Form 8-K CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP For: May 20
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
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2016
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION | |||||||
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) | |||||||
Oklahoma | 1-13726 | 73-1395733 | |||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||
6100 North Western Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 73118 | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||
(405) 848-8000 | |||||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 20, 2016, at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the “Company”), shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized common stock of the Company from 1,000,000,000 shares to 1,500,000,000 shares, par value $0.01 per share. The foregoing description of the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 20, 2016, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on seven proposals that were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2016). The final voting results are disclosed below.
1. | Election of Directors. The individuals listed below were each elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successors are duly elected and qualified, with each director nominee receiving a greater number of votes cast “for” his or her election than votes cast “against” his or her election. |
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Archie W. Dunham | 347,035,538 | 17,891,457 | 1,114,015 | 192,008,110 | ||||
Vincent J. Intrieri | 358,129,873 | 6,669,175 | 1,241,962 | 192,008,110 | ||||
Robert D. (“Doug”) Lawler | 357,981,579 | 6,929,500 | 1,129,931 | 192,008,110 | ||||
John J. (“Jack”) Lipinski | 344,797,937 | 20,014,568 | 1,228,505 | 192,008,110 | ||||
R. Brad Martin | 358,727,442 | 6,129,351 | 1,184,217 | 192,008,110 | ||||
Merrill A. (“Pete”) Miller | 344,701,331 | 20,114,625 | 1,225,054 | 192,008,110 | ||||
Kimberly K. Querrey | 358,643,915 | 6,161,637 | 1,235,458 | 192,008,110 | ||||
Thomas L. Ryan | 355,082,568 | 9,733,035 | 1,225,407 | 192,008,110 |
2. | Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Increase Authorized Common Stock. The advisory resolution to approve the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized common stock of the Company was approved, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote, voting in person or by proxy. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
519,565,868 | 31,107,451 | 7,375,801 | 0 |
3. | Amendment to 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan to Increase Common Stock Authorized for Issuance. The proposal to amend the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan to increase the common stock authorized for issuance was approved, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock, present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
306,490,971 | 57,815,192 | 1,734,847 | 192,008,110 |
4. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. The advisory resolution to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, having received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
183,058,885 | 181,181,046 | 1,801,079 | 192,008,110 |
5. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved, having received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
549,189,188 | 6,739,059 | 2,120,873 | 0 |
6. | Shareholder Proposal Relating to Policy on Use of Proved Reserves Metrics to Determine Executive Compensation. The shareholder proposal relating to a policy on the use of proved reserves metrics to determine executive compensation failed, having failed to receive the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
16,847,686 | 344,185,591 | 5,007,733 | 192,008,110 |
7. | Shareholder Proposal Relating to Lobbying Activities and Expenditures Report. The shareholder proposal relating to a lobbying activities and expenditures report failed, having failed to receive the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
20,620,428 | 340,592,815 | 4,827,767 | 192,008,110 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Chesapeake Energy Corporation Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 20, 2016 |
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.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ James R. Webb |
James R. Webb | |
Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: May 20, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Document Description | ||
3.1 | Chesapeake Energy Corporation Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated May 20, 2016 | ||
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act (the “Act”), for the purpose of amending its restated certificate of incorporation, does hereby submit the following:
A. | The name of the Corporation is Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was Chesapeake Oklahoma Corporation. |
B. | The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Oklahoma on November 19, 1996, and the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Oklahoma on August 5, 2014 (as amended from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). |
C. | The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation set forth in paragraph D below (the “Amendment”) was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 1077 of the Act. On March 3, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth the Amendment, declaring the Amendment’s advisability, and directing that the Amendment be considered at the next annual meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders. The annual meeting of shareholders was called and held upon written notice given to the shareholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 1067 of the Act. At the annual meeting of the shareholders held on May 20, 2016, at least a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon voted in favor of the Amendment. |
D. | The Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended as follows: |
The first sentence of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated to read as follows:
The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Billion Five Hundred Twenty Million (1,520,000,000) shares consisting of Twenty Million (20,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and One Billion Five Hundred Million (1,500,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
E. | This Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective upon filing with the Oklahoma Secretary of State. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and attested by its Assistant Corporate Secretary this 20th day of May, 2016.
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation | ||
By: | /s/ James R. Webb | |
James R. Webb | ||
Executive Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
ATTEST: | ||
/s/ Anita L. Brodrick | ||
Anita L. Brodrick | ||
Assistant Corporate Secretary |
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