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<P id=PARA6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Form 8-K</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2016</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Omega Protein Corporation</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B> <BR></B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA48 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.02.&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;&nbsp;Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA50 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Under the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (&#8220;Plan&#8221;) of Omega Protein Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and the compensation plan for the Company&#8217;s independent directors approved thereunder by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;), each independent director of the Company is entitled to receive an annual award of restricted Common Stock valued at $60,000, effective as of the date of each Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As more fully described in Item 5.07 below, the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;2016 Stockholders&#8217; Meeting&#8221;) was held on June 28, 2016 and accordingly each independent director received an award of 3,171 shares of restricted Common Stock on that date. The number of shares granted to each independent director was determined by dividing $60,000 by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Common Stock on the grant date. Under the Plan, Fair Market Value is defined as the average of the highest and lowest sales price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the NYSE on the date of grant.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The grant date for these shares of restricted Common Stock to the independent directors was June 28, 2016 and these shares were valued at $18.92 per share. The shares of restricted Common Stock granted to the independent directors will vest six months and one day after the date of grant. The grants have been made pursuant to the form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description of the Award of Restricted Stock Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA54 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA56 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The following proposals were submitted to the holders of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock for a vote at the Company&#8217;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was held on June 28, 2016:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Withheld</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bret D. Scholtes</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">17,689,281</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">264,868</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA93 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">David H. Clarke</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">17,638,627</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">315,522</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA99 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Gary J. Ermers</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,456,221</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">239,857</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA105 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Michael N. Christodolou</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA107 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">14,231,927</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA109 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">26,144</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA113 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The proposal for the three Class III directors to be elected requires approval of a plurality of the votes cast. With plurality voting, the three nominees for director who receive the largest number of shares voted FOR are elected, irrespective of the number or percentage of votes cast. Accordingly, Mr. Scholtes, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Christodolou were elected as Class III Directors. Mr. Ermers was not elected as a Class III Director. Shares for which voting authority was withheld are counted for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the election of the nominees. The Class III Directors&#8217; terms expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA114 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA115 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered accounting firm for the Company&#8217;s fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA117 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA119 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Abstaining</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA120 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">17,575,465</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA121 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">281,026</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA122 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">126,888</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the Company&#8217;s fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 requires the approval of a majority of votes cast. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA125 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA126 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA127 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following advisory (non-binding) votes were cast to approve the compensation paid to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussions in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement for the 2016 Stockholders&#8217; Meeting:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA129 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA130 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA131 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Abstaining</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA132 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">14,858,615</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,934,327</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 30%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">161,207</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA136 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The advisory proposal on executive compensation requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA261.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following votes were cast in connection with the approval of the Bylaw Amendment:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Voted Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of Votes<BR>Abstaining</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA144 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">17,649,705</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">178,152</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">126,292</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA148 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The proposal for&nbsp;the adoption of the Bylaw Amendment requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on June 7, 2016. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum and will have the same practical effect as a vote against this proposal. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA269 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Dated: June 30, 2016</P></TD>
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ome20160630_8k.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 Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2016
Omega Protein Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-14003
(Commission
File Number)
76-0562134
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2105 City West Boulevard
77042
Suite 500
(Zip Code)
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 623-0060
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Under the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("Plan") of Omega Protein Corporation (the "Company") and the compensation plan for the Company's independent directors approved thereunder by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), each independent director of the Company is entitled to receive an annual award of restricted Common Stock valued at $60,000, effective as of the date of each Company Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As more fully described in Item 5.07 below, the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2016 Stockholders' Meeting") was held on June 28, 2016 and accordingly each independent director received an award of 3,171 shares of restricted Common Stock on that date. The number of shares granted to each independent director was determined by dividing $60,000 by the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Common Stock on the grant date. Under the Plan, Fair Market Value is defined as the average of the highest and lowest sales price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the NYSE on the date of grant.
The grant date for these shares of restricted Common Stock to the independent directors was June 28, 2016 and these shares were valued at $18.92 per share. The shares of restricted Common Stock granted to the independent directors will vest six months and one day after the date of grant. The grants have been made pursuant to the form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description of the Award of Restricted Stock Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following proposals were submitted to the holders of the Company's Common Stock for a vote at the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which was held on June 28, 2016:
1.
The election of three Class III directors to the Board;
2.
The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2016;
3.
An advisory proposal on executive compensation; and
4.
The adoption of an amendment to the Bylaws of the Company to implement a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections (the "Bylaw Amendment").
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The results of such votes were as follows:
1.
The following votes were cast in the election of three Class III directors to the Board:
Name of Nominee
Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Withheld
Bret D. Scholtes
17,689,281
264,868
David H. Clarke
17,638,627
315,522
Gary J. Ermers
3,456,221
239,857
Michael N. Christodolou
14,231,927
26,144
The proposal for the three Class III directors to be elected requires approval of a plurality of the votes cast. With plurality voting, the three nominees for director who receive the largest number of shares voted FOR are elected, irrespective of the number or percentage of votes cast. Accordingly, Mr. Scholtes, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Christodolou were elected as Class III Directors. Mr. Ermers was not elected as a Class III Director. Shares for which voting authority was withheld are counted for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the election of the nominees. The Class III Directors' terms expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
2.     The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:
Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Voted Against
Number of Votes
Abstaining
17,575,465
281,026
126,888
The proposal for the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 requires the approval of a majority of votes cast. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.
3.     The following advisory (non-binding) votes were cast to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussions in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2016 Stockholders' Meeting:
Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Voted Against
Number of Votes
Abstaining
14,858,615
2,934,327
161,207
The advisory proposal on executive compensation requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum but do not have any effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.
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4.     The following votes were cast in connection with the approval of the Bylaw Amendment:
Number of Votes
Voted For
Number of Votes
Voted Against
Number of Votes
Abstaining
17,649,705
178,152
126,292
The proposal for the adoption of the Bylaw Amendment requires the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on June 7, 2016. Accordingly, this proposal was approved. Abstentions are counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum and will have the same practical effect as a vote against this proposal.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
10.1     Form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement for independent directors dated June 28, 2016
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Omega Protein Corporation
Dated: June 30, 2016
/s/ John D. Held
John D. Held
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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