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 8, 2018
NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 001-33999 | 95-3848122 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 990 Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55305 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (952) 476-9800
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 8, 2018, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders of the Company. Holders of 35,733,483 shares of the Company’s common stock, which represented approximately 54% of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date of March 22, 2018, were represented in person or by proxy at the special meeting.
At the special meeting, shareholders voted on the following proposals, which are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2018. The number of votes cast for and against, as well as the number of abstentions with respect to, the proposals voted upon at the special meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - To approve, for purposes of the rules of the NYSE American, the issuance of up to 137,916,700 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock Proposal”). Shareholders voted as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
33,645,218 | 1,734,664 | 353,601 | ||
Proposal 2 - To approve the reincorporation of the Company from Minnesota to Delaware (the “Reincorporation Proposal”). Shareholders voted as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
34,911,289 | 684,528 | 137,666 | ||
Proposal 3 - To approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Common Stock Proposal or the Reincorporation Proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the proxy statement is timely provided to the Company’s shareholders. Shareholders voted as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
34,134,899 | 1,466,112 | 132,472 | ||
Accordingly, the Common Stock Proposal and the Reincorporation Proposal were both approved by the Company’s shareholders at the special meeting.
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.
Date: May 8, 2018 | NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. By /s/ Erik J. Romslo Erik J. Romslo Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |