8-K 1 pva-080219x8xk.htm 8-K Document


 
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): July 31, 2019
 PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 
Virginia
1-13283
23-1184320
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
16285 Park Ten Place, Suite 500
Houston, Texas
 
77084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 722-6500
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):
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
 
PVAC
 
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
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 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Penn Virginia Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 31, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, as discussed below, the shareholders approved the Penn Virginia Corporation 2019 Management Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the terms and conditions of the Plan is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference. Such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan included in the Company's definitive proxy statement, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was convened on July 31, 2019. The following matters were voted upon by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Each such matter received the number of votes set forth below.
(1)
The election of five directors, each to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
NAME
 
FOR
 
WITHHELD
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
John A. Brooks
 
12,888,836
 
133,358
 
621,470
Darin G. Holderness
 
12,000,480
 
1,021,714
 
621,470
V. Frank Pottow
 
10,184,844
 
2,837,350
 
621,470
Jerry R. Schuyler
 
11,977,930
 
1,044,264
 
621,470
Brian Steck
 
12,905,035
 
117,159
 
621,470
(2)
The holding of an advisory vote on executive compensation:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
12,626,148
 
295,564
 
100,482
 
621,470
(3)
The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
13,634,155
 
4,118
 
5,391
 
0
(4)
The proposal to approve the Penn Virginia Corporation 2019 Management Incentive Plan:
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
12,530,663
 
391,041
 
100,490
 
621,470

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description
 
 
  
Penn Virginia Corporation 2019 Management Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders filed on July 1, 2019).






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.
 
 
 
 
 
August 5, 2019
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Katherine J. Ryan
 
 
 
Katherine J. Ryan
Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary