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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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 4, 2010

Petroleum Development Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada
0-7246
95-2636730
State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation
Commission File Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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

no change
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Petroleum Development Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 4, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time at the Denver Financial Center, 1775 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado.  Holders of an aggregate of 19,253,526 shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on April 7, 2010, were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 17,377,320, or approximately 90.26%, of the eligible voting shares, were represented in person or by proxy.  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 follows:

PROPOSAL #1 - Election of Directors:
   
  Larry F. Mazza
For
14,774,414.00
 
Withheld
264,916.00
 
Non Votes
2,337,990.00
     
  James M. Trimble
For
14,772,069.00
 
Withheld
267,261.00
 
Non Votes
2,337,990.00
     
  Richard W. McCullough
For
14,618,919.00
 
Withheld
420,411.00
 
Non Votes
2,337,990.00
     
PROPOSAL #2 - To approve the Company's 2010 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan:
 
For
11,406,390.00
 
Against
3,601,383.00
 
Abstain
31,557.00
 
Non Votes
2,337,990.00
     
PROPOSAL #3 - To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent
registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2010:
 
For
17,275,568.00
 
Against
93,802.00
 
Abstain
7,950.00
 
Non Votes
0


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.

Petroleum Development Corporation

Date:  June 10, 2010

By
/s/ Richard W. McCullough
 
Richard W. McCullough
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer