Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to the Vote of Security Holders
On November 29, 2012, the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of New Concept Energy, Inc. (
“
NCE
”
or the
“
Issuer
”
or the
“
Registrant
”
) was held following a solicitation of proxies pursuant to a Notice of Annual Meeting and related Proxy Statement each dated October 30, 2012 distributed in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. On the record date of October 29, 2012, a total of 1,946,935 shares of Common Stock and 559 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were outstanding with each share entitled to cast one vote.
At the Annual Meeting which involved the election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm, properly executed and valid proxies covering 1,633,991 shares of Common Stock were received and no proxies covering any shares of Series B Preferred Stock were received.
At such meeting, the following named persons received the number of votes cast for, against or withheld:
Name
|
No. of Votes
|
% For of Shares Present
or by Proxy
|
No. of Votes
Against
|
No. of Votes
Abstained or
Withheld
|
Roz Campisi Beadle
|
991,667
|
60.69%
|
482
|
7,891
|
Gene S. Bertcher
|
928,595
|
56.83%
|
63,554
|
7,891
|
James E. Huffstickler
|
991,567
|
60.68%
|
582
|
7,891
|
Dan Locklear
|
991,647
|
60.69%
|
502
|
7,891
|
Victor L. Lund
|
991,647
|
60.69%
|
502
|
7,891
|
The only other substantive matter presented at the Annual Meeting was the ratification of the appointment of Swalm & Associates, P.C. as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Registrant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and any interim period. A total of 1,627,629 votes were cast FOR, 4,939 votes were cast AGAINST and 1,423 votes ABSTAINED from voting with respect to such proposal. There were no broker non-votes.
The Proxy Card also contained an opportunity for the stockholders to vote in the discretion of the proxies on any other matter which might properly come before the meeting. On that matter a total of 1,501,215 votes were cast FOR, 16,922 votes were cast AGAINST and 115,850 votes ABSTAINED from voting on such matter.
After the meeting, it was noted that a typographical error existed in the Proxy Statement on Page 4 with respect to a summary of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met four times in 2011 rather than the two times reported.