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 8, 2024 (May 8, 2024)
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
001-12209 |
34-1312571 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200 Fort Worth, Texas |
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76102 |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (817) 870-2601
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 Instructions A.2. below):
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value |
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RRC |
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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
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Range Resources Corporation (the "Company") was held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. As of March 21, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 242,592,521 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding. A quorum of 227,193,022 shares of the Company's common stock was present or represented at the meeting.
The matters submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
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Abstentions |
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Brenda A. Cline |
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206,907,175 |
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2,304,570 |
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108,415 |
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17,872,862 |
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Margaret K. Dorman |
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208,457,614 |
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755,670 |
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106,876 |
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17,872,862 |
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James M. Funk |
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201,443,680 |
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7,765,827 |
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110,653 |
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17,872,862 |
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Steve D. Gray |
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208,279,234 |
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927,236 |
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113,690 |
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17,872,862 |
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Charles G. Griffie |
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208,198,560 |
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1,010,650 |
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110,950 |
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17,872,862 |
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Greg G. Maxwell |
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208,512,442 |
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697,959 |
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109,759 |
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17,872,862 |
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Reginal W. Spiller |
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206,629,149 |
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2,581,103 |
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109,908 |
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17,872,862 |
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Dennis L. Degner |
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208,978,448 |
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228,754 |
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112,958 |
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17,872,862 |
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205,874,522 |
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3,234,690 |
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210,948 |
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17,872,862 |
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Votes For |
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200,577,345 |
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8,547,120 |
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195,695 |
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17,872,862 |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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223,482,333 |
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3,503,818 |
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206,871 |
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
As set forth in ITEM 5.07 above, at the Company’s Annual Meeting on May 8, 2024, the stockholders approved the Third Amendment (herein so called) to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation. As more fully disclosed in the Company’s 2024 definitive proxy statement (filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024), the Third Amendment made certain changes to Article EIGHTH of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the exculpation of certain Company officers in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law. On May 8, 2024, the Company filed the Third Amendment with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and it became effective upon such filing. The Third Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
3.1 Third Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Range Resources Corporation
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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.
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Mark S. Scucchi |
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Mark S. Scucchi |
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 8, 2024
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF THIRD AMENDMENT
TO THE
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
Range Resources Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
RESOLVED, that Article EIGHTH of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation be hereby amended to restate the text of Article EIGHTH in its entirety as follows:
“EIGHTH: No director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) regarding any director, under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, (iv) for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (v) regarding any officer, in any action by or in the right of the Corporation. In addition to the circumstances in which a director or officer of the Corporation is not liable as set forth in the preceding sentence, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by any amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law hereafter enacted that further limits or permits the Corporation to limit or eliminate the liability of a director or officer. Any repeal or modification of this Article EIGHTH shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.”
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Range Resources Corporation has caused this Certificate to be duly executed in its name by Erin W. McDowell, its Senior Vice President and General Counsel, as of May 8, 2024.
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION |
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/s/ Erin W. McDowell |
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Erin W. McDowell, |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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