Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 16, 2023, Sitio Royalties Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).
There were 80,183,812 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), and 74,340,735 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class C common stock,” and, together with the Class A common stock, the “common stock”), outstanding, respectively on March 24, 2023, the record date (the “Record Date”) for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 139,652,713 shares of common stock, voting as a single class, were represented in person or by proxy, representing approximately 90.38% of the total outstanding shares as of the Record Date, which constituted a quorum.
The final voting results with respect to each proposal are set forth in the following tables.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The results of the vote to elect the nine nominees identified in the Proxy Statement to serve as directors until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified were as follows:
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Nominee | | For | | | % For | | | Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Noam Lockshin | | | 121,222,282 | | | | 92.89 | % | | | 9,271,932 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Christopher L. Conoscenti | | | 130,356,975 | | | | 99.89 | % | | | 137,239 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Morris R. Clark | | | 130,313,985 | | | | 99.86 | % | | | 180,229 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Alice E. Gould | | | 122,369,163 | | | | 93.77 | % | | | 8,125,051 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Claire R. Harvey | | | 114,819,589 | | | | 87.99 | % | | | 15,674,625 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Gayle L. Burleson | | | 122,371,053 | | | | 93.78 | % | | | 8,123,161 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Jon-Al Duplantier | | | 122,382,659 | | | | 93.78 | % | | | 8,111,555 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Richard K. Stoneburner | | | 127,196,203 | | | | 97.47 | % | | | 3,298,011 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
John R. (“J.R.”) Sult | | | 126,213,280 | | | | 96.72 | % | | | 4,280,934 | | | | 9,158,499 | |
Proposal 2 - Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Company’s Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The results of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the Company’s compensation of its named executive officers were as follows:
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For | | % For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
114,865,905 | | 88.02% | | 15,457,123 | | 171,186 | | 9,158,499 |
Proposal 3 - Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Frequency of Stockholder Votes on Compensation
The results of the non-binding advisory vote to approve the frequency of stockholder votes on compensation were as follows:
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1 Year | | % For 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstain |
129,114,576 | | 98.94% | | 107,166 | | 1,214,872 | | 57,600 |
Proposal 4 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The results of the vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, were as follows:
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For | | % For | | Against | | Abstain |
138,210,725 | | 98.97% | | 1,306,501 | | 135,487 |