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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 4, 2021
 
W&T Offshore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
 
1-32414
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
Texas
 
72-1121985
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
     
713.626.8525
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Emerging growth company     
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001
 
WTI
 
New York Stock Exchange
 


 
 

 
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
As previously reported in W&T Offshore, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Proxy Statement field on March 25, 2021, Stuart B. Katz and S. James Nelson, Jr. did not stand for reelection at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held May 4, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”) and retired from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company following the expiration of their terms at the Annual Meeting. On May 4, 2021, Daniel O. Conwill IV was elected to the Board at the Annual Meeting by the Company’s shareholders. On May 4, 2021, the Board appointed Mr. Conwill to Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 4, 2021, the Company held its Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2021.
 
Proposal 1: To elect four directors to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. All nominees were elected by the votes indicated.
 
Nominee
 
Voted For
   
Voted Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
Ms. Virginia Boulet
    55,614,245       24,801,733       28,074,056  
Mr. Daniel O. Conwill IV
    79,154,411       1,261,567       28,074,056  
Mr. Tracy W. Krohn
    79,435,002       980,976       28,074,056  
Mr. B. Frank Stanley
    59,688,211       20,727,767       28,074,056  
 
Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstentions
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
56,772,111       23,424,142       219,725       28,074,056  
 
Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2021. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated.
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstentions
 
107,142,950       1,248,603       98,481  
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
       
Dated: May 10, 2021
By:
/s/ Shahid A. Ghauri
 
 
Name:
Shahid A. Ghauri
 
 
Title:
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary