NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. (NYSEMKT:NOG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. (NYSEMKT:NOG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Northern Oil and Gas,
Inc. (the Company) held on May 25, 2017, the shareholders voted on
the following:

Proposal One – Election of Directors

The following directors were elected based on the votes listed
below:



Director Nominee	For	Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Lisa Bromiley	35,980,579		865,888		17,162,031
Michael Frantz	36,222,014		624,453		17,162,031
Robert Grabb	36,017,043		829,424		17,162,031
Delos Cy Jamison	36,134,035		712,432		17,162,031
Jack King	36,017,078		829,389		17,162,031
Michael Popejoy	36,209,322		637,145		17,162,031
Richard Weber	36,122,614		723,853		17,162,031

Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Grant Thornton
LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 based on the votes listed
below:



For	Against		Abstain
53,268,582		220,405		519,511

Proposal Three – Nonbinding Advisory Vote to Approve the
Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation
of the Companys executive officers as disclosed in the proxy
statement distributed in connection with the 2017 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, based on the votes listed below:



For	Against		Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
33,392,830		2,886,053		567,584	17,162,031

Proposal Four – Nonbinding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of
Holding Future Advisory Votes to Approve the Compensation of the
Named Executive Officers

The shareholders expressed a preference for an annual nonbinding
advisory vote on the compensation of the Companys executive
officers, based on the votes listed below:



Every Year	Every 2 Years		Every 3 Years	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
35,949,652		96,860		334,996		464,959	17,162,031

In light of the voting results on this Proposal Four, the
Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it will include
an advisory, nonbinding shareholder vote on executive compensation
in the Company’s proxy materials every year until the next
required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on
executive compensation.

The above proposals submitted to vote of security holders at the
2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are described in more detail in
the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017.

About NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. (NYSEMKT:NOG)
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, primarily in the Bakken and Three Forks formations within the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. The Company holds working interests in over 2,630 gross (204.3 net) producing wells, including over 2,630 wells targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations and over two wells targeting other formations. The Company leases approximately 165,910 net acres, all located in the Williston Basin. The Company engages in oil exploration and production through non-operated working interests in wells drilled and completed in spacing units that include its acreage. The Company’s proved reserves are approximately 65.3 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe). NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. (NYSEMKT:NOG) Recent Trading Information
NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. (NYSEMKT:NOG) closed its last trading session down -0.05 at 1.75 with 366,001 shares trading hands.