Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

November 10, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	1-16071	74-2584033
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

18803 Meisner Drive

San Antonio, Texas 78258

(210) 490-4788

(Address of principal executive offices and 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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	AXAS	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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 3(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 10, 2020, the results of the following proposals were as follows. All shares have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-20 reverse stock split that was effective October 19, 2020:

To elect as directors for a term of three years to hold office until the expiration of his term in 2023, or until a successor has been elected and duly qualified.

	Number of Shares
	For		Against		Withheld
Robert L.G. Watson		1,146,197		294,417		80,894
Tod Dittmann		1,213,517		203,690		104,301

To ratify the appointment of Akin, Doeherty, Klein & Feuge, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2020. .

Number of Shares
For	Against		Withheld
4,836,003		460,616		289,776

To approve, on an advisory vote, a resolution of executive compensation.

Number of Shares
For	Against		Withheld
1,015,746		422,940		82,861

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.