Form 8-K WHITING PETROLEUM CORP For: May 11
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Whiting Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 11, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 39,000,022 shares outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 31,227,468 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. All proposals were approved by stockholders other than the approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The items voted on at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:
1. | Election of seven directors to hold office until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Each of the following nominees for director was elected at the Annual Meeting. |
Shares Voted | ||||||||||||
Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
Janet L. Carrig | 23,928,603 | 131,224 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Susan M. Cunningham | 23,956,511 | 103,316 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Paul J. Korus | 23,922,705 | 137,122 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Kevin S. McCarthy | 21,256,680 | 2,803,147 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Lynn A. Peterson | 23,564,377 | 495,450 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Daniel J. Rice IV | 19,567,754 | 4,492,073 | 7,167,641 | |||||||||
Anne Taylor | 21,412,098 | 2,647,729 | 7,167,641 |
2. | Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
5,426,646 | 18,601,671 | 31,509 | 7,167,641 |
3. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. |
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
31,109,556 | 96,016 | 21,896 | 0 |
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 12, 2021
WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ M. Scott Regan | |
Name: | M. Scott Regan | |
Title: | Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Secretary |
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