UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Earliest Event Reported: May 10, 2017

 
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
1-8968
 
76-0146568
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 636-1000
  
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2017 (the “Original Filing”). The Original Filing reported the voting results for the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 10, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2017 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on, among other matters, a proposal regarding the frequency of holding advisory votes on executive compensation. As previously reported in the Original Filing, and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board of Directors”), the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, an annual advisory vote on compensation for the Company’s named executive officers.
In light of these results and other factors, the Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation on an annual basis until the next stockholder advisory vote on this matter.







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.

 
 
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
August 16, 2017
By:
/s/ AMANDA M. McMILLIAN
 
 
Amanda M. McMillian

 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer