| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
As previously announced, on May 19, 2022, Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Centennial” or the “Company”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among the Company, Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CRP”), Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Colgate”), and, solely for purposes of the specified provisions therein, Colgate Energy Partners III MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, CRP will merge with and into Colgate (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transactions”), with CRP surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Company”) and continuing as a subsidiary of Centennial.
At the Special Meeting of the Company held on August 29, 2022 (the “Special Meeting”), in connection with the previously announced Merger, the stockholders of the Company voted as set forth below on the following proposals. Each proposal voted on at the Special Meeting is described in detail in Centennial’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2022 and mailed to Centennial stockholders on or about July 28, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).
As of the close of business on July 25, 2022, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were approximately 297,227,304 shares of Centennial’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), issued and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. Each share of Class A Common Stock was entitled to one vote with respect to each proposal. A total of 214,120,892 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 72.0% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, were present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.
The final voting results for the proposals voted on at the Special Meeting are set forth below:
1. The Stock Issuance Proposal – To approve, for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(a), the issuance by Centennial of 269,300,000 shares of its Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class C Common Stock”), in connection with the Transactions, which equals more than 20% of the issued and outstanding Centennial common stock.
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
209,841,108 | | 3,875,084 | | 404,700 |
2. The A&R Charter Proposals – These are a series of proposals to approve and adopt, an amendment and restatement of the fourth amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Centennial (in the form attached to the Proxy Statement as Annex B, the “Proposed Charter”) to, among other changes, (i) increase the authorized number of shares of (A) Class A Common Stock for issuance from 600,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 and (B) Class C Common Stock for issuance from 20,000,000 to 500,000,000, (ii) allow stockholders of the Company to act by written consent, subject to certain limitations, (iii) designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for substantially all actions and proceedings that may be initiated by stockholders and (iv) approve and adopt the Proposed Charter.
2A – Authorized Capital – To approve an increase in the authorized number of shares of (A) Class A Common Stock for issuance from 600,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 and (B) Class C Common Stock for issuance from 20,000,000 to 500,000,000.
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
208,770,062 | | 4,943,832 | | 406,998 |
2B – Action by Written Consent – To approve that, unless otherwise provided for or relating to the rights of holders of any outstanding preferred stock of Centennial, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of Centennial may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote by consent in accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to certain limitations as described in the Proxy Statement.
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
196,000,621 | | 17,671,770 | | 448,501 |
