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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 11, 2011
ConocoPhillips
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-32395   01-0562944
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
600 North Dairy Ashford
Houston, Texas 77079
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 293-1000
n/a
(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:
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
     On May 11, 2011, our Board of Directors amended and restated our By-Laws. Article III, Section 1 (a)(i) was modified to remove the prohibition on employees being elected to the Board once they have reached the age of 65. The preceding summary of the amendments to the By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-Laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The By-Law amendments are effective as of May 11, 2011. A complete copy of our Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended, are attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
ConocoPhillips held its annual stockholders meeting on May 11, 2011. A brief description of each proposal and the voting results are summarized below.
A Company proposal to elect 13 directors:
                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Richard L. Armitage
     1,024,106,526       39,769,416       4,938,357       175,831,858  
Richard H. Auchinleck
     990,681,149       73,155,649       4,977,501       175,831,858  
James E. Copeland, Jr.
     1,019,783,918       43,876,178       5,154,203       175,831,858  
Kenneth M. Duberstein
     1,004,782,489       58,920,705       5,111,105       175,831,858  
Ruth R. Harkin
     1,025,352,504       38,545,637       4,916,158       175,831,858  
Harold W. McGraw III
     943,524,579       120,068,233       5,221,487       175,831,858  
James J. Mulva
     1,008,839,069       55,316,155       4,659,075       175,831,858  
Robert A. Niblock
     983,259,883       80,382,557       5,171,859       175,831,858  
Harald J. Norvik
     1,020,833,614       42,756,235       5,224,450       175,831,858  
William K. Reilly
     1,015,868,956       47,749,326       5,196,017       175,831,858  
Victoria J. Tschinkel
     1,018,641,184       45,256,270       4,916,845       175,831,858  
Kathryn C. Turner
     988,887,954       75,012,823       4,913,522       175,831,858  
William E. Wade, Jr.
     984,648,347       79,184,632       4,981,320       175,831,858  
A Company proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2011:
                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as ConocoPhillips’ Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     1,127,553,667       113,314,655       3,777,835       —  

 

 

A Company proposal for stockholders to provide an advisory approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers:
                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers
     624,929,657       435,776,509       8,108,133       175,831,858  
A Company proposal for stockholders to indicate a preference on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers:
                                         
    Number of Shares
                                    Broker
    1 Year   2 Year   3 Year   Abstentions   Nonvotes
     
Advisory Indication of Preference of Frequency of Advisory Vote on Approval of Compensation of Named Executive Officers
     738,562,543       19,500,356       222,714,507       29,353,124       232,276,903  
A Company proposal to approve the 2011 Omnibus Stock and Performance Incentive Plan of ConocoPhillips:
                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Approval of 2011 Omnibus Stock and Performance Incentive Plan of ConocoPhillips
     897,361,864       164,785,465       6,666,970       175,831,858  
Stockholder proposals relating to the following matters:
                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination
     269,289,744       617,569,022       181,955,533       175,831,858  
Political Contributions
     254,085,400       687,811,775       126,917,124       175,831,858  
Report on Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures
     246,225,277       686,683,428       135,905,594       175,831,858  
Accident Risk Mitigation
     70,853,388       841,737,236       156,223,675       175,831,858  
Company Environmental Policy (Louisiana Wetlands)
     56,096,217       869,652,935       143,065,147       175,831,858  
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
     239,416,181       654,288,544       175,109,574       175,831,858  

 

 

                                 
    Number of Shares
    Voted For   Voted Against   Abstentions   Broker Nonvotes
     
Report on Financial Risks of Climate Change
     70,778,425       841,961,178       156,074,696       175,831,858  
Canadian Oil Sands
     256,990,761       666,090,398       145,733,140       175,831,858  
Membership in US Chamber of Commerce*
     —       1,068,809,194       —       175,831,858  
 
*   Proposal submitted from floor.
All 13 nominated directors were reelected and the appointment of the independent auditors was ratified. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in 2010 was approved and the future interval for future advisory votes on executive compensation with the most support was 1 year. The 2011 Omnibus Stock and Performance Incentive Plan was approved. The nine stockholder proposals presented were not approved.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
    
3.1
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of ConocoPhillips, as amended and restated on May 11, 2011.

 

 

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.
         
  CONOCOPHILLIPS
 		  
  /s/ Janet Langford Kelly    
May 17, 2011  Janet Langford Kelly   
  Senior Vice President, Legal,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary