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): April 26, 2016

 

NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-07964
 
73-0785597
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
Commission
File Number
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1001 Noble Energy Way,
Houston, Texas
 
 
 
77070
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 872-3100
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
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o
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Noble Energy, Inc. (the "Company") annual meeting of stockholders on April 26, 2016, holders of an aggregate of 433,589,213 shares of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on February 26, 2016, were entitled to vote at the meeting, of which 394,559,463, or approximately 90.99% 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 - To elect the eleven nominees as members of the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders:
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
Jeffrey L. Berenson
375,150,480

2,156,224

373,527

16,879,232

Michael A. Cawley
371,460,820

5,850,441

368,970

16,879,232

Edward F. Cox
374,083,295

3,219,699

377,237

16,879,232

James E. Craddock
242,034,351

135,269,388

376,492

16,879,232

Thomas J. Edelman
374,799,762

2,433,570

446,899

16,879,232

Eric P. Grubman
376,410,411

904,188

365,632

16,879,232

Kirby L. Hedrick
373,328,266

3,870,489

481,476

16,879,232

David L. Stover
370,274,715

5,914,666

1,490,850

16,879,232

Scott D. Urban
376,450,452

862,606

367,173

16,879,232

William T. Van Kleef
376,340,920

966,933

372,378

16,879,232

Molly K. Williamson
374,037,398

3,272,479

370,354

16,879,232


Proposal #2 - To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year 2016:

For
Against
Abstain
391,826,329
2,475,017
258,117

Proposal #3 - To approve, in an advisory vote, executive compensation:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
360,509,777
16,992,974
177,480
16,879,232

Proposal #4 - To consider a stockholder proposal regarding proxy access, if properly presented at the meeting:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
144,752,666
231,824,030
1,103,535
16,879,232

Proposal #5 - To consider a stockholder proposal regarding climate change, if properly presented at the meeting:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
74,725,171
223,470,980
79,484,080
16,879,232









SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 27, 2016
 
 
By: 
 
/s/ Aaron G. Carlson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaron G. Carlson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary



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