furnished to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”), (iii) a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes to approve compensation of the Company’s executives, and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of Malone Bailey, LLP (“Malone”) as the Company’s auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Stockholders representing 1,768,320 out of a total of 2,717,648 shares of Common Stock appeared at the meeting in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for the transaction of all business to be considered at the meeting.
At the meeting, (i) Joseph From, Max Pridgeon, Nir Hasson, Haim Tsuff, Frans Sluiter, and Asaf Yarkoni were re-elected as directors, (ii) by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s executives, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved, (iii) by non-binding advisory vote, a majority of the Company’s stockholders elected to hold future non-binding advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s executives every three years, and (iv) the appointment of Malone as the Company’s auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.
The final vote tallies were as follows:
1. Proposal to elect directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| Name | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| Joseph From | | | 1,660,244 | | | | 62,384 | | | | 45,692 | |
| Max Pridgeon | | | 1,663,303 | | | | 59,325 | | | | 45,692 | |
| Nir Hasson | | | 1,720,616 | | | | 2,012 | | | | 45,692 | |
| Haim Tsuff | | | 1,717,452 | | | | 5,176 | | | | 45,692 | |
| Frans Sluiter | | | 1,720,629 | | | | 1,999 | | | | 45,692 | |
| Asaf Yarkoni | | | 1,720,116 | | | | 2,512 | | | | 45,692 | |
2. Proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, compensation of the Company’s executives as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
| FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1,719,788 | | | | 2,214 | | | | 626 | | | | 45,692 | |
3. Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes to approve compensation of the Company’s executives.
| Every 1 Year | | | Every 2 Years | | | Every 3 Years | | | ABSTAIN | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 66,044 | | | | 599 | | | | 1,655,138 | | | | 847 | | | | 45,692 | |
4. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Malone as the Company’s auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
| FOR | | | AGAINST | | | ABSTAIN | | | Broker Non-Vote | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1,764,922 | | | | 3,220 | | | | 170 | | | | 0 | |
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.
| | ISRAMCO, INC. | |
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| DATED: June 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Anthony K. James | |
| | | Anthony K. James | |
| | | General Counsel & Secretary | |
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