0001010549-16-000843.txt : 20161208 0001010549-16-000843.hdr.sgml : 20161208 20161208134238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010549-16-000843 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161207 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20161208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000793306 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 731268729 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15905 FILM NUMBER: 162041061 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 TRAVIS SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002-5729 BUSINESS PHONE: 7132-568-4725 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 TRAVIS SUITE 2100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002-5729 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUSTANG RESOURCES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900122 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ZIM ENERGY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870921 8-K 1 bdco8k120816.htm
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 7, 2016
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)
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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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 7, 2016.  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, 2016; 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 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement") 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
8,651,864
0
524,660
0
Ryan A. Bailey
8,663,882
0
512,642
0
Amitav Misra
8,663,882
0
512,642
0
Christopher T. Morris
8,663,881
0
512,643
0
Herbert N. Whitney
8,645,522
0
531,002
0



 
2.
UHY was ratified:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
9,175,896
375
253
0

3.
Any other business that properly came before the Annual Meeting was permitted to be transacted:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
8,621,341
43,387
511,796
0



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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.
Date:  December 8, 2016
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
 
 
/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL                               
Jonathan P. Carroll
Chief Executive Officer, President,
Assistant Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 


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