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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):
July 18, 2024
 
Blue Dolphin Energy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
0-15905
 
73-1268729
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
     
Identification No.)
 
801 Travis Street, Suite 2100
Houston, TX 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
       
Name of each exchange
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol (s)
 
on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
BDCO
 
OTCQX
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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 held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. local time. 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, and (ii) ratify the selection of UHY LLP (“UHY”) as Blue Dolphin’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results are set forth below:
 
1. All director nominees were elected:
 
                   
Votes
   
Broker
 
   
For
   
Against
   
Withheld
   
Non-Votes
 
Jonathan P. Carroll
    12,611,213       1,929             5,417  
Amitav Misra
    12,609,519       3,623             5,417  
Christopher T. Morris
    12,605,738       7,404             5,417  
Ryan A. Bailey
    12,610,805       2,337             5,417  
Herbert N. Whitney
    12,610,828       2,314             5,417  
 
2. UHY was ratified:
 
                           
Broker
 
   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Non-Votes
 
      12,616,479       1,807       273        
 
No other business was presented or discussed during the Annual Meeting.
 
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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: July 22, 2024
Blue Dolphin Energy Company
/s/ JONATHAN P. CARROLL
Jonathan P. Carroll
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,  
  President, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal  
  Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and  
Principal Accounting Officer)
 
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