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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) was held on December 20, 2022. The following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:
1. Proposal to elect a Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
| Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Director Name | For | Withheld | ||||||
| Matthew Wilks | 16,471,003 | 332,182 | ||||||
| Bruce Bradley | 16,742,961 | 60,224 | ||||||
| Albert Conly | 16,743,094 | 60,091 | ||||||
| Jose Carlos Fernandes | 16,742,997 | 60,188 | ||||||
| Sergei Krylov | 16,433,257 | 369,928 | ||||||
2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
| Number of Shares | ||||
| For | 16,772,081 | |||
| Against | 29,862 | |||
| Abstain | 1,242 | |||
3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers.
| Number of Shares | ||||
| For | 16,702,372 | |||
| Against | 95,226 | |||
| Abstain | 5,587 | |||
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.
| DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY | ||
| Date: December 22, 2022 | By: | /s/ James K. Brata |
| James K. Brata | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||