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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2024 

 

Battalion Oil Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware

 

001-35467

 

20-0700684

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

820 Gessner Road
Suite 1100
Houston, Texas

 

77024

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300

(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:

 

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock par value $0.0001

 

BATL

 

NYSE American

 

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.

Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 21, 2024, (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals.

The first proposal was to elect six nominees to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity.

The election of each of the six directors was approved as follows:

Proposal 1 —

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees for Directors

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Jonathan D. Barrett

 

14,057,241

362,186

David Chang

 

14,060,306

359,121

Gregory S. Hinds

 

14,069,967

349,460

Ajay Jegadeesan

 

14,067,399

352,028

William D. Rogers

 

13,749,062

670,365

Matthew B. Steele

14,071,496

347,931

The second proposal was the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Advisory vote on executive compensation

 

13,916,239

312,832

190,356

 

The third proposal was a non-binding advisory vote on the stockholders’ preference as to how frequently the Company should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The frequency on which the Company should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

Proposal 3

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstentions

 

Frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation

 

11,375,124

101,571

2,923,433

19,299

 

Based upon the results of the stockholder vote on Proposal 3, the Company intends to submit to its stockholders a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at its annual meeting every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

November 21, 2024

By:

/s/ Matthew B. Steele

 

Name:

Matthew B. Steele

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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