Mitcham Industries, 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):   July 25, 2013

Mitcham Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Texas 000-25142 76-0210849
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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.)
      
8141 SH 75 South, P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, Texas   77342
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   936-291-2277

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.

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 25, 2013 in Huntsville, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders were requested to (1) elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation; (3) adopt an amendment and restatement to the Mitcham Industries, Inc. Stock Awards Plan, as amended; (4) re-approve the material terms of the Plan as amended by the Amendment; and (5) ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2014. Each proposal was described in the Company’s Notice of Annual Meeting and the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which were each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2013. The following actions were taken by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting with respect to each of the proposals:

1.   Elect six individuals to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. All nominees were re-elected as directors by the votes indicated:
                         
Nominee   Voted For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Billy F. Mitcham, Jr
    9,404,522       565,528       2,082,858  
Peter H. Blum
    8,947,897       1,022,153       2,082,858  
Robert P. Capps
    8,853,352       1,116,698       2,082,858  
R. Dean Lewis
    9,400,801       569,249       2,082,858  
John F. Schwalbe
    9,402,567       567,483       2,082,858  
Robert J. Albers
    9,507,722       462,328       2,082,858  

2.   Approve, on an advisory basis, Named Executive Officer compensation:
                         
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
8,778,404
    1,150,455       41,191       2,082,858  

3.   Adopt an amendment and restatement to the stock awards plan:
                         
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
8,224,530
    1,711,534       33,986       2,082,858  

4.   Re-approve the material terms of the Plan as amended by the Amendment:
                         
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
8,719,010
    1,220,209       30,831       2,082,858  

5.   Ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2014:
                 
Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions
11,492,727
    536,972       23,209  


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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.

         
    Mitcham Industries, Inc.
          
July 30, 2013   By:   Robert P. Capps
       
        Name: Robert P. Capps
        Title: Chief Financial Officer