Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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(e) Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on
May 16, 2017
, at 9:00 a.m., Central time, in Houston, Texas (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). At the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2017 Incentive Plan of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “2017 Incentive Plan”). The 2017 Incentive Plan became effective immediately upon shareholder approval.
The 2017 Incentive Plan is described in proposal 5 of the Company’s annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2017 (the “2017 Proxy”). The foregoing and the description of the 2017 Incentive Plan contained in the 2017 Proxy do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2017 Incentive Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 16, 2017, the Company filed Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, which became effective upon filing. The Company included a proposal in the 2017 Proxy seeking shareholder approval to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 90,000,000 to 180,000,000. The Company’s proposal was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Articles of Amendment as filed with the Secretary of State of Texas is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The certified results of the matters voted upon at the 2017 Annual Meeting, which are more fully described in the 2017 Proxy, are as set forth below.
The following nominees for directors were elected to serve one-year terms:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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S.P. Johnson IV
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56,861,439
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763,724
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4,171,810
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Steven A. Webster
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55,872,072
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1,753,091
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4,171,810
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F. Gardner Parker
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54,176,251
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3,448,912
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4,171,810
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Thomas L. Carter, Jr.
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53,565,780
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4,059,383
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4,171,810
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Robert F. Fulton
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57,151,433
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473,730
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4,171,810
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Roger A. Ramsey
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56,621,041
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1,004,122
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4,171,810
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Frank A. Wojtek
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53,941,563
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3,683,600
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4,171,810
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The shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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55,562,415
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2,021,947
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40,801
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4,171,810
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The shareholders indicated their preference, on a non-binding advisory basis, to conduct future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation annually:
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1 Year
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2 Years
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3 Years
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Abstain
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52,050,526
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16,425
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5,438,099
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120,113
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Based on these voting results, at this time, the Company will maintain its current policy of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.
The shareholders approved the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 90,000,000 to 180,000,000:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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52,798,861
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8,830,848
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167,264
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The shareholders approved the 2017 Incentive Plan:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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55,191,077
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2,388,824
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45,262
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4,171,810
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The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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61,454,977
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215,695
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126,301
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