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 15, 2024

 

 

AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its 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, including Zip Code)

 

(832) 219-9001

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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)

 

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 15, 2024, Amplify Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually for the following purposes: (1) to elect seven directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors with a term of office expiring at the 2025 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, 2024; (3) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (4) to approve the Amplify Energy Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan; and (5) to vote on a stockholder proposal requesting the Company to take the necessary steps to achieve a sale, merger, or orderly liquidation in three years or less. 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 5, 2024.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

Deborah G. Adams, James E. Craddock, Patrice Douglas, Christopher W. Hamm, Vidisha Prasad, Todd R. Snyder and Martyn Willsher were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2025 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
Deborah G. Adams			17,897,710				2,764,698				116,746				12,091,971
James E. Craddock			18,489,126				2,172,415				117,613				12,091,971
Patrice Douglas			17,283,553				3,304,487				191,114				12,091,971
Christopher W. Hamm			20,061,263				587,437				130,454				12,091,971
Vidisha Prasad			19,394,522				1,266,621				118,011				12,091,971
Todd R. Snyder			18,900,271				1,747,181				131,702				12,091,971
Martyn Willsher			20,084,748				536,565				157,841				12,091,971

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:

 

For				Against				Abstain
	32,417,160				327,180				126,785

 

Proposal 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, as follows:

 

For				Against				Abstain				Broker-Non-Votes
	18,651,789				1,932,641				194,724				12,091,971

 

 

Proposal 4 — Approval of the Amplify Energy Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Amplify Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan was approved, as follows:

 

For				Against				Abstain				Broker-Non-Votes
	17,356,321				3,255,017				167,816				12,091,971

 

Proposal 5 — Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Company to Take the Necessary Steps to Achieve a Sale, Merger, or Orderly Liquidation in Three Years or Less

 

The stockholder proposal requesting the Company to take the necessary steps to achieve a sale, merger, or orderly liquidation in three years or less was rejected as follows:

 

For				Against				Abstain				Broker-Non-Votes
	4,197,646				16,474,426				107,082				12,091,971

 

 

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.

 

	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP.
Dated: May 15, 2024
	By:	/s/ Martyn Willsher
	Name:	Martyn Willsher
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer