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 3, 2011

 

 

CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-10447		04-3072771
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Three Memorial City Plaza 840 Gessner Road, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas				77024
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 589-4600

 

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Company”) held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for or against (or, with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the number of votes cast for one year, two years or three years), as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below.

The following nominees for directors were elected to serve three-year terms expiring in 2014:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstentions				Broker Non- Votes
Dan O. Dinges			86,144,303				2,966,086				26,808				4,887,986
James R. Gibbs			88,029,317				1,082,417				25,463				4,887,986
William P. Vititoe			84,196,196				4,935,568				5,433				4,887,986

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2011 was ratified:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
89,313,653		4,701,050		10,480		—

The non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved:

 

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
85,693,068		3,423,161		20,968		4,887,986

In the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, votes were cast in favor of holding future advisory votes every year, every two years or every three years as follows:

 

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Broker Non- Votes
80,928,495		2,944,052		5,225,898		38,752		—

In accordance with the results of this advisory vote, the Company intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of its named executive officers, or “say-on-pay” votes, annually until it next holds an advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes as required under SEC rules.

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SIGNATURE

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 5, 2011