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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 1, 2024
COTERRA ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-10447 | | 04-3072771 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Three Memorial City Plaza | | |
840 Gessner Road, Suite 1400 | | |
Houston, Texas | | 77024 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 589-4600
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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | CTRA | 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.
At the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 1, 2024, the stockholders of Coterra Energy Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the proposals described in more detail in the 2024 proxy statement. The certified voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following persons as directors to serve until the expiration of his or her term in 2025:
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| FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
DOROTHY M. ABLES | 599,566,106 | | | 11,605,533 | | | 371,168 | | | 63,848,552 | |
ROBERT S. BOSWELL | 601,799,017 | | | 9,393,234 | | | 350,564 | | | 63,848,544 | |
AMANDA M. BROCK | 605,234,871 | | | 5,775,811 | | | 532,128 | | | 63,848,549 | |
DAN O. DINGES | 606,481,406 | | | 4,525,629 | | | 535,775 | | | 63,848,549 | |
PAUL N. ECKLEY | 590,898,983 | | | 20,066,972 | | | 576,855 | | | 63,848,549 | |
HANS HELMERICH | 605,499,717 | | | 5,695,450 | | | 347,643 | | | 63,848,549 | |
THOMAS E. JORDEN | 596,239,489 | | | 14,964,980 | | | 338,339 | | | 63,848,551 | |
LISA A. STEWART | 538,552,809 | | | 69,557,724 | | | 3,432,275 | | | 63,848,551 | |
FRANCES M. VALLEJO | 600,365,750 | | | 10,827,590 | | | 349,471 | | | 63,848,548 | |
MARCUS A. WATTS | 600,161,208 | | | 10,850,198 | | | 531,409 | | | 63,848,544 | |
Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Coterra Energy Inc. to provide for exculpation of certain officers of the Company as permitted by amendments to Delaware law and to make certain non-substantive updates:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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547,480,781 | | 63,323,118 | | 738,905 | | 63,848,555 |
Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2024 proxy statement:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | | BROKER NON-VOTES |
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577,536,844 | | 33,212,582 | | 793,379 | | 63,848,554 |
Proposal 4: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2024 fiscal year:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN |
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639,322,647 | | 35,495,031 | | 573,681 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
SIGNATURE
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.
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| COTERRA ENERGY INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Marcus G. Bolinder |
| | Marcus G. Bolinder |
| | Corporate Secretary |
Date: May 2, 2024