pdc8k_20110610.htm


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):  June 10, 2011
 

 
Petroleum Development Corporation
(Doing Business as PDC Energy)
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
Nevada
 
 
0-7246
 
95-2636730
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


 
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000
Denver, CO
80203
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  303-860-5800


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Petroleum Development Corporation (dba PDC Energy) (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 10, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time at the Denver Financial Center, 1775 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado.  Holders of an aggregate of 23,475,673 shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on April 15, 2011, were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 22,024,675, or approximately 93.8 %, of the eligible voting shares, were represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting.  

The certified results of the matters voted upon at the annual meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:

PROPOSAL # 1 – Election of Class I Directors
Joseph E. Casabona
For: 19,829,451
Withheld: 213,775
Non Votes: 1,981,449
David C. Parke
For: 19,623,528
Withheld: 419,698
Non Votes: 1,981,449
Jeffrey C. Swoveland
For: 19,745,075
Withheld: 298,151
Non Votes: 1,981,449
PROPOSAL # 2 – Advisory Vote Regarding Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
Say on Pay
For: 16,863,168
Against: 3,144,874
Abstain: 35,184
Non Votes: 1,981,449
PROPOSAL # 3 – Advisory Vote Regarding Frequency of the Advisory Vote Regarding Executive Compensation
Say When on Pay
Three Years: 4,327,688
Two Years: 66,470
One Year: 15,627,092
Abstain: 21,735
Non Votes: 1,981,449
PROPOSAL # 4  –  To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
For: 21,873,165
Against: 138,489
Abstain: 13,021
Non Votes: 0


 
 
 


 
SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Date:  June 16, 2011
 
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION


By: /s/ Daniel W. Amidon
   
 
Daniel W. Amidon
General Counsel and Secretary