SEC Document


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 17, 2016
 
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Texas
 
000-29187-87
 
76-0415919
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
500 Dallas Street
Suite 2300
Houston, Texas
 
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 328-1000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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 Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., Central time, in Houston, Texas. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s annual proxy statement, are as set forth below.
The following nominees for directors were elected to serve one-year terms:
Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
S.P. Johnson IV
 
49,738,520

 
953,046

 
3,960,087

Steven A. Webster
 
41,307,598

 
9,383,968

 
3,960,087

Thomas L. Carter, Jr.
 
49,170,883

 
1,520,683

 
3,960,087

Robert F. Fulton
 
47,442,496

 
3,249,070

 
3,960,087

F. Gardner Parker
 
46,920,992

 
3,770,574

 
3,960,087

Roger A. Ramsey
 
47,238,990

 
3,452,576

 
3,960,087

Frank A. Wojtek
 
47,378,218

 
3,313,348

 
3,960,087

The shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
40,300,817

 
10,202,801

 
187,948

 
3,960,087

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
54,545,501

 
36,158

 
69,994

 



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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.

                            
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
 
By:
/s/ David L. Pitts
Name:
David L. Pitts
Title:
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 19, 2016



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