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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): May 2, 2017
 
 Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-36590
 
37-1653648
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
11601 North Galayda Street
Houston, TX 77086
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281) 598-1230
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 Company held its Annual Meeting on May 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders were requested to elect six individuals to serve on the Board until the next annual meeting of stockholders, as more fully described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2017.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors. All six nominees were elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders by the votes indicated below:
Nominee
 
Voted For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas R. Bates, Jr.
 
26,387,919

 
998,022

 

Byron A. Dunn
 
26,829,545

 
556,396

 

James D. Crandell
 
26,831,545

 
554,396

 

Matthew D. Fitzgerald
 
22,434,602

 
4,951,339

 

Daniel F. McNease
 
26,387,919

 
998,022

 

Tighe A. Noonan
 
26,829,545

 
556,396

 


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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Date: May 3, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Philip A. Choyce
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Philip A. Choyce
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer