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): June 6, 2019

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34037	75-2379388
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900, Houston, Texas	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(713) 654-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	SPN	NYSE

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

The annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held on June 6, 2019. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, April 8, 2019, the Company had 155,956,600 shares of common stock outstanding, each of which was entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals at the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the individuals listed below was elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors.

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-votes
David D. Dunlap		129,490,809		2,198,408		14,011,642
James M. Funk		123,402,985		8,286,232		14,011,642
Terence E. Hall		128,693,776		2,995,441		14,011,642
Peter D. Kinnear		128,930,415		2,758,802		14,011,642
Janiece M. Longoria		129,733,428		1,955,789		14,011,642
Michael M. McShane		122,246,487		9,442,730		14,011,642
W. Matt Ralls		121,367,401		10,321,816		14,011,642

Proposal 2 – Advisory Say-on-Pay Vote. Proposal 2 was an advisory vote on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. This advisory vote was approved.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-votes
76,355,033	55,163,838	170,346	14,011,642

Proposal 3 – Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. Proposal 3 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. This proposal was approved.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
142,428,723	3,068,528	203,608

Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 7, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of matters considered during the Company’s Annual Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc., June 7, 2019.

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.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:	/s/ William B. Masters
	William B. Masters
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: June 11, 2019