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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-17-009943
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170509
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170509

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844965
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				742148293
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13455
		FILM NUMBER:		17827536

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2813671983

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH
		CITY:			THE WOODLANDS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77380
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:6.67%;">(a)<font style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin-left:36pt;"></font>The Company&#8217;s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 5, 2017.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Item 5 &#8211; the amendment of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 250,000,000. </p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:13.33%;text-indent:-3.33%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The proposals are described in detail in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Item 1 - Election of Directors</font> &#8211; the nominees listed below were elected directors with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Withheld</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mark E. Baldwin</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">101,241,316</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,393,668</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:14pt;">
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Thomas R. Bates, Jr.</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">100,897,869</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,737,115</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<tr style="height:14pt;">
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Stuart M. Brightman</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">99,174,650</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3,460,334</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Paul D. Coombs</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">100,952,201</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,682,783</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">John F. Glick</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">101,182,983</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,452,001</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Stephen A. Snider</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">101,195,467</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,439,517</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<tr style="height:14pt;">
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">William D. Sullivan</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">97,629,512</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,005,472</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Kenneth E. White, Jr.</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">100,750,833</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,884,151</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<tr style="height:14pt;">
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:2pt;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Joseph C. Winkler III</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">101,137,226</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,497,758</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Item 2 &#8211; Ratification of Auditors &#8211; the stockholders approved the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.&nbsp;&nbsp;The voting results are set forth below:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Against</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Abstained</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">107,855,589</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">281,375</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">42,290</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Item 3 &#8211; Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers &#8211; the stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, compensation of the named executive officers as described in the Company's proxy statement with the following votes:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Against</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Abstained</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">101,773,131</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">815,031</p></td>
<td valign="bottom"  style="padding-left:3pt;padding-Right:3pt;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">46,822</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,544,270</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Item 4 &#8211; Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Future advisory votes on Executive Compensation &#8211; the stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, an annual vote on executive compensation with the following votes:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes for 2 Years</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Abstained</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">87,232,828</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">87,274</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">15,258,368</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">56,514</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Item 5 &#8211; Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation &#8211; the stockholders approved increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 150,000,000 to 250,000,000 with the following votes:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Against</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Votes Abstained</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">106,102,469</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1,849,529</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">227,256</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU3"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:6.67%;">Following the May 5, 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, William D. Sullivan was reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the committees of the Board of Directors were reconstituted as follows:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.67%;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee</font><font style="color:#000000;">:</font></p>
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