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13-Jun-2012
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Submission of Matters to a Vote o
(e) On June 7, 2012, Layne stockholders approved an amendment to the Layne Christensen Company 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") increasing the number of shares of common stock that are available for issuance under the Plan from 2,000,000 shares to 2,284,500 shares.
The foregoing description of the amendment to the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, as amended and restated, which is attached as Appendix A to Layne's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012 (the "Proxy Statement") and to the description of the amendment to the Plan in Item 3 of the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Layne Christensen Company (the "Company") held its Annual Stockholders Meeting on June 7, 2012. The stockholders considered and voted on four proposals submitted for stockholder vote, each of which is described in detail in the Company's 2012 Proxy Statement. The following is a brief description of the matters voted on at the Annual Stockholders Meeting and the final results of such voting.
Proposal No. 1. Election of seven directors-David A.B. Brown, J. Samuel Butler, Robert R. Gilmore, Anthony B. Helfet, Nelson Obus, Jeffrey J. Reynolds and Rene J. Robichaud-to hold office for terms expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.
Final Results: The stockholders elected David A.B. Brown, J. Samuel Butler, Robert R. Gilmore, Anthony B. Helfet, Nelson Obus, Jeffrey J. Reynolds and Rene J. Robichaud as directors to hold office for terms expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal.
For Withheld Authority Broker Non Votes
David A.B. Brown 15,661,374 1,059,991 1,726,236
J. Samuel Butler 16,169,974 551,391 1,726,236
Robert R. Gilmore 16,033,020 688,346 1,726,236
Anthony B. Helfet 16,014,191 707,174 1,726,236
Nelson Obus 16,049,948 671,417 1,726,236
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Proposal No. 2: Proposal to conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Final Results: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2012 Proxy Statement.
Broker For Against Abstain Non Votes Advisory vote on executive compensation: 8,916,362 6,739,072 1,065,931 1,726,236
Final Results: The stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "2006 Equity Plan") to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Equity Plan and approve additional 162(m) performance goals.
Broker For Against Abstain Non Votes Vote on amendment to 2006 Equity Plan 12,721,217 3,985,386 14,762 1,726,236
Proposal No. 4: Proposal to ratify the selection of the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Layne Christensen Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013.
Final Results: The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal 2013.
For Against Abstain Broker Non Votes Deloitte & Touche LLP 18,131,150 308,910 7,541 0
No other matters were voted upon at the meeting.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Layne Christensen Company 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended and restated (incorporated by reference from
Appendix A to Layne's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with
the SEC on May 11, 2012).
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