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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 (Date of earliest event reported) June 1, 2010
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  001-32657
(Commission File Number)
  980363970
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
Mintflower Place
8 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM08
Bermuda
  N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(441) 292-1510
(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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Nabors Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2010. Holders of 87.13% of the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote as of the record date for the meeting participated in person or by proxy. Five of the seven members of the Company’s Board of Directors attended the meeting.
The matters voted upon at the meeting were:
1.   Election of Class I Directors
                         
    Shares For   Shares Withheld   Non-Votes
John V. Lombardi
    131,655,561       121,771,542       20,543,581  
James L. Payne
    132,532,355       120,894,748       20,543,581  
2.   Approval and Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditor and Authorization for the Audit Committee to Set the Auditor’s Remuneration
         
For
    273,185,731  
Against
    653,125  
Abstain
    131,828  
3.   Shareholder Proposal on Pay for Superior Performance
         
For
    101,530,122  
Against
    151,471,178  
Abstain
    425,803  
Non-Votes
    20,543,581  
4.   Shareholder Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
         
For
    96,676,261  
Against
    124,677,209  
Abstain
    32,073,633  
Non-Votes
    20,543,581  
5.   Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman
         
For
    63,054,216  
Against
    189,935,658  
Abstain
    437,229  
Non-Votes
    20,543,581  
6.   Shareholder Proposal on Declassification of Board
         
For
    189,629,338  
Against
    63,318,700  
Abstain
    479,065  
Non-Votes
    20,543,581  

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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.
         
Dated: June 4, 2010  Nabors Industries Ltd.
 
 
  /s/ Mark D. Andrews    
  Mark D. Andrews   
  Corporate Secretary   
 

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