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): June 6, 2018

 

 

HESS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   No. 1-1204   No. 13-4921002

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 997-8500

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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

The Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting was held on June 6, 2018. The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the 2018 Annual Meeting and the voting results for each such matter:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the following twelve director nominees received at least 95.5% of the votes cast and was elected as a director for the ensuing one-year term or until his or her respective successor is elected or appointed:

 

Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Rodney F. Chase

     241,720,008        1,426,419        227,020        21,342,947  

Terrence J. Checki

     240,254,329        2,923,314        195,804        21,342,947  

Leonard S. Coleman Jr.

     240,873,857        2,297,036        202,554        21,342,947  

John B. Hess

     242,296,371        926,219        150,857        21,342,947  

Edith E. Holiday

     232,616,377        10,617,838        139,232        21,342,947  

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

     239,536,846        3,703,121        133,480        21,342,947  

Marc S. Lipschultz

     241,637,109        1,528,834        207,504        21,342,947  

David McManus

     234,944,141        8,203,379        225,927        21,342,947  

Kevin O. Meyers

     240,356,954        2,836,069        180,424        21,342,947  

James H. Quigley

     241,167,044        2,027,076        179,327        21,342,947  

Fredric G. Reynolds

     241,688,820        1,484,149        200,478        21,342,947  

William G. Schrader

     241,171,299        2,016,781        185,367        21,342,947  

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2018 Proxy Statement, received the vote of 95.3% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

 

For

     231,855,657  

Against

     10,831,043  

Abstain

     686,747  

Broker Non-Votes

     21,324,947  

Proposal 3 – Ratification of Independent Auditors. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 received the vote of 98.2% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

 

For

     259,965,467  

Against

     4,558,352  

Abstain

     192,575  


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 11, 2018

 

HESS CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Timothy B. Goodell

Name:   Timothy B. Goodell
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
  Corporate Secretary