GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:GPOR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.
On May30, 2018, Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 3001 Quail Springs Parkway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April30, 2018. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results of such voting, including the number of votes cast for each matter and the number of votes cast against, abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1
Michael G. Moore, Craig Groeschel, David L. Houston, C. Doug Johnson, Ben T. Morris, Scott E. Streller, Paul D. Westerman and Deborah G. Adams were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected. The results of the vote on Proposal 1 were as follows:
Name of Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes |
Michael G. Moore |
127,976,790 | 1,866,277 | 75,672 | 13,237,889 |
Craig Groeschel |
127,965,982 | 1,875,546 | 77,211 | 13,237,889 |
David L. Houston |
127,464,935 | 2,378,956 | 74,848 | 13,237,889 |
C. Doug Johnson |
127,983,468 | 1,860,739 | 74,532 | 13,237,889 |
Ben T. Morris |
127,827,336 | 2,013,859 | 77,544 | 13,237,889 |
Scott E. Streller |
127,591,301 | 2,253,252 | 74,186 | 13,237,889 |
Paul D. Westerman |
128,746,610 | 1,096,973 | 75,156 | 13,237,889 |
Deborah G. Adams |
128,766,139 | 1,092,265 | 60,335 | 13,237,889 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote on Proposal 2 were as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes |
125,655,528 |
4,171,815 | 91,396 | 13,237,889 |
Proposal 3
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018 was ratified. The results of the vote on Proposal 3 were as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Votes |
141,173,257 |
1,875,206 | 108,165 | — |
About GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:GPOR)
Gulfport Energy Corporation (Gulfport) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and production of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil in the United States. The Company has an oil and natural gas portfolio of proved reserves, as well as development and exploratory drilling opportunities on conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas prospects. The Company’s principal properties are located in the Utica Shale primarily in Eastern Ohio and along the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the West Cote Blanche Bay (WCBB), and Hackberry fields. In addition, the Company has interest in producing properties in the Niobrara Formation of Northwestern Colorado and the Bakken Formation. The Company also holds an acreage position in the Alberta oil sands in Canada through its interest in Grizzly Oil Sands ULC (Grizzly), and interests in an entity that operates in the Phu Horm gas field in Thailand.