Form 8-K

 

 

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 2, 2012

 

 

OASIS PETROLEUM INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34776   80-0554627

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 1500

Houston, Texas

  77002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 404-9500

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 7, 2012, Oasis Petroleum Inc. (the “Company”) announced its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 2, 2012. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were requested to: (1) elect three Class II Directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and to (2) ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on March 14, 2012:

1. Each of the three Class II directors that were up for re-election was elected for a term of three years. Votes regarding the election of these directors were as follows:

 

NOMINEE

   VOTES FOR      WITHHELD      BROKER NON-VOTES  

William J. Cassidy

     81,118,443         1,035,413         5,878,349   

Taylor L. Reid

     80,175,411         1,978,445         5,878,349   

Bobby S. Shackouls

     81,797,359         356,497         5,878,349   

2. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The voting results were as follows:

 

VOTES FOR

   VOTES AGAINST      VOTES
ABSTAINED
 

87,992,217

     27,689         12,299   

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press Release dated May 7, 2012.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH FILING.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

        OASIS PETROLEUM INC.
    (Registrant)

Date: May 7, 2012

    By:   /s/ Thomas B. Nusz
    Thomas B. Nusz
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description of Exhibit

99.1    Press Release dated May 7, 2012.