UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) June 4, 2021
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 4, 2021. On the April 8, 2021 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 116,781,445 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding with each such share being entitled to one vote.
A total of 104,271,621 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The shareholders elected James M. Howard as a Class II director of the Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2022 and William M. Byerley, Monika U. Ehrman, Julia P. Forrester Rogers and Kenneth L. Stewart as Class I directors of the Company for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2024. Each such director shall serve as hereinbefore set forth or the earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal of such director.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James M. Howard | 93,873,126 | 333,223 | 38,274 | 10,026,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William M. Byerley | 92,649,868 | 1,556,482 | 38,273 | 10,026,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monika U. Ehrman | 92,875,383 | 1,330,643 | 38,597 | 10,026,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julia P. Forrester Rogers | 91,522,255 | 2,685,227 | 37,141 | 10,026,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth L. Stewart | 92,644,594 | 1,561,726 | 38,303 | 10,026,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on 2020 Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution approving the 2020 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 92,295,294 | 1,695,970 | 253,359 | 10,026,998 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2021
The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||||||||
| 104,171,800 | 19,432 | 80,389 | ||||||||||||
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.
| MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: June 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Craig N. Adams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Craig N. Adams | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President | |||||||||||||||||||