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 3, 2018 | ||
EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-37907 (Commission File Number) | 46-1473923 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
370 17th Street, Suite 5300 Denver, Colorado 80202 (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (720) 557-8300 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 3, 2018 in Houston, Texas, for the following purposes: (1) to elect two Class II directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors with a term of office expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2018.
At the close of business on March 14, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 175,556,184 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
Both of the nominees for Class II director were duly elected by the Company’s stockholders, with votes as follows:
Nominee | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Patrick D. O'Brien | 111,546,692 | 27,627,259 | 17,877,553 | |||
Marvin M. Chronister | 125,535,327 | 13,638,624 | 17,877,553 | |||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
The appointment of PwC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified by the Company’s stockholders, with votes as follows:
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | ||
156,808,969 | 11,840 | 230,695 | ||
Proposal 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||
133,224,620 | 5,713,660 | 235,671 | 17,877,553 | |||
Proposal 4 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The holding of advisory votes on executive compensation every year was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:
Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstain | |||
138,560,720 | 30,545 | 349,546 | 233,140 | |||
The Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the preferred frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: May 4, 2018 | EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr. | |
Russell T. Kelley, Jr. Chief Financial Officer | ||
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