HDYNQ Hyperdynamics Corporation New (CE)

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): January 27, 2016

HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

12012 Wickchester Lane, Suite 475

Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices,
including Zip Code)

(713) 353-9400

(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

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):

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on January 27, 2016.  This Current Report on Form 8-K discloses the voting results for all matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

Broker non votes for the election of directors, the advisory vote on executive compensation, and the amendment to the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan were 7,605,771.

The Final Report of the Inspector of Election, IVS Associates, Inc. dated February 2, 2016 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99.1

Hyperdynamics Corporation

Annual Meeting of Stockholders Held on January 27, 2016

Final Report of the Inspector of Election

I, the undersigned, duly appointed Inspector of Election at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Hyperdynamics Corporation (the “Company”) held on January 27, 2016 hereby certify that:

1)                                     Before entering upon the discharge of my duties as Inspector of Election at the Meeting, I took and signed an Oath of Inspectors of Election.

2)                                     The Meeting was held at the Hotel Sorella City Centre at 800 Sorella Court, Houston, TX 77024 on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. (CST), pursuant to notice duly given.

3)                                     At the close of business on December 23, 2015, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, there were issued and outstanding 21,046,591 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, each share being entitled to one vote, constituting all of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.

4)                                     At the Meeting, the holders of 16,573,425 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.

5)                                     The undersigned canvassed the votes of the stockholders cast by ballot or proxy on the matters presented at the Meeting.

6)                                     At the Meeting, the vote on the election of six (6) directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal was as follows:

7)                                     At the Meeting, the vote on the ratification of the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 was as follows:

8)                                     At the Meeting, the advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:

9)                                     At the Meeting, the vote to amend the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance thereunder from 1,250,000 shares to 2,000,000 shares was as follows:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made this Final Report and have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of February 2016.