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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">UNITED
STATES</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Washington, D.C.
20549</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">FORM&nbsp;8&#8209;K</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2012</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">GATEWAY ENERGY
CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Delaware</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">000-06404</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">44-0651207</font></b></p>
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  </font></p>
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  Number)</font></p>
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  Employer Identification Number)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 4100 Houston,
  Texas&nbsp;<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">(Address of principal executive
  offices)</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.9pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">77002<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">(Zip Code)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:80%;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Registrant&#8217;s
telephone number, including area code:&#160; </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(713) 336-0844</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8&#8722;K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=wingdings lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#168;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160; Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=wingdings lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#168;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160; Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=wingdings lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#168;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR
240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=wingdings lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#168;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR
240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:58.5pt;text-indent:-58.5pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Item&nbsp;5.07&#160;&#160;&#160; Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">At the annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company held on June 20, 2012 (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;), the proposals listed
below were submitted to a vote of the Company&#8217;s stockholders.&#160; At the Annual
Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 18,336,173 of the Company&#8217;s
common stock, representing approximately 75% of the Company&#8217;s total outstanding
common stock.&#160; The results for each proposal submitted to a vote of
stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(1) Election of the following persons as
directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Votes For</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Votes Against/ Withheld</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Broker </font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-Votes</font></b></p>
  </td>
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<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Perin Greg deGeurin</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,644,871</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">292,479</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">David F. Huff</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,794,871</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">142,479</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">John O. Niemann, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,794,871</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">142,479</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,434,665</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">502,685</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">John A. Raasch</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,702,357</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">234,993</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=31% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Paul G. VanderLinden, III</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=23% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,744,871</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">192,479</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,398,823</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(2) Ratification of the appointment of Pannell
Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Votes For</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Votes Against/</font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Withheld</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Abstentions</font></b></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Broker </font></b></p>
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-Votes</font></b></p>
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<tr>
  <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">18,076,519</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">183,123</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">76,531</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=25% style="border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">0</font></p>
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nominees was elected and the appointment of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.
as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2012 was approved by the stockholders at the Annual
Meeting.</font></p>





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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): June 20, 2012
GATEWAY ENERGY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-06404
44-0651207
(State
  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
File
  Number)
(I.R.S.
  Employer Identification Number)
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 4100 Houston,
  Texas
(Address of principal executive
  offices)
77002
(Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(713) 336-0844
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8−K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
2136168.1
Item 5.07    Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of the
Company held on June 20, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"), the proposals listed
below were submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders.  At the Annual
Meeting, there were present in person or by proxy 18,336,173 of the Company's
common stock, representing approximately 75% of the Company's total outstanding
common stock.  The results for each proposal submitted to a vote of
stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
(1) Election of the following persons as
directors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders.
Name
Votes For
Votes Against/ Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Perin Greg deGeurin
9,644,871
292,479
8,398,823
David F. Huff
9,794,871
142,479
8,398,823
John O. Niemann, Jr.
9,794,871
142,479
8,398,823
Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.
9,434,665
502,685
8,398,823
John A. Raasch
9,702,357
234,993
8,398,823
Paul G. VanderLinden, III
9,744,871
192,479
8,398,823
(2) Ratification of the appointment of Pannell
Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
Votes For
Votes Against/
Withheld
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
18,076,519
183,123
76,531
0
Based on the above voting results, each of the director
nominees was elected and the appointment of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C.
as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2012 was approved by the stockholders at the Annual
Meeting.
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.
Date:  June 21, 2012
GATEWAY ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.
Frederick
M. Pevow, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer