Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): May 23, 2017

TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-34574	None
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		Identification No.)

16803 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, Texas

75001

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 220-4323

(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.

TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the “Company”), held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2017, to (i) elect seven directors to the board of directors, each for a one-year term (“Proposal 1”), (ii) appoint PMB Helin Donovan, LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, (iii) hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers (“Proposal 3”), (iv) hold an advisory vote on whether the advisory vote on executive compensation should occur every one, two or three years (“Proposal 4”) and (v) increase the Company’s authorized share capital (“Proposal 5”). For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 10, 2017.

The table below shows the final results of the voting at the Annual Meeting:

			For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1
N. Malone Mitchell 3rd				25,077,979		374,079		36,610		10,151,023
Bob G. Alexander				25,100,584		373,133		14,951		10,151,023
Brian E. Bailey				24,648,883		824,463		15,322		10,151,023
Charles J. Campise				24,894,687		578,659		15,322		10,151,023
Marlan W. Downey				25,103,986		374,281		10,401		10,151,023
Gregory K. Renwick				25,105,728		367,612		15,328		10,151,023
Mel G. Riggs				24,907,289		566,057		15,322		10,151,023

			For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 2				34,251,485		1,296,502		91,704	0

			For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 3				24,745,288		698,200		45,180		10,151,023

	Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 4		4,263,760		31,002		20,900,747		293,159		10,151,023

			For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 5				30,683,024		2,488,475		2,468,192	0

Based on the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that the Company will hold its advisory vote on executive compensation every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.

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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.