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): September 6, 2017

 

HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		1-32955		76-0675953
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

801 Travis Street, Suite 1425

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

 

713-222-6966

(Issuer Telephone number)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

On September 6, 2017, Houston American Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of shareholders. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Proxy Statement, are as follows:

 

Proposal 1. The nominee for election as Class C Director was elected to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal or death. The result of the votes to elect the director was as follows:

 

DIRECTOR:

FOR

WITHHELD

ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTE

O. Lee Tawes

20,334,473

357,475

39,112,106

 

Proposal 2. The appointment of GBH CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017 was ratified by the stockholders by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR				AGAINST				ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
	51,982,494				125,031				7,696,529

 

Proposal 3. The Houston American Energy Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR				AGAINST				ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
	18,832,255				454,292				40,517,507

 

Proposal 4. The compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory basis by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

FOR				AGAINST				ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
	19,086,938				582,064				40,135,052

 

Proposal 5. The stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the frequency of the stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers be every year by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

1 YEAR				TWO YEARS				THREE YEARS				ABSTENTIONS AND BROKER NON-VOTES
	12,167,246				589,146				8,622,838				38,424,824

 

After consideration of the voting results, and other considerations, the Company’s board determined to hold annual non-binding advisory votes of shareholders with respect to compensation of named executive officers.

 

 

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.

 

	HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
Dated: September 7, 2017
	By:	/s/ John P. Boylan
		John P. Boylan
		Chief Executive Officer