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): June 6, 2018

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
					
DELAWARE	 	001-32318	 	73-1567067	
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
		
333 W. SHERIDAN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	 	73102-5015	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. In connection with the Annual Meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following are the voting results for the items of business considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in Devon’s Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2018.
 
 	1.	The stockholders elected each of Devon’s ten nominees to serve on the Board for a one-year term. The vote tabulation with respect to the nominees was as follows:	

NOMINEE	  	VOTES
FOR	 	  	AUTHORITY
WITHHELD	 	  	BROKER
NON-VOTES	 	
				
Barbara M. Baumann	  	 	380,495,767	 	  	 	4,660,440	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
John E. Bethancourt	  	 	379,559,334	 	  	 	5,596,873	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
David A. Hager	  	 	379,638,291	 	  	 	5,517,916	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
Robert H. Henry	  	 	379,688,898	 	  	 	5,467,309	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
Michael M. Kanovsky	  	 	367,151,972	 	  	 	18,004,235	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
John Krenicki Jr.	  	 	381,176,441	 	  	 	3,979,766	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
Robert A. Mosbacher Jr.	  	 	378,376,753	 	  	 	6,779,454	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
Duane C. Radtke	  	 	379,818,308	 	  	 	5,337,899	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
Mary P. Ricciardello	  	 	377,232,052	 	  	 	7,924,155	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
				
John Richels	  	 	377,918,623	 	  	 	7,237,584	 	  	 	66,959,862	 	
 
 	2.	The Board proposal for an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of Devon’s named executive officers was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:	

VOTES
FOR	  	VOTES AGAINST	  	VOTES ABSTAINED	  	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
				
364,727,294	  	19,606,051	  	822,862	  	66,959,862	
 
 	3.	The appointment of KPMG LLP as Devon’s independent auditors for 2018 was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows:	

VOTES
FOR	  	VOTES AGAINST	  	VOTES
ABSTAINED	  	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
				
440,126,721	  	10,784,724	  	1,204,624	  	—	
 
 	4.	The stockholder proposal for a shareholder right to act by written consent was not approved. The results of the vote were as follows:	

VOTES
FOR	  	VOTES AGAINST	  	VOTES
ABSTAINED	  	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
				
176,969,746	  	207,167,922	  	1,018,539	  	66,959,862	
 
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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.

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Carla D. Brockman	
	 	Carla D. Brockman	
	 	Vice President Corporate Governance and Secretary	
Date:    June 7, 2018
 
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