UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 5, 2017

 

 

SCHLUMBERGER N.V.

(SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Curaçao   1-4601   52-0684746

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

42, rue Saint-Dominique, Paris, France 75007

5599 San Felipe, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 77056

62 Buckingham Gate, London, United Kingdom SW1E 6AJ

Parkstraat 83, The Hague, The Netherlands 2514 JG

(Addresses of principal executive offices and zip or postal codes)

Registrant’s telephone number in the United States, including area code: (713) 513-2000

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)

2017 Schlumberger Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan

The stockholders of Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.), a Curaçao corporation (“Schlumberger”), approved the adoption of the 2017 Schlumberger Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Incentive Plan”) at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Schlumberger (the “Annual Meeting”) held on April 5, 2017.

The 2017 Incentive Plan provides for the grant to Schlumberger employees of stock options, cash, stock appreciation rights, and stock awards, which may include restricted stock or restricted stock units. A total of 30 million shares of Schlumberger common stock are subject to the 2017 Incentive Plan, and all of such shares may be subject to incentive stock options. Awards may be granted under the 2017 Incentive Plan on or before April 5, 2027.

The 2017 Incentive Plan was approved by Schlumberger’s Board of Directors on January 19, 2017, subject to stockholder approval. The foregoing description of the 2017 Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2017 Incentive Plan, which is referred to in Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment and Restatement of Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

The stockholders of Schlumberger also approved at the Annual Meeting an amendment and restatement (the “DSPP Amendment”) of the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP”). The DSPP Amendment increases the number of shares of common stock available for purchase under the DSPP by 18 million shares.

The DSPP Amendment was approved by Schlumberger’s Board of Directors on January 19, 2017, subject to stockholder approval, and is effective as of January 19, 2017. The foregoing description of the DSPP Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended and restated DSPP, which is referred to in Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting on April 5, 2017, the stockholders of Schlumberger:

 

    Item 1—elected all 12 director nominees;

 

    Item 2—approved, on an advisory basis, Schlumberger’s executive compensation;

 

    Item 3—conducted an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Schlumberger’s executive compensation;

 

    Item 4—approved Schlumberger’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2016, its Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors in 2016 as reflected in Schlumberger’s 2016 Annual Report to Stockholders;

 

    Item 5—approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the accounts of Schlumberger for 2017;

 

    Item 6—approved the adoption of the 2017 Schlumberger Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan; and

 

    Item 7—approved the adoption of an amendment and restatement of the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan.

The proposals are described in detail in Schlumberger’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”).


The results are as follows:

Item 1—Election of Directors

All director nominees were elected at the Annual Meeting.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-votes
 

Peter L.S. Currie

     1,066,292,554        11,590,156        1,783,280        108,355,906  

Miguel M. Galuccio

     1,070,725,475        7,147,702        1,792,813        108,355,906  

V. Maureen Kempston Darkes

     973,128,350        104,731,325        1,806,315        108,355,906  

Paal Kibsgaard

     1,057,792,011        18,192,908        3,681,071        108,355,906  

Nikolay Kudryavtsev

     1,068,871,116        8,936,135        1,858,739        108,355,906  

Helge Lund

     1,072,282,396        5,601,713        1,781,881        108,355,906  

Michael E. Marks

     1,055,981,427        21,879,211        1,805,352        108,355,906  

Indra K. Nooyi

     1,064,913,762        12,988,095        1,764,133        108,355,906  

Lubna S. Olayan

     1,068,231,902        9,590,753        1,843,335        108,355,906  

Leo Rafael Reif

     1,063,323,191        14,535,193        1,807,606        108,355,906  

Tore I. Sandvold

     1,063,908,676        13,929,961        1,827,353        108,355,906  

Henri Seydoux

     1,074,641,305        3,220,776        1,803,909        108,355,906  

Item 2—Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation

The advisory resolution to approve Schlumberger’s executive compensation, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved with approximately 96.0% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting in favor of the advisory resolution.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

1,033,016,550   43,181,393   3,468,047   108,355,906

Item 3—Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Schlumberger’s executive compensation, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was concluded with approximately 91.6% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting in favor of annual votes.

 

One Year

 

Two Year

 

Three Year

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

986,363,303  

1,781,875

  89,252,581   2,268,231   108,355,906

Item 4—Financial Statements and Dividends

The proposal to approve Schlumberger’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2016, its Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the declarations of dividends by the Board of Directors in 2016 as reflected in Schlumberger’s 2016 Annual Report to Stockholders, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved with approximately 99.8% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting for the proposal.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

1,180,870,903   1,965,441   5,185,552   0

Item 5—Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to approve the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the accounts of Schlumberger for 2017, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved with approximately 98.1% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting for the proposal.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

1,163,717,584   22,451,460  

1,852,852

  0


Item 6—Adoption of 2017 Schlumberger Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan

The proposal to approve the adoption of the 2017 Schlumberger Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved with approximately 96.6% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting for the proposal.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

1,042,977,626

 

33,243,513

 

3,444,851

  108,355,906

Item 7—Amendment and Restatement of Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

The proposal to approve the adoption of an amendment and restatement of the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, as described in the Definitive Proxy Statement, was approved with approximately 99.1% of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting voting for the proposal.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-votes

1,069,673,258

 

6,767,170

  3,225,562   108,355,906

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

  10.1 Schlumberger 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of Schlumberger’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017).

 

  10.2 Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective as of January 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Appendix C of Schlumberger’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017).


SIGNATURE

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.

 

SCHLUMBERGER N.V.

(SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED)

By:

 

/s/ Saul R. Laureles

 

Saul R. Laureles

 

Assistant Secretary

Date: April 5, 2017