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): June 2, 2010
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
| Delaware | 0-20928 | 76-0274813 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 309
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(713) 623-0801
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 2, 2010. As of the record date for the meeting, we had 56,427,254 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting, each of which was entitled to one vote. The matters presented for a vote and the related results are as follows:
PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Proposal 1 was the election of eight nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term expiring on the date of the 2011 annual meeting. The result of the vote was as follows:
Nominee | Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Robert L. Gerry, III | 35,338,833 | 1,207,123 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
W. Russell Scheirman | 35,383,032 | 1,162,924 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
Robert H. Allen | 34,333,946 | 2,212,010 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
Frederick W. Brazelton | 34,461,428 | 2,084,528 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
Luigi P. Caflisch | 35,406,631 | 1,139,325 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
O. Donaldson Chapoton | 34,226,597 | 2,319,359 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
William S. Farish | 16,659,560 | 19,886,396 | — | 14,200,123 | ||||
John J. Myers, Jr. | 35,433,062 | 1,112,894 | — | 14,200,123 |
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, all director nominees were duly elected.
PROPOSAL 2 - RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Proposal 2 was the ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The result of the vote was as follows:
Number of Votes For | Number of Votes Withheld | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 48,955,915 | 1,666,591 | 123,573 | — |
Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the ratification of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was approved.
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.
| VAALCO ENERGY, INC. | ||||
| Dated: June 3, 2010 | By: | /s/ W. Russell Scheirman | ||
| W. Russell Scheirman | ||||
| President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||