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 11, 2012 (April 5, 2012)

 

CREDO Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-8877

 

84-0772991

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

1801 Broadway, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 297-2200

 


 

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ITEM 5.07                                       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Credo Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting (the Annual Meeting”) of shareholders on April 5, 2012 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado.  A quorum consisting of approximately 90% of the Company’s $0.10 par value Common Stock issued and outstanding was represented either in person or by proxy.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on proposals to: (1) elect James T. Huffman and Clarence H. Brown as directors to serve for three year terms; and (2) ratify the selection Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending October 31, 2012

 

Voting results of the proposals are as follows:

 

Proposal #1: Election of Two Directors for a three-year term to expire in 2015:

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Withheld

 

James T. Huffman

 

5,784,709

 

N/A

 

765,885

 

Clarence H. Brown

 

6,507,847

 

N/A

 

42,747

 

 

Proposal #2: Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm:

 

For

 

8,928,528

 

Against

 

22,149

 

Abstain

 

3,998

 

 

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.

 

 

CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

 

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: April 11, 2012

By:

/s/ Alford B. Neely

 

 

Alford B. Neely

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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