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, 2012 (May 23, 2012)

 

 

RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-12209		34-1312571
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 Throckmorton, Suite 1200 Ft. Worth, Texas				76102
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 5.07

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The annual stockholders meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) of Range Resources Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at The Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Trinity Central Room, 200 Main Street in Fort Worth, Texas. As of March 26, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 161,938,104 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 145,830,794 shares of common stock was present or represented at the Annual Meeting.

The matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

1.

Stockholders elected each of the Company’s nine nominees for directors to serve a term of one year to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below:

 

Name		Votes For				% of Voted				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Charles L. Blackburn			132,190,531				96.90	%			3,010,800				1,205,346				9,424,117
Anthony V. Dub			132,823,713				97.37	%			2,375,476				1,207,488				9,424,117
V. Richard Eales			132,844,003				97.38	%			2,360,694				1,201,980				9,424,117
Allen Finkelson			131,685,091				96.53	%			3,512,596				1,208,990				9,424,117
James M. Funk			133,813,746				98.09	%			1,389,100				1,203,831				9,424,117
Jonathan S. Linker			133,835,242				98.11	%			1,362,027				1,209,408				9,424,117
Kevin S. McCarthy			132,197,919				96.91	%			2,980,360				1,228,398				9,424,117
John H. Pinkerton			132,777,961				97.33	%			2,421,045				1,207,671				9,424,117
Jeffrey L. Ventura			133,443,263				97.82	%			1,764,835				1,198,579				9,424,117

 

2.

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For		% of Voted		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
129,871,149		95.20%		4,984,131		1,551,397		9,424,117

 

3.

Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth below:

 

Votes For		% of Voted		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
142,914,465		98.00%		1,711,041		1,205,288		0

 

4.

The stockholder proposal seeking the adoption of a policy relating to accelerated vesting of executive officer equity awards upon termination or change of control did not receive the vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		% of Voted		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
40,028,508		93,318,979		68.41%		3,059,190		9,424,117

 

5.

The stockholder proposal recommending sustainability metrics for executive compensation did not receive the vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		% of Voted		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
6,359,129		126,242,878		92.55%		3,804,670		9,424,117

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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.

 

Date: May 24, 2012

 

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