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): May 22, 2018

 

 

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-34037		75-2379388
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, Texas				77002
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(713) 654-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on May 22, 2018. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, April 2, 2018, the Company had 154,237,262 shares of common stock outstanding, each of which was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals at the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the individuals listed below was elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors.

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-votes
Harold J. Bouillion		127,905,146		5,983,316		10,176,626
David D. Dunlap		131,877,901		2,010,561		10,176,626
James M. Funk		127,926,535		5,961,927		10,176,626
Terence E. Hall		130,135,293		3,753,169		10,176,626
Peter D. Kinnear		130,463,217		3,425,245		10,176,626
Janiece M. Longoria		131,966,010		1,922,452		10,176,626
Michael M. McShane		100,760,411		33,128,051		10,176,626
W. Matt Ralls		124,948,622		8,939,840		10,176,626

Proposal 2 – Advisory Say-on-Pay Vote. Proposal 2 was an advisory vote on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. This advisory vote was approved.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-votes
97,388,004		35,873,799		626,659		10,176,626

Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. Proposal 3 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. This proposal was approved.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
142,028,134		1,874,747		162,207

 

Item 8.01

Other Events

On May 23, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of matters considered during the Company’s Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc., May 23, 2018.

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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.

 

Dated: May 23, 2018