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 16, 2018

Eclipse Resources Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (814) 308-9754

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Eclipse Resources Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 16, 2018, D. Martin Phillips, Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., and Randall M. Albert were re-elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.  No other business was brought before the Annual Meeting. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2018.  The voting results of the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Item One – Election of Directors – The Company’s stockholders elected D. Martin Phillips, Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., and Randall M. Albert to each serve as a director of the Company for three-year terms expiring at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.  The voting results for each of these individuals were as follows:

Item Two – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.  The voting results were 251,093,448 shares “FOR,” 232,722 shares “AGAINST,” and 192,279 abstentions.

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 thereunto duly authorized.