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<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07.</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On June 19, 2015, BPZ Resources, Inc. (&#8220;the Company&#8221;) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following table presents the final voting results for the items that were presented for shareholder approval: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA198 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Richard Spies</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA199 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21,761,932 </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA201 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dennis G. Strauch</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA204 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">James B. Taylor</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA205 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21,711,723 </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA207 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Robert L. Sovine</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA208 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21,711,135 </FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA209 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,340,834 </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45.1%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 45.1%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%">
<P id=PARA213 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U></U></B></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%">
<P id=PARA214 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Votes</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%">
<P id=PARA215 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U></U></B></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%">
<P id=PARA216 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Broker</U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA217 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Proposal No. 2</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp; <B><U>Votes&nbsp;For</U></B></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%">
<P id=PARA218 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Against</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp; <B><U>Abstentions</U></B></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%">
<P id=PARA219 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Non-votes</U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45.1%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt">
<P id=PARA221 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our</FONT> <FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">named executive officers</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA222 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9,262,996&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA223 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13,251,346 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA224 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;537,627 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA225 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;64,664,622 </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 45.1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 45.1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA226 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U></U></B></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA227 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Votes</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA228 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U></U></B></FONT>&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA229 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Broker</U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 45.1%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA230 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Proposal No. 3</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; <B><U>Votes&nbsp;For</U></B></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA231 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Against</U></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; <B><U>Abstentions</U></B></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA232 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B><U>Non-votes</U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 45.1%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt">
<P id=PARA234 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">the Company&#8217;s independent public accountants</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.9%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 14.2%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA235 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;81,054,296 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA236 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,796,157 </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 0.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 12.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA237 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;866,138 </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 10.4%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA238 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA91 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">In summary, the results of the votes were: </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA95 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(i)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA96 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Mr. Spies, Mr. Strauch and Mr. Taylor were elected to serve for a term of 3 years and Mr. Sovine was elected to serve for a term of 2 years; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA100 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(ii)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA101 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The shareholders did not approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers; and</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 36pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors for 2015 was ratified.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA103 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 24.5pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015. </FONT></P>
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<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"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dated: June 22, 2015</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">By:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U>/s/ </U><U>Richard S. Menniti</U></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Name:</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Richard S. Menniti</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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bpz20150622b_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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
June 19, 2015
BPZ Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
001-12697
33-0502730
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)
580 Westlake Park Blvd., Suite 525
Houston, Texas 77079
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(281) 556-6200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 19, 2015, BPZ Resources, Inc. ("the Company") held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following table presents the final voting results for the items that were presented for shareholder approval:
Director
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Richard Spies
21,761,932
1,290,037
Dennis G. Strauch
21,716,870
1,335,099
James B. Taylor
21,711,723
1,340,246
Robert L. Sovine
21,711,135
1,340,834
Votes
Broker
Proposal No. 2
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-votes
Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our
named executive officers
9,262,996
13,251,346
537,627
64,664,622
Votes
Broker
Proposal No. 3
Votes For
Against
Abstentions
Non-votes
Ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as
the Company's independent public accountants
81,054,296
5,796,157
866,138
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In summary, the results of the votes were:
(i)
Mr. Spies, Mr. Strauch and Mr. Taylor were elected to serve for a term of 3 years and Mr. Sovine was elected to serve for a term of 2 years;
(ii)
The shareholders did not approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers; and
(iii)
The appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors for 2015 was ratified.
For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015.
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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.
BPZ RESOURCES, INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: June 22, 2015
By:
/s/
Richard S. Menniti
Name:
Richard S. Menniti
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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