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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals at the Annual Meeting that are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024). The final voting results are disclosed below.
| 1. | Election of Directors. Shareholders elected each of the individuals listed below to serve as a director of the Company until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successors are duly elected and qualified, with each director nominee receiving a greater number of votes cast “for” his or her election than votes cast “against” his or her election. |
Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr. | 108,707,836 | 191,349 | 77,214 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Timothy S. Duncan | 107,727,110 | 1,171,902 | 77,387 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Benjamin C. Duster, IV | 102,778,903 | 6,120,030 | 77,466 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Sarah A. Emerson | 107,565,413 | 1,332,468 | 78,518 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Matthew M. Gallagher | 96,775,179 | 11,997,248 | 203,972 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Brian Steck | 107,488,128 | 1,410,385 | 77,866 | 6,644,852 | ||||||||
| Michael A. Wichterich | 108,196,017 | 702,740 | 77,642 | 6,644,852 |
| 2. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Shareholders approved the advisory resolution to approve the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 106,404,298 | 2,388,292 | 183,809 | 6,644,852 |
| 3. | Approval of Amendment to the 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan. Shareholders approved the amendment to extend the term of the 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan to June 6, 2034, with the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 106,562,101 | 2,232,067 | 182,231 | 6,644,852 |
| 4. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024, with the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast, in person or by proxy. |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 112,623,506 | 2,922,873 | 74,872 | -0- |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin E. Russ | |
| Benjamin E. Russ | ||
| Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 6, 2024