Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


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 7, 2012

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-22664 75-2504748
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
450 Gears Road, Suite 500, Houston, Texas   77067
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   281-765-7100

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2012. Of the 155,926,760 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, 140,345,174 shares were present either in person or by proxy.

The following describes the matters considered by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as well as the votes cast at the meeting:

  1.   To elect seven directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
                         
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Mark S. Siegel
    119,591,735       7,050,185       13,703,254  
Kenneth N. Berns
    119,761,144       6,880,776       13,703,254  
Charles O. Buckner
    119,023,990       7,617,930       13,703,254  
Curtis W. Huff
    122,355,804       4,286,116       13,703,254  
Terry H. Hunt
    119,083,411       7,558,509       13,703,254  
Kenneth R. Peak
    118,523,814       8,118,106       13,703,254  
Cloyce A. Talbott
    106,947,132       19,694,788       13,703,254  

  2.   To cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the executives disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-votes
100,604,587
    25,276,114       761,219       13,703,254  

  3.   Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-votes
139,510,963
    785,386       48,825       0  


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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.

         
    Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
          
June 8, 2012   By:   /s/ John E. Vollmer III
       
        Name: John E. Vollmer III
        Title: Senior Vice President - Corporate Development, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer