Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 3, 2020

Devon Energy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE	001-32318	73-1567067
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

333 W. SHERIDAN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA		73102-5015
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611

Not Applicable

(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:

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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 $0.10 per share

DVN

The 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.

Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. In connection with the Annual Meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following are the voting results for the items of business considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

1. The stockholders elected each of Devon’s eleven nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of Devon (the “Board”) for a one-year term. The vote tabulation with respect to each nominee was as follows:


Nominee	Votes For		Authority Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Barbara M. Baumann		268,962,852		8,499,182		47,882,896
John E. Bethancourt		267,312,690		10,149,344		47,882,896
Ann G. Fox		271,439,118		6,022,916		47,882,896
David A. Hager		272,577,115		4,884,919		47,882,896
Robert H. Henry		264,990,210		12,471,824		47,882,896
Michael M. Kanovsky		265,043,812		12,418,222		47,882,896
John Krenicki Jr.		262,965,796		14,496,238		47,882,896
Robert A. Mosbacher Jr.		262,555,963		14,906,071		47,882,896
Duane C. Radtke		272,525,654		4,936,380		47,882,896
Keith O. Rattie		273,581,967		3,880,067		47,882,896
Mary P. Ricciardello		261,931,825		15,530,209		47,882,896

2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as Devon’s independent auditors for 2020 was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows:

Votes

For

Votes

AGAINST

vOTES
aBSTAINED

Broker
Non-Votes

310,364,439

14,283,319

697,172

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3. The Board proposal for an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of Devon’s named executive officers was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

Votes

For

Votes

AGAINST

vOTES
aBSTAINED

Broker
Non-Votes

168,680,699

106,660,606

2,120,729

47,882,896

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.