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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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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 17, 2016
 
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NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-12534
72-1133047
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)

4 Waterway Square Place, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 210-5100
 
Not Applicable
(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

The proposals voted upon at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 17, 2016, and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement.

1.
Each of the nine nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:

Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Lee K. Boothby
 
163,772,929
 
6,512,033
 
451,464
 
6,952,128
Pamela J. Gardner
 
166,306,310
 
4,117,445
 
312,671
 
6,952,128
Steven W. Nance
 
167,303,714
 
3,120,478
 
312,234
 
6,952,128
Roger B. Plank
 
169,354,607
 
1,066,593
 
315,226
 
6,952,128
Thomas G. Ricks
 
165,299,846
 
5,121,484
 
315,096
 
6,952,128
Juanita M. Romans
 
166,282,833
 
4,123,180
 
330,413
 
6,952,128
John (Jack) W. Schanck
 
168,368,048
 
2,053,309
 
315,069
 
6,952,128
J. Terry Strange
 
166,335,062
 
4,086,185
 
315,179
 
6,952,128
J. Kent Wells
 
169,394,228
 
1,026,554
 
315,644
 
6,952,128

2.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2016 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
174,840,819
 
2,535,375
 
312,360
 
0

3.
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2015 executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
166,284,865
 
3,931,225
 
520,336
 
6,952,128






















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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.


 
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:   May 17, 2016
By:
 /s/ Timothy D. Yang
 
 
Timothy D. Yang
 
 
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 





































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