Form: 8-K

Current report filing

May 26, 2017

 

 

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): May 24, 2017

 

 

CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33480   33-0968580

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4675 MacArthur Court, Suite 800,

Newport Beach, California

   92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   Zip Code

(949) 437-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2017 in Newport Beach, California. Of the 150,492,443 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 126,940,757 shares were present at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of 84.35%. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted on four proposals at the Annual Meeting and cast their votes on each proposal as set forth below.

Proposal 1: The holders of the Company’s common stock elected nine nominees to serve as directors for a one-year term until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the voting on Proposal 1 were as follows:

 

                                                                          

Name of Director

    VOTES
FOR		      VOTES
WITHHELD		      BROKER
NON-VOTES		  

Andrew J. Littlefair

      60,109,853        2,024,144        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Warren I. Mitchell

      59,790,880        2,343,117        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

John S. Herrington

      58,290,808        3,843,189        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

James C. Miller III

      60,090,525        2,043,472        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

James E. O’Connor

      59,749,541        2,384,456        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Boone Pickens

      60,216,655        1,917,342        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Stephen A. Scully

      59,949,574        2,184,423        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Kenneth M. Socha

      59,771,342        2,362,655        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Vincent C. Taormina

      60,118,380        2,015,617        64,806,760  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Proposal 2: The holders of the Company’s common stock ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The results of the voting on Proposal 2 were as follows:

 

                                                                                         

VOTES FOR:

      121,290,556                 

VOTES AGAINST:

      4,818,812                 

VOTES ABSTAINED:

      831,389                 

BROKER NON-VOTES:

      —                 

Proposal 3: The holders of the Company’s common stock approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The results of the voting on Proposal 3 were as follows:

 

                                                                                         

VOTES FOR:

        50,871,347                 

VOTES AGAINST:

      10,616,350                 

VOTES ABSTAINED:

      646,300                 

BROKER NON-VOTES:

      64,806,760                 

Proposal 4: The holders of the Company’s common stock determined, on an advisory, non-binding basis, that such holders’ preferred frequency of an advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation is every year. The results of the voting on Proposal 4 were as follows:

 

                                                                                         

ONE YEAR:

        53,271,595                 

TWO YEARS:

      643,272                 

THREE YEARS:

      7,658,625                 

VOTES ABSTAINED:

      560,505                 

BROKER NON-VOTES:

      64,806,760               

Consistent with the preference of the Company’s stockholders, the board of directors of the Company has determined that the Company will conduct an advisory vote on its executive compensation on an annual basis.

SIGNATURES

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: May 26, 2017     CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP.
  By:  

/s/ Andrew J. Littlefair
    Name:   Andrew J. Littlefair
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer