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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 16, 2022, Amplify Energy Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually for the following purposes: (1) to elect seven directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors with a term of office expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022; and (3) to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results are indicated below. For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
Deborah G. Adams, Patrice Douglas, Eric T. Greager, Christopher W. Hamm, Randal T. Klein, Todd R. Snyder and Martyn Willsher were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Votes regarding the persons elected as directors were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Deborah G. Adams | 11,884,321 | 1,262,227 | 15,544 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Patrice Douglas | 11,228,209 | 1,918,322 | 15,561 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Eric T. Greager | 11,890,568 | 1,256,224 | 15,300 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Christopher W. Hamm | 11,782,958 | 1,358,825 | 20,309 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Randal T. Klein | 11,824,089 | 1,319,008 | 18,995 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Todd R. Snyder | 11,135,540 | 2,011,066 | 15,486 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
| Martyn Willsher | 13,111,810 | 34,782 | 15,500 | 12,808,399 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 25,914,890 | 52,941 | 2,660 | ||||||||
Proposal 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker-Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 11,704,158 | 169,918 | 1,288,016 | 12,808,399 | |||||||||||
SIGNATURES
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.
| AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP. | ||
| Dated: June 16, 2022 | ||
| By: | /s/ Martyn Willsher | |
| Name: | Martyn Willsher | |
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |