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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000863436-15-000015
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150512
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150513

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [3672]
		IRS NUMBER:				742211011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10560
		FILM NUMBER:		15858750

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9798496550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DR
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;&#160; May 12, 2015</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS,
INC.</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  jurisdiction</font></p>
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">3000 Technology
Drive, Angleton, Texas</font></b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; </font><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">77515&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal
executive offices) &#160;(Zip code)</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone
number, including area code:&#160; </font><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(979) 849-6550</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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):</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [&#160; ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [&#160; ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [&#160; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [&#160; ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the</font></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>


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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 5.07.&#160;&#160; Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font></b></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:45.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:0in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May 12, 2015, we held our annual meeting of
shareholders. There were four proposals acted upon at the meeting. Shareholders
voted to (1) elect each director nominee, (2) reapprove the material terms of
the performance goals under the Benchmark Electronics, Inc. 2010 Omnibus
Incentive Compensation Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code, (3) approve the advisory vote on named executive officer
compensation and (4) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2015. The votes cast with
respect to such proposal were as follows:</font></font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Election of Directors</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nominee</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Withheld</font></u></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael R. Dawson</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,050,463</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,342,689</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="border:none;border-bottom:none black 1.0pt;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gayla J. Delly</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,571,732</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">821,420</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="border:none;border-bottom:none black 1.0pt;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Peter G. Dorflinger</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,164,482</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,228,670</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="border:none;border-bottom:none black 1.0pt;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas G. Duncan</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,209,341</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,183,811</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="border:none;border-bottom:none black 1.0pt;height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kenneth T. Lamneck</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,292,903</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,100,249</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W. Scheible</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,293,093</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,100,059</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bernee D. L. Strom</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,962,683</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,430,469</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap width=33% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Clay C. Williams</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,293,003</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,100,149</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=8 nowrap valign=bottom width=90% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reapproval of Material Terms
  of the Performance Goals</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,996,164</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,144,912</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">252,076</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=8 nowrap valign=bottom width=90% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Say on Pay</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,203,016</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,912,791</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">277,345</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,127,913</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 40.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=8 nowrap valign=bottom width=90% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ratification of Auditors</font></u></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><u><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Non-Vote</font></u></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:12.75pt;">
  <td nowrap valign=bottom width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=23% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">47,991,979</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">269,451</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">259,635</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=3% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=10% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap width=21% style="height:12.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>



<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face=Calibri,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td valign=top width=57% style="border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
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