KEY INFORMATION
our directors, the vote to approve our Amended
and Restated Non-Employee Directors
Compensation Plan and the advisory vote to
approve the compensation of our named
executive officers but such brokers may exercise
discretionary authority with respect to the
ratification of the appointment of Ernst &
Young LLP as our independent auditors for the
year ending December 31, 2016.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will be included
for purposes of determining whether a quorum is
present at the Annual
Meeting. Neither
abstentions nor broker non-votes will have any
effect on the outcome of voting on any of the
proposals at the Annual Meeting, except that
abstentions that relate to the vote to approve our
Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors
Compensation Plan will have the same effect as a
vote against the plan.
Costs of Solicitation
We will pay the cost of soliciting proxies for the
Annual Meeting. Proxies may be solicited by our
regular
employees,
without
additional
compensation, in person, or by mail, courier,
telephone, email or facsimile. We may also make
arrangements with brokerage houses and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the
forwarding of solicitation material to the beneficial
owners of stock held of record by such persons.
We may reimburse such brokerage houses,
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
them in connection therewith.
Annual Report
Our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, including
consolidated financial statements as of and for
the year ended December 31, 2015, is being
made available to all stockholders entitled to vote
at the Annual Meeting together with this proxy
statement, in satisfaction of the requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). Copies of the Annual Report are available
at no charge upon request. To obtain copies of
the Annual Report, please contact us at the
Cobalt Center, 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 100,
Houston, Texas 77024, Attention: Secretary, or at
telephone number +1 (713) 452-2322. The
Annual Report does not form any part of the
materials for the solicitation of proxies. In addition,
this proxy statement and our Annual Report to
stockholders are available to you at no charge
electronically at
.
Documents we file with the SEC are generally
available
on
our
website
at
. The contents of such
website are not being incorporated by reference
herein.
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.
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