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 21, 2025

 

GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware		001-19514		86-3684669
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

713 Market Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		73114
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

(405) 252-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		GPOR		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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

As described in Item 5.07 below, on May 21, 2025, the stockholders of Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to provide for exculpation of certain officers of the Company as permitted by amendments to Delaware law.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 21, 2025, Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the matters voted upon and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to such matters, were as stated below. The proposals related to each matter are described in the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 2, 2025, and the supplement to the Proxy Statement, which was filed with the SEC on April 15, 2025. All results presented below reflect the voting power of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Timothy Cutt, David Wolf, Jason Martinez, Jeannie Powers, David Reganato, John Reinhart and Mary Shafer-Malicki were elected to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The results of the vote on Proposal 1 were as follows:

 

Name of Nominee		For			Against			Withheld			Broker Non-Votes
Timothy Cutt		15,778,542			297,264			18,109			488,076
David Wolf		15,588,537			517,269			18,109			488,076
Jason Martinez		15,899,769			176,069			18,077			488,076
Jeannie Powers		15,833,009			240,124			20,782			488,076
David Reganato		15,604,684			471,122			18,109			488,076
John Reinhart		16,044,631			31,175			18,109			488,076
Mary Shafer-Malicki		15,132,596			943,242			18,077			488,076

 

 

Proposal 2: Auditors Ratification Proposal

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The results of the vote on Proposal 2 were as follows:

 

For		Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
16,124,525		437,031			20,435			0

 

Proposal 3: Say-on-Pay Proposal

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote on Proposal 3 were as follows:

 

For		Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
15,713,088		356,593			24,234			488,076

 

Proposal 4: Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

 

The Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment to provide for exculpation of certain officers of the Company as permitted by amendments to Delaware law. The results of the vote on Proposal 4 were as follows:

 

For		Against			Abstentions			Broker Non-Votes
14,158,190		1,911,382			24,343			488,076

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

3.1		Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gulfport Energy Corporation.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

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 23, 2025
	GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Michael Hodges
		Michael Hodges
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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