0001010549-17-000495.txt : 20171222 0001010549-17-000495.hdr.sgml : 20171222 20171222130735 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001010549-17-000495 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171220 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20171222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171222 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: 171272085 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 bdco8k122217.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 20, 2017

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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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 20, 2017. 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) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Blue Dolphin’s named executive officers as disclosed in Blue Dolphin’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and (iii) ratify the selection of UHY LLP (“UHY”) as Blue Dolphin’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. 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 20, 2017 pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The voting results are set forth below:

All director nominees were elected:

			Votes
	For	Against	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Jonathan P. Carroll	9,294,531	0	15,003	0
Ryan A. Bailey	9,306,008	0	3,526	0
Amitav Misra	9,306,008	0	3,526	0
Christopher T. Morris	9,306,008	0	3,526	0
Herbert N. Whitney	9,288,189	0	21,345	0

The compensation of Blue Dolphin’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
9,290,816	16,545	1,758	0

UHY was ratified:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
9,315,099	3,319	0	0

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 22, 2017

Blue Dolphin Energy Company

/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL

Jonathan P. Carroll

Chief Executive Officer, President,

Assistant Treasurer and Secretary

(Principal Executive Officer)