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.