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) May 18, 2017

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 234-9000

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Continental Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 18, 2017. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders were requested to:

Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 6, 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:

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 Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results are as follows:

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:

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:

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:

At its meeting held May 18, 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.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.