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):
December 27, 2018
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-15905
(Commission File Number)
73-1268729
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
801 Travis Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)
 
(713) 568-4725
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Not Applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company   
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   
 

 
 
 
Item 5.07       
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company (“Blue Dolphin”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 27, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered proposals to: (i) elect five (5) director nominees, all of whom shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, or in each case until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, (ii) ratify the selection of UHY LLP (“UHY”) as Blue Dolphin’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, and (iii) transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting. These matters were set forth in Blue Dolphin’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2018 pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The voting results are set forth below:
 
1.
All director nominees were elected:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Votes
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jonathan P. Carroll
9,019,696
 
0
 
6,056
 
0
Ryan A. Bailey
9,019,711
 
0
 
6,041
 
0
Amitav Misra
9,019,611
 
0
 
6,141
 
0
Christopher T. Morris
9,019,254
 
0
 
6,498
 
0
Herbert N. Whitney
9,019,696
 
0
 
6,056
 
0
 
2.
UHY was ratified:
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
9,026,535
 
426
 
0
 
0
 
No other business was presented or discussed during the Annual Meeting.
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
 
 
 
 
 
Date: December 28 , 2018
By:  
/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
 
 
 
Jonathan P. Carroll  
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer, President,  
Assistant Treasurer and Secretary  
(Principal Executive Officer)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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