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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: June 15, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)




Delaware	001-32108	72-1375844
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)




103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300 Covington, LA			70433
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(985) 727-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):



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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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

Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 15, 2017. The matters voted on and the results of the voting were as follows:

Proposal No. 1: Our stockholders re-elected three Class III directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for terms of three years or until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or removal.



Director Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Todd M. Hornbeck	24,616,251	2,322,840	6,455,418
Patricia B. Melcher	24,028,686	2,910,405	6,455,418
Nicholas L. Swyka, Jr.	24,524,268	2,414,823	6,455,418

Proposal No. 2: Our stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants and auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

Proposal No. 3: Our stockholders considered a non-binding, advisory vote and approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal No. 4: Our stockholders considered a non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder' non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officers' compensation.

Based on the stockholder voting results above and consistent with its own recommendation, the Company's Board of Directors has determined that a non-binding, advisory vote on executive officers’ compensation will be conducted every three years until the next stockholder non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency for stockholders’ non-binding, advisory vote on executive officers’ compensation.

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 thereunto duly authorized.



	Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

Date: June 16, 2017	By:	/s/ James O. Harp, Jr.
		James O. Harp, Jr.
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer