tti8k-20100511.htm
 
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 5, 2010


TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
1-13455
74-2148293
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
     
24955 Interstate 45 North
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 367-1983


 
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 5, 2010, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the stockholders of TETRA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) at its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
 
 
(i)
Item 1 – the election of nine members to the Company’s Board of Directors;
 
 
(ii)
Item 2 – the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010; and
 
 
(iii)
Item 3 – the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan.

The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2010. The voting results are as follows:

Item 1 – Election of Directors

 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Stuart M. Brightman
50,466,537
16,426,267
4,353,871
Paul D. Coombs
50,067,242
16,825,562
4,353,871
Ralph S. Cunningham
43,330,118
23,562,686
4,353,871
Tom H. Delimitros
50,464,617
16,428,187
4,353,871
Geoffrey M. Hertel
50,068,089
16,824,715
4,353,871
Allen T. McInnes
50,004,614
16,888,190
4,353,871
Kenneth P. Mitchell
42,177,256
24,715,548
4,353,871
William D. Sullivan
50,413,638
16,479,166
4,353,871
Kenneth E. White, Jr.
50,473,907
16,418,897
4,353,871

Item 2 – Ratification of Auditors

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
  
69,208,650
2,027,403
10,622
  
       

Item 3 – Amendment and Restatement of Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan

Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
48,927,759
17,810,132
154,913
4,353,871
       


 

 
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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.

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

By:
/s/Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
 
Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
 
General Counsel & Secretary
Date: May 11, 2010
  

 

 


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