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<P id=PARA16 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt 159pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Omega Protein Corporation</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA130.10 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><I>(IRS</I><I> </I><I>Employer</I><I> </I><I>Identification</I><I> No.)</I></FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 15.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 1.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</U>.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 15.45pt 0pt 15.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On December 15, 2016, Omega Protein, Inc. (&#8220;Subsidiary&#8221;), a subsidiary of Omega Protein Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), entered into a plea agreement (the &#8220;Plea Agreement&#8221;) with the United States Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Western District of Louisiana&nbsp;to resolve the previously disclosed government investigation related to&nbsp;the Subsidiary&#8217;s&nbsp;Abbeville, Louisiana operations. The Plea Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. Under the Plea Agreement, the Subsidiary agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts under the Clean Water Act. The Plea Agreement provides that the parties will jointly recommend a sentence consisting of (i) a $1.0 million fine, (ii) a 3-year probationary period for the Subsidiary, and (iii) a payment by the Subsidiary of $200,000 for community service. The Company will not be able to claim the cost of the fine or the community service contribution as business expenses for tax purposes.</FONT> The Plea Agreement is subject to the approval of the<FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"> U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (&#8220;Louisiana Court&#8221;). </FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 15.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><B>Item 8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B><U><B>Other Events</B></U></P>
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<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Plea Agreement entered into on December 15, 2016, between the United States Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Western District of Louisiana and Omega Protein, Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA123 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>&nbsp;/s/ John D. Held&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U></P></TD></TR>
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ome20161212_8k.htm
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO
SECTION
13
OR
15(D)
OF
THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT
OF
1934
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DATE
OF
REPORT
(Date
of
earliest
event
reported)
: December 15
,
2016
Omega Protein Corporation
(Exact
name
of
registrant
as
specified
in
its
charter)
Nevada
001-14003
76-0562134
(
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
)
(Commission
File
Number)
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
2105 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 500
Houston,
Texas
77042
(Address
of
principal
executive
offices,
including
zip
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(713) 623-0060
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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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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 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
.
On December 15, 2016, Omega Protein, Inc. ("Subsidiary"), a subsidiary of Omega Protein Corporation (the "Company"), entered into a plea agreement (the "Plea Agreement") with the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana to resolve the previously disclosed government investigation related to the Subsidiary's Abbeville, Louisiana operations. The Plea Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. Under the Plea Agreement, the Subsidiary agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts under the Clean Water Act. The Plea Agreement provides that the parties will jointly recommend a sentence consisting of (i) a $1.0 million fine, (ii) a 3-year probationary period for the Subsidiary, and (iii) a payment by the Subsidiary of $200,000 for community service. The Company will not be able to claim the cost of the fine or the community service contribution as business expenses for tax purposes.
The Plea Agreement is subject to the approval of the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ("Louisiana Court").
Item 8.01
Other Events
On December 5, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ("Virginia Court") held a hearing on a previously disclosed motion filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to revoke the Subsidiary's probation relating to a June 2013 plea agreement because of the issues resolved by the Plea Agreement described above. At that hearing, the Virginia Court imposed an additional 2 year probation period on the Subsidiary to run from June 4, 2016 to June 4, 2018.
Assuming the approval of the Plea Agreement by the Louisiana Court, the remainder of this two year probation period
will run concurrently with the three year probation period set forth in the Plea Agreement.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d)
Exhibits
10.1
Plea Agreement entered into on December 15, 2016, between the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana and Omega Protein, Inc.
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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.
Omega Protein Corporation
By:
/s/ John D. Held
John D. Held
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Date: December 16, 2016
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