Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) June 4, 2021

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Matador Resources Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Texas

001-35410

27-4662601

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


5400 LBJ Freeway,	Suite 1500	75240
Dallas,	Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 371-5200

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:


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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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share

MTDR

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.

Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 4, 2021. On the April 8, 2021 record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 116,781,445 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding with each such share being entitled to one vote.

A total of 104,271,621 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter is set forth below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The shareholders elected James M. Howard as a Class II director of the Company for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2022 and William M. Byerley, Monika U. Ehrman, Julia P. Forrester Rogers and Kenneth L. Stewart as Class I directors of the Company for terms expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2024. Each such director shall serve as hereinbefore set forth or the earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal of such director.


Nominee	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
James M. Howard	93,873,126	333,223	38,274	10,026,998
William M. Byerley	92,649,868	1,556,482	38,273	10,026,998
Monika U. Ehrman	92,875,383	1,330,643	38,597	10,026,998
Julia P. Forrester Rogers	91,522,255	2,685,227	37,141	10,026,998
Kenneth L. Stewart	92,644,594	1,561,726	38,303	10,026,998

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on 2020 Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution approving the 2020 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
92,295,294	1,695,970	253,359	10,026,998

Proposal 3: Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2021

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.


Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstained
104,171,800	19,432	80,389

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.