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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): March 06, 2023

 

 

PHX MINERALS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-31759

73-1055775

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1320 South University Drive

Suite 720

 

Fort Worth, Texas

 

76107

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (405) 948-1560

 

 

(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(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01666 par value

 

PHX

 

New York Stock Exchange

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 Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting by live audio-only webcast on March 6, 2023. Based on the record date of January 9, 2023, there were 36,496,997 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01666 per share (“Common Stock”), outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting, of which 29,019,295 shares, or approximately 79.5% of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding, were represented either in person or by proxy.

 

At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, detailed descriptions of which are contained in the 2023 Proxy Statement:

 

(1)

Election of Steven L. Packebush and Chad L. Stephens to serve as directors for three-year terms ending on the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2026.

(2)

Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

(3)

Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

(4)

Approval of an amendment to the PHX Minerals Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares by 2,400,000 shares.

 

All proposals were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The following tables provide the results of each voting proposal:

 

Proposal #1 – Election of two directors for a term of three years:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Steven L. Packebush

 

18,395,064

 

1,213,366

 

33,683

 

9,377,181

Chad L. Stephens

 

17,748,379

 

1,864,419

 

29,315

 

9,377,181

 

Proposal #2 – Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

 

17,756,471

 

1,758,170

 

127,472

 

9,377,181

 

 

Proposal #3 – Ratification of the selection and appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

 

28,672,466

 

310,721

 

36,108

 

-

 

Proposal #4 – Approval of an amendment to the PHX Minerals Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares by 2,400,000 shares:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

 

17,905,808

 

1,658,406

 

77,899

 

9,377,181

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit

No.

 

 

Description

10.1*

 

PHX Minerals Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan

*Filed herewith

 

 

 

 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

March 8, 2023

By:

/s/ Chad L. Stephens

 

 

 

Chad L. Stephens
President and Chief Executive Officer