SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Houston, Texas 77002
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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OF SHAREHOLDERS
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
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Houston, Texas
April 22, 2025 |
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J. Andrew Williamson
Chief Financial Officer |
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2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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Date and Time:
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| | May 21, 2025 | |
| | | | 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time | |
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Place:
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One Allen Center, 500 Dallas Street, Emporium Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77002
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Record Date:
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| | April 7, 2025 | |
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Proposal Description
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Board Vote
Recommendation |
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Page Number
with More Information |
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Proposal 1
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Fix the number of Directors to be elected at the Meeting
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“FOR”
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4
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Proposal 2
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| | Election of those persons nominated as Directors | | |
“FOR” all nominees
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4
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Proposal 3
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Re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as Epsilon’s independent auditors for the ensuing year
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“FOR”
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25
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Proposal 4
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Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Corporation’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2024
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“FOR”
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Houston, Texas 77002
2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON MAY 21, 2025
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Name
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Age
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Position
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Jason Stabell | | |
50
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| | Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Henry Clanton | | |
62
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| | Chief Operating Officer | |
J. Andrew Williamson | | |
37
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| | Chief Financial Officer | |
Name, Municipality
of Residence |
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Position and Term
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Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years |
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Number and Percentage
of Common Shares |
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Jason Stabell
Houston, TX USA |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Director since July 2022 | | |
Chief Executive Officer of Epsilon since July 2022 and for 24 years previously in various positions in the energy industry with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously served as President and CEO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets.
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628,296
(2.01%) |
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Henry Clanton
Houston, TX USA |
| | Chief Operating Officer since January 2017 | | |
Chief Operating Officer of Epsilon since January 2017 and for over 30 years previously in the upstream E&P sector. Previously served as Managing Partner for a private E&P start-up.
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80,611
(<1%) |
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J. Andrew Williamson
Houston, TX USA |
| | Chief Financial Officer since July 2022 | | |
Chief Financial Officer of Epsilon since July 2022 and for 10 years previously in various positions in the energy industry. Previously served as CFO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets.
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100,843
(<1%) |
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Name
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Age
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Position
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John Lovoi | | |
64
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| | Director, Chairman of the Board | |
Jason Stabell | | |
50
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| | Director, Chief Executive Officer | |
Jason Stankowski | | |
54
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| | Director | |
Tracy Stephens | | |
64
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| | Director | |
David Winn | | |
62
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| | Director | |
Nicola Maddox | | |
69
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| | Director | |
Name, Municipality
of Residence |
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Position and Term
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Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years |
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Number and
Percentage of Common Shares |
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John Lovoi(1)(2)
Houston, TX, USA |
| | Chairman of the Board since July 2013 | | |
Managing partner of JVL Advisors, LLC, a private oil and gas investment advisor, Director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, an operator of offshore oil and gas properties and production facilities and Chairman of Innovex International, a provider of products and services to the global oil and gas industry.
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284,979
(1.22%) |
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Jason Stabell
Houston, TX, USA |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Director since July 2022 | | |
Chief Executive Officer of Epsilon since July 2022 and for 24 years previously in various positions in the energy industry with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously served as President and CEO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets.
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628,296
(2.01%) |
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Tracy Stephens(2)(3)
Houston, TX, USA |
| | Director since May 2017 | | |
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Westminster Advisors, a CEO advisory services company, since January 2017. Previously Chief Operating Officer of Resources Global Professionals, a large business consulting company.
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61,801
(<1%) |
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David Winn(1)
Houston, TX, USA |
| | Director since Jan. 2021 | | |
Retired from a 36-year career in public accounting, most recently was an Audit Partner for Grant Thornton LLP, an independent audit, tax, and advisory firm. Previously a Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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32,901
(<1%) |
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Jason Stankowski(1)(3)
Berkeley, CA, USA |
| | Director since Jan. 2021 | | |
Founder, partner and portfolio manager for Clayton Partners, LLC. Previously, in structured finance, in various roles with CMA Capital Management. He became designated
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363,396
(1.59%) |
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Name, Municipality
of Residence |
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Position and Term
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Principal Occupation During
the Past Five Years |
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Number and
Percentage of Common Shares |
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as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2003.
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Nicola Maddox(2)(3)
Houston, TX, USA |
| | Director since May 2023 | | |
Self-employed energy advisor specializing in contract analysis, strategic planning, and negotiation. Previously she was a President at Merlon International, LLC.
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10,361
(<1%) |
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Director
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Number of Total Board and
Committee Meetings Attended |
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John Lovoi
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10/10
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Jason Stabell
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10/10
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Tracy Stephens
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6/6
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Director
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Number of Total Board and
Committee Meetings Attended |
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David Winn
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8/8
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Jason Stankowski
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8/8
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Nicola Maddox
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6/6
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Number of Shares of
Common Stock |
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Percentage of
Common Stock Owned |
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5% Stockholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Solas Capital Management LLC(1)
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| | | | 3,768,467 | | | | | | 17.12% | | |
Jumana Capital Investments LLC(2)
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| | | | 1,896,574 | | | | | | 8.61% | | |
Named Executive Officers and Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jason Stabell(3)
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| | | | 628,296 | | | | | | 2.01% | | |
Henry Clanton(4)
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| | | | 80,611 | | | | | | * | | |
Andrew Williamson(5)
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| | | | 100,843 | | | | | | * | | |
John Lovoi(6)
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| | | | 284,979 | | | | | | 1.22% | | |
Tracy Stephens(7)
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| | | | 61,801 | | | | | | * | | |
David Winn(8)
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| | | | 32,901 | | | | | | * | | |
Jason Stankowski(9)
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| | | | 363,396 | | | | | | 1.59% | | |
Nicola Maddox(10)
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| | | | 10,361 | | | | | | * | | |
All executive officers and directors as a group (8 persons)
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| | | | 1,563,188 | | | | | | 7.10% | | |
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Name and principal position
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Year
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Salary
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Bonuses
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Stock
Awards |
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All Other
Compensation(6) |
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Total
Compensation |
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Jason Stabell, CEO(1)
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 322,000 | | | | | $ | 164,000 | | | | | $ | 552,001 | | | | | $ | 18,446 | | | | | $ | 1,056,447 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 311,000 | | | | | $ | 184,000 | | | | | $ | 851,003 | | | | | $ | 7,350 | | | | | $ | 1,353,353 | | | ||
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 150,000 | | | | | $ | 100,000 | | | | | $ | 600,000 | | | | | $ | 4,346 | | | | | $ | 854,346 | | | ||
Michael Raleigh, CEO(2)
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| | | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 555,000 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 630,000 | | |
Henry N. Clanton, COO(3)
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 282,000 | | | | | $ | 123,000 | | | | | $ | 164,000 | | | | | $ | 19,341 | | | | | $ | 588,341 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 272,000 | | | | | $ | 92,000 | | | | | $ | 92,004 | | | | | $ | 15,752 | | | | | $ | 471,756 | | | ||
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 262,500 | | | | | $ | 117,000 | | | | | $ | 173,187 | | | | | $ | 15,250 | | | | | $ | 567,937 | | | ||
Andrew Williamson, CFO(4)
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| | | | 2024 | | | | | $ | 264,000 | | | | | $ | 139,000 | | | | | $ | 221,001 | | | | | $ | 17,469 | | | | | $ | 641,470 | | |
| | | 2023 | | | | | $ | 239,000 | | | | | $ | 138,000 | | | | | $ | 355,006 | | | | | $ | 12,448 | | | | | $ | 744,454 | | | ||
| | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 115,000 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 250,000 | | | | | $ | 3,981 | | | | | $ | 443,981 | | | ||
B. Lane Bond, CFO(5)
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| | | | 2022 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | | | | $ | 37,500 | | | | | $ | 81,182 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 193,682 | | |
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number of
Shares or Units of Shares that Have Not Vested |
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Market Value of
Share-Based Awards that Have Not Vested |
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Jason Stabell
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| | | | 235,235 | | | | | $ | 1,460,809 | | |
Henry N. Clanton
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| | | | 43,111 | | | | | $ | 267,719 | | |
Andrew Williamson
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| | | | 96,621 | | | | | $ | 600,016 | | |
Name
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Stock Awards
Value Vested During the Year |
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Jason Stabell
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| | | $ | 471,177 | | |
Henry N. Clanton
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| | | $ | 88,392 | | |
Andrew Williamson
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| | | $ | 196,459 | | |
Year | | | Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)(2) | | | Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(1)(2) | | | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1)(2) | | | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(1)(2) | | | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Shareholder Return(3) | | | Net Income | | ||||||||||||||||||
2024 | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||||
2023 | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | |
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Summary Compensation Table Total | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||
Adjustment for equity-based award: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deduct: Stock award amounts presented in the SCT | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | |
Add: Fair value of awards granted during the year that remain unvested at year-end | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||
Add: Fair value of awards granted during the year that vested during the year | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||
Add/Deduct: Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are unvested | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||
Add/Deduct: Change in fair value from prior year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the year | | | | $ | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | | | $ | ( | | | |
Deduct: Fair value of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were forfeited during the current fiscal year | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | ||||
Compensation Actually Paid | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | | | | $ | | |
Name
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Fees Earned
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Stock
Awards |
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Total
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John Lovoi
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| | | $ | 95,000 | | | | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 160,000 | | |
Tracy Stephens
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| | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 130,000 | | |
David Winn
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| | | $ | 70,000 | | | | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 135,000 | | |
Jason Stankowski
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| | | $ | 55,000 | | | | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 120,000 | | |
Nicola Maddox
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| | | $ | 55,000 | | | | | $ | 65,000 | | | | | $ | 120,000 | | |
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Stock Awards
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Name
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Number of
Shares or Units of Shares that Have Not Vested |
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Market Value of
Share-Based Awards that Have Not Vested |
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John Lovoi
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| | | | 28,266 | | | | | $ | 175,532 | | |
Tracy Stephens
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| | | | 22,266 | | | | | $ | 138,272 | | |
David Winn
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| | | | 22,266 | | | | | $ | 138,272 | | |
Jason Stankowski
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| | | | 22,266 | | | | | $ | 138,272 | | |
Nicola Maddox
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| | | | 21,048 | | | | | $ | 130,708 | | |
Name
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Stock Awards
Value Vested During the Year |
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John Lovoi
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| | | $ | 107,601 | | |
Tracy Stephens
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| | | $ | 70,701 | | |
David Winn
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| | | $ | 70,701 | | |
Jason Stankowski
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| | | $ | 70,701 | | |
Nicola Maddox
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| | | $ | 35,264 | | |
Plan Category
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Number of Shares to be
Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights |
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Number of Shares Remaining
Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (excluding shares in column (a)) |
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Common shares under 2020 Equity
Incentive Plan |
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David Winn
John Lovoi
Jason Stankowski
AS THE CORPORATION’S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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December 31,
2024 |
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December 31,
2023 |
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Audit Fees: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Audit of financial statements
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| | | $ | 399,744 | | | | | $ | 395,759 | | |
Total Audit Fees
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| | | $ | 399,744 | | | | | $ | 395,759 | | |
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
(“SAY-ON-PAY”)
for the year ended December 31, 2024, is available on our website at https://epsilonenergyltd.com/sec-filings/. Financial information relating to the Corporation is provided in the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A as at and for the year ended December 31, 2024. Copies of this Proxy Statement, the Corporation’s Annual Report (on Form 10-K) which contains the consolidated financial statements, MD&A and the Auditors’ Report thereon for the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year, any interim consolidated financial statements of the Corporation subsequent to those statements contained in the Annual Report, as filed with the applicable Canadian regulatory authorities, are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca, or as filed with the SEC, are available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained without charge by writing to the Corporation. Additional information relating to the Corporation may also be found at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
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| | | | J. Andrew Williamson | |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer | |
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