CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:CLR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:CLR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Continental Resources, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting
of Shareholders (the Annual Meeting) on May18, 2017. At the
meeting, the Companys shareholders were requested to:

elect two Class II members to the Companys Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2020;

ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017;

approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of the named executive officers;

approve, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers; and

vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Board of Directors to adopt a policy regarding Board diversity.

Each of these items is more fully described in the Companys proxy
statement filed on April6, 2017. The certified results of the
matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No.1 Election of directors: The election of each
director required the affirmative vote of a plurality of the
votes cast at the Annual Meeting. The shareholders elected the
following nominees:

Nominee		For			Withheld			BrokerNon-Votes
William B. Berry (Class II)			342,764,091				6,626,732				15,159,474
James L. Gallogly (Class II)			347,951,918				1,438,905				15,159,474

Proposal No.2 Ratification of selection of independent
registered public accounting firm: The ratification of the
selection of Grant Thornton LLP required an affirmative vote from
the majority of shares present and entitled to vote either in
person or by proxy on this matter at the Annual Meeting. The
shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Grant
Thornton LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017. The
voting results are as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
363,380,019		993,471		176,807

Proposal No.3 Approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation
of the named executive officers: The approval, by a
non-binding vote, of the compensation of the named executive
officers required an affirmative vote from the majority of shares
present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on this
matter at the Annual Meeting. The shareholders approved, on a
non-binding basis, the compensation of the named executive
officers. The voting results are as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
345,582,835		3,708,618		99,370		15,159,474

Proposal No.4 Approve, by non-binding vote, the frequency of
shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the named
executive officers: The frequency (i.e., every one, two or
three years) receiving the greatest number of votes from shares
present and entitled to vote either in person or by proxy on this
matter at the Annual Meeting, is considered the frequency
recommended by shareholders. The shareholders approved, on a
non-binding basis, the holding of an advisory vote on executive
compensation every three years. The voting results are as
follows:

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
50,004,023		389,785		298,805,998		191,017		15,159,474

Proposal No.5 Shareholder proposal on adoption of a policy for
improving Board diversity: The approval of the shareholder
proposal requesting the Board of Directors adopt a policy
regarding Board diversity required an affirmative vote from the
majority of shares present and entitled to vote either in person
or by proxy on this matter at the Annual Meeting. The
shareholders did not approve this proposal. The voting results
are as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
36,336,769		311,995,157		1,058,897		15,159,474

At its meeting held May18, 2017, the Board of Directors decided
it will include an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation
of the named executive officers in its proxy materials annually.
This pattern will continue until the next required advisory vote
on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of
executives, which will occur no later than our Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2023.

About CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:CLR)
Continental Resources, Inc. is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with properties in the North, South and East regions of the United States. The North region consists of properties north of Kansas and west of the Mississippi River and includes North Dakota Bakken, Montana Bakken and the Red River units. The South region includes Kansas and all properties south of Kansas and west of the Mississippi River, including various plays in the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP), Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher (STACK), Northwest Cana and Arkoma Woodford areas of Oklahoma. The Company’s estimated proved reserves are approximately 1,230 million barrels of crude oil equivalent (MMBoe) with estimated proved developed reserves of over 520 MMBoe. The East region includes undeveloped leasehold acreage east of the Mississippi River. The Company’s crude oil production is sold to crude oil refining companies at market centers. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:CLR) Recent Trading Information
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:CLR) closed its last trading session down -0.16 at 42.01 with 2,421,935 shares trading hands.