Current Report Filing (8-k)
14 June 2017 - 8:06PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): June 8, 2017
Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-37362
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47-1846692
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2020
Houston, Texas
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77002
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713)
445-3200
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (the Partnership) held its 2017 annual meeting of limited partners (the Annual Meeting) on
June 8, 2017 in Houston, Texas for the following purposes: (1) to elect directors to the board of directors of Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., the Partnerships general partner, each to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of limited
partners and thereafter until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such directors earlier death, resignation, or removal and (2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the
Partnerships independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. Each of these items is more fully described in the Partnerships proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 26, 2017.
Proposal 1 Election of Directors
Each of the twelve nominees for director was duly elected by the Partnerships unitholders, with votes as follows:
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Vote
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William G. Bardel
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93,955,347
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190,630
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19,298,202
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Carin M. Barth
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93,885,285
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260,692
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19,298,202
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Thomas L. Carter, Jr.
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94,022,493
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123,484
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19,298,202
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D. Mark DeWalch
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93,957,011
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188,966
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19,298,202
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Ricky J. Haeflinger
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93,956,547
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189,430
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19,298,202
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Jerry V. Kyle, Jr.
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93,961,911
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184,066
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19,298,202
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Michael C. Linn
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93,919,151
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226,826
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19,298,202
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John H. Longmaid
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93,954,447
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191,530
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19,298,202
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William N. Mathis
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92,928,438
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1,217,539
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19,298,202
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William E. Randall
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93,960,647
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185,330
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19,298,202
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Alexander D. Stuart
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93,956,711
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189,266
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19,298,202
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Allison K. Thacker
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93,966,811
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179,166
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19,298,202
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Proposal 2 Ratification of Appointment of the Partnerships Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Partnerships independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2017 was ratified by the Partnerships unitholders, with votes as follows:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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113,419,914
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20,508
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4,457
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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.
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BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.
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By:
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Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C.,
its general
partner
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Date: June 14, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Steve Putman
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Steve Putman
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
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