Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Form: 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

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   August 2, 2017

Mitcham Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Texas 001-13490 76-0210849
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
8141 SH 75 South, P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, Texas   77342
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   936-291-2277

Not Applicable
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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. [  ]


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

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on August 2, 2017 in Huntsville, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders were requested to (1) elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) approve an increase to the number of authorized shares of preferred stock; (3) approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation; and (4) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018. Each proposal was described in the Company’s Notice of Annual Meeting and the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which were each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2017. The following actions were taken by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting with respect to each of the proposals:

1.   Elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. All nominees were re-elected as directors by the votes indicated:
                         
Nominee   Voted For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Peter H. Blum
    5,392,596       2,856,705       1,707,596  
Robert P. Capps
    7,673,978       575,323       1,707,596  
R. Dean Lewis
    7,731,936       517,365       1,707,596  
Robert J. Albers
    7,737,130       512,171       1,707,596  
Thomas S. Glanville
    7,739,930       509,371       1,707,596  
Marcus Rowland
    7,730,305       518,996       1,707,596  

2.   Approve an increase to the number of authorized shares of preferred stock:
                         
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions
Common Shareholders
    6,223,191       3,655,834       80,305  
Preferred Shareholders
    236,718       37,706       10,380  

3.   Approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation:
                         
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
7,626,847
    595,288       27,166       1,707,596  

4.   Ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018:
                 
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions
9,919,884
    27,639       9,374  


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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.

         
    Mitcham Industries, Inc.
          
August 7, 2017   By:   Robert P. Capps
       
        Name: Robert P. Capps
        Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer