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):  April 21, 2011

 

CANO PETROLEUM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 687-0030

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

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

 

On April 21, 2011, Cano Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  All matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting were approved with the required votes.  The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), including shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value per share, of the Company (“Preferred Stock”) voting on an as-converted basis, voted for, against or withheld at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected three directors to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012.  The following table presents the number of shares of Common Stock, including shares of Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted basis, voted at the Annual Meeting for, withheld and the number of broker non-votes for each director:

 

		VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD		BROKER NON-VOTES
James R. Latimer, III		11,066,424		275,663		22,183,254
Donald W. Niemiec		11,072,450		269,637		22,183,254
M. Garrett Smith		11,115,443		226,644		22,183,254

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditor

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.  The following table presents the number of shares of Common Stock, including the shares of Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted basis, voted at the Annual Meeting for, withheld, and abstaining from such proposal:

 

VOTES FOR		VOTES WITHHELD		ABSTENTIONS		BROKER NON-VOTES
32,925,965		522,984		76,392		—

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

		CANO PETROLEUM, INC.
		By:	/s/ Michael J. Ricketts
			Michael J. Ricketts
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 26, 2011

 

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