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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2014
 
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NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
1-12534
72-1133047
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
  
Identification No.)

4 Waterway Square Place, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 210-5100
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The proposals voted upon at the 2014 Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement.

1.  
Each of the ten nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows:

Nominee
  
For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
Lee K. Boothby
  
100,777,684
  
4,556,159
  
42,466
  
11,591,935
Pamela J. Gardner
  
101,597,727
  
3,755,621
  
22,961
  
11,591,935
John Randolph Kemp III
  
101,339,662
  
3,963,196
  
73,451
  
11,591,935
Steven W. Nance
  
104,871,119
  
483,659
  
21,531
  
11,591,935
Howard H. Newman
  
100,559,337
  
3,954,178
  
862,794
  
11,591,935
Thomas G. Ricks
  
100,507,057
  
4,006,238
  
863,014
  
11,591,935
Juanita F. Romans
  
101,514,087
  
3,818,978
  
43,244
  
11,591,935
John (Jack) W. Schanck
  
104,873,070
  
482,095
  
21,144
  
11,591,935
C. E. (Chuck) Shultz
  
101,183,815
  
3,311,640
  
880,854
  
11,591,935
Richard K. Stoneburner
  
104,891,121
  
466,251
  
18,937
  
11,591,935
J. Terry Strange
  
91,431,301
  
13,922,338
  
22,670
  
11,591,935


2.  
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2014 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
114,379,782
  
2,555,071
  
33,391
    

3.  
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

For
  
Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
96,668,124
  
8,024,786
  
683,399
  
11,591,935

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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.


 
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY
     
     
Date:   May 13, 2014
By:
 /s/ John D. Marziotti
   
John D. Marziotti
   
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary