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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 15, 2024

 

 

 

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   001-35512   82-1326219

(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)  

 

(Commission File Number)  

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Dallas Street, Suite 1700

Houston, Texas   77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(832) 219-9001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

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

 

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b)

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)  

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock   AMPY   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 15, 2024, Amplify Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually for the following purposes: (1) to elect seven directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors with a term of office expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024; (3) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (4) to approve the Amplify Energy Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; and (5) to vote on a stockholder proposal requesting the Company to take the necessary steps to achieve a sale, merger, or orderly liquidation in three years or less. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2024.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

Deborah G. Adams, James E. Craddock, Patrice Douglas, Christopher W. Hamm, Vidisha Prasad, Todd R. Snyder and Martyn Willsher were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Votes regarding the persons elected as directors were as follows:

 

Nominee  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
Deborah G. Adams   17,897,710    2,764,698    116,746    12,091,971 
James E. Craddock   18,489,126    2,172,415    117,613    12,091,971 
Patrice Douglas   17,283,553    3,304,487    191,114    12,091,971 
Christopher W. Hamm   20,061,263    587,437    130,454    12,091,971 
Vidisha Prasad   19,394,522    1,266,621    118,011    12,091,971 
Todd R. Snyder   18,900,271    1,747,181    131,702    12,091,971 
Martyn Willsher   20,084,748    536,565    157,841    12,091,971 

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 32,417,160    327,180    126,785 

 

Proposal 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker-Non-Votes 
 18,651,789    1,932,641    194,724    12,091,971 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4 — Approval of the Amplify Energy Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Amplify Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan was approved, as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker-Non-Votes 
 17,356,321    3,255,017    167,816    12,091,971 

 

Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Company to Take the Necessary Steps to Achieve a Sale, Merger, or Orderly Liquidation in Three Years or Less

 

The stockholder proposal requesting the Company to take the necessary steps to achieve a sale, merger, or orderly liquidation in three years or less was rejected as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker-Non-Votes 
 4,197,646    16,474,426    107,082    12,091,971 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.
   
Dated: May 15, 2024  
   
  By: /s/ Martyn Willsher
  Name: Martyn Willsher
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer