ARCHROCK,INC. (NYSE:AROC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Archrock,Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April25, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the following matters, set forth in the Company’s joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March21, 2018, were voted upon with the results indicated below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the following directors to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following are the tabulated votes “For” and “Withheld” with respect to each director nominee, as well as the number of “Broker Non-Votes”:
Directors |
VotesFor |
VotesWithheld |
BrokerNon-Votes |
Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth |
56,850,210 |
908,076 |
4,986,995 |
Wendell R. Brooks |
57,261,749 |
496,537 |
4,986,995 |
D. Bradley Childers |
56,610,148 |
1,148,138 |
4,986,995 |
Gordon T. Hall |
56,371,190 |
1,387,096 |
4,986,995 |
Frances Powell Hawes |
57,180,370 |
577,916 |
4,986,995 |
J.W.G. Honeybourne |
56,416,629 |
1,341,657 |
4,986,995 |
James H. Lytal |
57,197,372 |
560,914 |
4,986,995 |
Mark A. McCollum |
57,265,122 |
493,164 |
4,986,995 |
Proposal 2: Stock Issuance Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January1, 2018, as amended by Amendment No.1 thereto, dated as of January11, 2018, by and among the Company, Archrock Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), Amethyst Merger Sub LLC, Archrock General Partner, L.P. and Archrock GP LLC (the “Stock Issuance Proposal”). The following are the tabulated votes “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of “Abstentions” and “Broker Non-Votes”:
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon-Votes |
57,419,770 |
62,511 |
276,005 |
4,986,995 |
Proposal 3: Ratification Proposal
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte& Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018. The following are the tabulated votes “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of “Abstentions”:
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
60,975,772 |
1,742,029 |
27,480 |
Proposal 4: Advisory Compensation Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation provided to the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2017. The following are the tabulated votes “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of “Abstentions” and “Broker Non-Votes”:
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
BrokerNon-Votes |
54,473,938 |
3,248,430 |
35,918 |
4,986,995 |
Proposal 5: Adjournment of the Annual Meeting
Because the Company’s stockholders approved the Stock Issuance Proposal, the vote on the adjournment of the Annual Meeting was not called.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April25, 2018, the Company and the Partnership issued a joint press release announcing the results of the Annual Meeting, the special meeting of the Partnership’s unitholders and the expected closing date of the merger. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
99.1 |
Press Release dated April25, 2018. |