Granite Ridge Resources Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 23, 2025, Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). On the March 25, 2025 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 131,134,671 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), outstanding, with 130,802,866 shares of Common Stock being entitled to vote on each of the items submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 112,471,846 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against, or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The shareholders elected each of Griffin Perry and Amanda Coussens as a Class III director of the Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2028 or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Griffin Perry | 90,996,085 | 15,817,679 | 5,658,082 | ||||||||
| Amanda Coussens | 104,845,291 | 1,968,473 | 5,658,082 | ||||||||
Proposal 2: Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of Forvis Mazars LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2025
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Forvis Mazars LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||||||
| 112,137,551 | 92,631 | 241,664 | ||||||
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.
| GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: May 23, 2025 | By: | /s/ Luke C. Brandenberg | |||||||||
| Name: | Luke C. Brandenberg | ||||||||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||