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The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Rowan Companies, Inc. was held on April 28, 2011,
in the Beacon Room, Williams Tower, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, 62nd Floor, Houston, Texas.
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during
the Registrant’s annual meeting of shareholders held on April 28, 2011, are shown below. As of the
record date, March 1, 2011, there were 113,834,940 shares of common stock outstanding and
entitled to vote at the meeting. The holders of a total of 100,531,286 shares of the common
stock were present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. |
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>Annual Report 2010
>Proxy Statement 2010 |
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1. Election of four Class II Directors:
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For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
| R.G. Croyle |
91,154,839 |
1,026,490 |
777,570 |
7,572,387 |
| Lord Moynihan |
81,634,013 |
10,544,351 |
780,535 |
7,572,387 |
| W. Matt Ralls |
91,351,214 |
819,540 |
788,145 |
7,572,387 |
| John J. Quicke |
89,463,924 |
2,708,971 |
786,004 |
7,572,387 |
Each of the nominees was elected for a three year term.
2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2011:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
| 98,873,355 |
1,594,542 |
63,389 |
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified.
3. Approve, by non-binding vote, the Company's executive compensation:
| For |
Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 68,727,674 |
17,330,840 |
6,900,385 |
7,572,387 |
On an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation as set forth in the proxy statement was approved.
4. Approve an advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:
| One Year |
Two Year |
Three Year |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
| 75,133,883 |
1,277,532 |
10,639,639 |
5,907,845 |
7,572,387 |
On an advisory basis, an annual vote for future advisory votes with respect to the Company's executive compensation was approved. |
