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 31, 2012

 

 

APPROACH RESOURCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33801   51-0424817

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Ridgmar Centre

6500 West Freeway, Suite 800

Fort Worth, Texas

  76116
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(817) 989-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

After receiving the requisite number of votes for approval from the stockholders of Approach Resources Inc. (the “Company”) at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company executed the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to its 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), effective May 31, 2012. The Second Amendment, among other things, (i) eliminates the “evergreen” provision in the 2007 Plan, which provided that the number of shares available for grant under the 2007 Plan will be 10% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, as adjusted at the beginning of each calendar year; (ii) specifies that 2,100,000 shares is the maximum number of shares of common stock available for the grant of awards under the 2007 Plan after May 31, 2012; (iii) prohibits shares tendered to pay for the exercise price of an option and shares withheld to pay taxes, in either case, to be recycled back into the 2007 Plan for future awards; and (iv) extends the term of the 2007 Plan until May 30, 2022.

The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is a summary and does not purport to be complete. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The Company held the Annual Meeting on May 31, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the following purposes: (1) to elect two directors to the class of directors whose respective terms expire at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) to approve the Second Amendment; and (4) to ratify the appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2012.

At the close of business on April 12, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 33,519,668 shares of the Company’s common stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Each of the two nominees for director was duly elected by the Company’s stockholders, with votes as follows:

 

Nominee

   Shares For      Shares Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

James H. Brandi

     27,311,714         1,213,991         2,842,081   

James C. Crain

     27,311,614         1,214,091         2,842,081   

 

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Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

With respect to the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2012 proxy statement, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, with votes as follows:

 

Shares For

   Shares Against      Shares Abstaining      Broker Non-Votes  

27,369,523

     1,121,291         34,891         2,842,081   

Proposal 3 – Approval of the Second Amendment to the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan

The Second Amendment was approved by the Company’s stockholders, with votes as follows:

 

Shares For

   Shares Against      Shares Abstaining      Broker Non-Votes  

28,029,954

     471,317         24,434         2,842,081   

Proposal 4 – Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm

The appointment of Hein & Associates LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, was ratified, with votes as follows:

 

Shares For

   Shares Against      Shares Abstaining      Broker Non-Votes  

30,357,072

     3,447         1,007,267         —     

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Second Amendment to Approach Resources Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

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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.

 

APPROACH RESOURCES INC.
By:   /s/ J. Curtis Henderson
  J. Curtis Henderson
  Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: June 1, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Second Amendment to Approach Resources Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE

APPROACH RESOURCES INC.

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

This Second Amendment (the “ Second Amendment ”) to the Approach Resources Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), is made effective as of May 31, 2012 (the “ Amendment Effective Date ”), by Approach Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Approach ”), subject to approval by Approach’s stockholders.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Approach established the Plan, originally effective as of June 28, 2007, under which Approach is authorized to grant equity-based incentive awards to certain employees and service providers of Approach and its subsidiaries;

WHEREAS, Section 14.1 of the Plan provides that Approach’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) may amend the Plan subject to, in certain circumstances, the approval of the holders of at least a majority of Approach’s shares of common stock;

WHEREAS, the Board now desires to amend the Plan in the manner contemplated hereby, subject to approval by Approach’s shareholders at the Company’s 2012 annual meeting, to (a) delete the Plan’s “evergreen” provision in Section 4.1(a), (b) provide for a maximum number of shares available for grant of Awards under the Plan after the Amendment Effective Date at 2,100,000 , (c) extend the term of the Plan until May 30, 2022, and (d) remove the Plan provisions permitting (i) shares tendered by an option holder to pay for the exercise of an option and (ii) shares withheld for taxes, in either case, to be recycled back into the Plan for future Awards; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan shall be amended as of the Amendment Effective Date as set forth below:

1. Section 1.3 of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

1.3 Effectiveness and Term . This Plan was originally effective on June 28, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), the date of its approval by the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock. The Plan was subsequently amended by the Board effective December 31, 2008. The Plan was subsequently amended by the Board and approved by Approach’s shareholders effective May 31, 2012. Unless terminated earlier by the Board pursuant to Section 14.1, this Plan shall terminate on May 30, 2022.

2. Section 4.1(a) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that shall be available for grant of Awards under the Plan, as of May 31, 2012, shall not exceed 2,100,000 shares. If an Award granted under the Plan, including Awards granted and outstanding as of the Amendment Effective Date, expires, is forfeited or becomes unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the undelivered shares of Common Stock which were subject to the Award shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future Awards under the Plan.


3. Section 4.3(f) of the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

(f) Payment of Exercise Price and Withholding Taxes . The number of shares available for grant of Awards under the Plan shall not be increased by (i) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered or withheld to pay the exercise price of any Award, or (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock delivered or withheld to pay withholding taxes payable upon exercise, vesting or payment of any Award.

4. Except as set forth above, the Plan shall continue to read in its current state.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Approach has caused the execution of this Second Amendment by its duly authorized officer, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

       APPROACH RESOURCES INC.
   By:   /s/ J. Ross Craft
     J. Ross Craft
     President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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