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): May 10, 2012



PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas
1-8182
74-2088619
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

        
1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 1000
San Antonio, Texas
78209
(Address of principal executive offices)
(ZIP Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 828-7689

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2012 Annual Meeting") of Pioneer Drilling Company (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2012.
(b) Set forth below are the final voting results for matters voted upon at the 2012 Annual Meeting. The matters set forth below are described in greater detail in the Company's definitive Proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2012. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the holders of 55,387,678 shares of the Company's common stock cast votes either in person or by proxy, which represents approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
1. The Company's shareholders elected Wm. Stacy Locke and C. John Thompson as Class II directors to hold office until the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Wm. Stacy Locke
46,871,788
1,218,314
7,297,576
C. John Thompson
45,814,389
2,275,713
7,297,576
2. The shareholders approved the amendment to our Restated Articles of Incorporation to change the Company's name from “Pioneer Drilling Company” to “Pioneer Energy Services Corp.” based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
47,957,026
33,333
99,743
7,297,576
3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as described pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
46,166,850
1,662,906
260,346
7,297,576
4. The shareholders reapproved the material terms of performance-based awards under our Amended and Restated 2007 Incentive Plan, as required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, based on the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
46,246,159
1,559,322
284,621
7,297,576
5. The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year, based upon the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
54,839,261
473,416
75,001
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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.


 
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 /s/ Lorne E. Phillips        
 
Lorne E. Phillips
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

    


Date: May 15, 2012



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