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
May 18, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12719 | 76-0466193 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
801 Louisiana St., Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 780-9494
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Ticker symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | GDP | NYSE American |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s Annual Meeting on May 18, 2021, the Company’s stockholders: (1) elected the eight persons recommended by the Board to serve as directors of the Company, (2) ratified the selection of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of certain of the Company’s executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 6, 2021.
The certified results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors:
| Broker Non- | ||||||||||||
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Votes | |||||||||
| Walter G. Goodrich | 11,504,135 | 74,937 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Robert C. Turnham, Jr. | 11,528,623 | 50,449 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Timothy D. Leuliette | 11,121,883 | 457,189 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Ronald F. Coleman | 10,246,840 | 1,332,232 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| K. Adam Leight | 11,529,224 | 49,848 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Thomas M. Souers | 8,033,701 | 3,545,371 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey S. Serota | 10,653,673 | 925,399 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
| Edward J. Sondey | 11,528,827 | 50,245 | 1,124,369 | |||||||||
Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Selection of Moss Adams LLP:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 12,676,443 | 25,977 | 1,021 |
Proposal No. 3 — Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 11,181,457 | 232,844 | 164,771 | 1,124,369 |
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.
| GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||
| May 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Killelea |
| Name: | Michael J. Killelea | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |