HELMERICHINC. (NYSE:HP) 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.
At our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (2017 Annual Meeting)
108,937,750 shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding
and entitled to vote at the meeting and 97,313,924 shares were
present either in person or by proxy.
The following describes the matters considered by the Companys
stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting, as well as the results
of the votes cast at the meeting:
1. To elect as Directors the eight nominees listed below and
named in the Companys Proxy Statement for one-year terms expiring
in 2018.
|
Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
BrokerNon-Vote |
||||||
|
Randy A. Foutch |
77,402,398 |
11,651,510 |
105,728 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
Hans Helmerich |
86,301,026 |
2,808,319 |
50,291 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
John W. Lindsay |
88,066,860 |
1,042,379 |
50,397 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
Paula Marshall |
58,372,049 |
30,718,113 |
69,474 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
Thomas A. Petrie |
87,783,446 |
1,269,304 |
106,886 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
Donald F. Robillard,Jr. |
87,819,742 |
1,239,749 |
100,145 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
Edward B. Rust,Jr. |
82,865,676 |
6,237,540 |
56,420 |
8,154,288 |
||||||
|
John D. Zeglis |
82,765,215 |
6,332,211 |
62,210 |
8,154,288 |
2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the
independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending
September30, 2017.
|
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
BrokerNon-Vote |
|
95,068,623 |
1,816,836 |
428,465 |
|
3. To cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our
executives disclosed in the Companys Proxy Statement.
|
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
BrokerNon-Vote |
|
85,397,364 |
3,069,501 |
692,771 |
8,154,288 |
4. To cast an advisory vote on whether a stockholder advisory
vote to approve executive compensation should occur every 1, 2 or
3 years.
|
1Year |
|
2Years |
|
3Years |
|
Abstain |
|
53,743,669 |
896,668 |
20,523,833 |
13,930,758 |
About HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. (NYSE:HP)
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is engaged in contract drilling of oil and gas wells for others. The Company operates in the contract drilling industry. The Company’s contract drilling business consists of three segments: U.S. Land, Offshore and International Land. The Company is also engaged in the ownership, development and operation of commercial real estate and the research and development of rotary steerable technology. Its real estate investments are located within Tulsa, Oklahoma, and include a shopping center containing approximately 441,000 leasable square feet, multi-tenant industrial warehouse properties containing approximately one million leasable square feet and approximately 210 acres of undeveloped real estate. The Company provides drilling rigs, equipment, personnel and camps on a contract basis. The Company’s subsidiaries include Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. and Helmerich & Payne de Venezuela, C.A. HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. (NYSE:HP) Recent Trading Information
HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. (NYSE:HP) closed its last trading session down -1.44 at 68.47 with 1,415,224 shares trading hands.