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 20, 2020

 

 

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 490-8900

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2020, Amplify Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Houston, Texas for the following purposes: (1) to elect six directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors with a term of office expiring at the 2021 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, 2020; (3) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. 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 7, 2020.

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

Christopher W. Hamm, Scott L. Hoffman, Randal T. Klein, Evan S. Lederman, David H. Proman and Todd R. Snyder were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2021 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

Christopher W. Hamm   25,408,054   853,977   380,546   8,214,809
Scott L. Hoffman   23,493,771   2,769,241   379,565   8,214,809
Randal T. Klein   25,375,204   886,851   380,522   8,214,809
Evan S. Lederman   25,649,820   612,194   380,563   8,214,809
David H. Proman   24,733,271   1,568,463   340,843   8,214,809
Todd R. Snyder   24,535,314   1,727,705   379,558   8,214,809

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditor

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2020 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

34,438,496   86,707   332,183

Proposal 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

23,884,916   2,036,657   721,004   8,214,809

Proposal 4 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation

The frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation to occur every year was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:

 

Every Year

 

Every Two Years

 

Every Three Years

 

Abstain

25,352,912   16,361   575,526   697,778

The Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the preferred frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.


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.

 

Dated: May 21, 2020    

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

     

By:

  /s/ Martyn Willsher
        Name:  

Martyn Willsher

        Title:   Interim Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer