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8-K 1 dmlp20200520_8k.htm FORM 8-K dmlp20200520_8k.htm

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 18, 2020

DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50175	81-0551518
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75219

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 559-0300

N/A

(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) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Units Representing Limited

Partnership Interest

DMLP

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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

The Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was held on May 18, 2020. The matters on which the unitholders voted, in person or by proxy, as fully described in the proxy statement for our Annual Meeting, were:

to elect three managers who will serve on the Board of Managers and be appointed to the Advisory Committee until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners;

to approve the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020;

to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Partnership’s named executive officers.

Allen D. Lassiter, C.W. Russell and Ronald P. Trout were each elected to our Board of Managers and appointed to the Advisory Committee.

The results of the voting were as follows:

1. Election of Managers

Manager	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes

Allen D. Lassiter	14,653,213	204,283	12,206,573
C.W. Russell	13,610,668	1,246,828	12,206,573
Ronald P. Trout	14,643,672	213,824	12,206,573

2. Approval of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes

26,918,594	85,335	60,140	0

3. Approval, by a Non-Binding Advisory Vote, the Compensation Paid to the Partnership’s Named Executive Officers

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes

14,168,046	522,313	167,137	12,206,573

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
	Registrant

	by Dorchester Minerals Management LP
	its General Partner,
	by Dorchester Minerals Management GP LLC
	its General Partner



Date: May 20, 2020
	By: /s/ William Casey McManemin
	William Casey McManemin
	Chief Executive Officer