ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. (NYSE:ATW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Inc. (the Company) held on February 15, 2017 (the Annual
Meeting), the shareholders voted on the following matters:
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Election of seven director nominees;
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Approval, by shareholder non-binding advisory vote, of the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers; |
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Establishment, by a shareholder non-binding advisory vote,
of the frequency of submission to shareholders of the advisory vote regarding executive compensation; |
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Approval of the Atwood Oceanics, Inc. 2013 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; and |
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Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Companys independent auditors for fiscal year 2017. |
As of the record date, December 16, 2016, there were 64,944,192
shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting. The holders of a total of 58,215,186 shares of
common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual
Meeting. A quorum being present, the voting results for the
matters above are as follows:
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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George S. Dotson
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48,069,230
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623,372
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9,522,584
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Jack E. Golden
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48,121,877
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570,725
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9,522,584
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Hans Helmerich
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48,248,231
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444,371
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9,522,584
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Jeffrey A. Miller
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48,121,346
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571,256
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9,522,584
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James R. Montague
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48,113,164
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579,438
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9,522,584
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Robert J. Saltiel
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48,374,057
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318,545
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9,522,584
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Phil D. Wedemeyer
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48,122,570
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570,032
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9,522,584
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2.
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Approval of the Compensation of the Companys Named
Executive Officers. |
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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33,236,437
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15,203,905
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252,260
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9,522,584
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forth in the proxy statement was approved.
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3.
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Establishment, of the Frequency of Submission to
Shareholders of the Advisory Vote regarding Executive compensation. |
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ONE YEAR
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TWO YEARS
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THREE YEARS
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ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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47,645,107
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208,109
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708,686
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130,700
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9,522,584
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of submission to the shareholders of the advisory vote regarding
executive compensation.
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4.
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Approval of the Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Long-Term Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated. |
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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43,791,533
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4,752,113
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148,956
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9,522,584
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amended and restated, was approved.
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5.
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Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Companys Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year 2016. |
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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57,283,349
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547,394
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384,443
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independent auditors for fiscal year 2017 was ratified.
About ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. (NYSE:ATW)
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is an offshore drilling company engaged in the drilling and completion of exploration and development wells for the global oil and gas industry. The Company owns various types of drilling rigs, such as Ultra-Deepwater Rigs, Deepwater Semisubmersibles and Jackups. Its Ultra-deepwater Rigs and Deepwater Semisubmersibles include Atwood Achiever, Atwood Archer, Atwood Admiral, Atwood Advantage, Atwood Condor, Atwood Eagle and Atwood Osprey. Its Jackup Rigs included Atwood Mako, Atwood Manta, Atwood Aurora, Atwood Beacon and Atwood Orca. The Atwood Mako and Atwood Manta, both approximately 400-foot water depth Pacific Class jackup rigs, are operating offshore Vietnam and offshore Thailand. The Atwood Aurora, an approximately 350-foot water depth jackup, is operating offshore West Africa. The Atwood Beacon, an approximately 400-foot water depth jackup, is operating in the Mediterranean Sea. ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. (NYSE:ATW) Recent Trading Information
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. (NYSE:ATW) closed its last trading session down -0.19 at 10.46 with 2,045,520 shares trading hands.
