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): March 2, 2021
PHX MINERALS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Oklahoma | 001-31759 | 73-1055775 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
1601 NW Expressway, | | |
Suite 1100 | | |
Oklahoma City, OK | | 73118 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
(405) 948-1560
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant in Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.01666 par value | | PHX | | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
To the extent required by Item 3.03, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PHX Minerals Inc. (the “Company”) held on March 2, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the PHX Minerals Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for the grant of stock options, bonus stock awards, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance awards, and other stock or performance-based awards. The employees, consultants and non-employee directors of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to participate in the Plan.
A detailed description of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021 (the “2021 Proxy Statement”). The description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on and approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of shares of capital stock which the Company has the authority to issue from 24,000,500 shares to 36,000,500 shares.
On March 3, 2021, following the approval of the proposal to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation by the Company’s stockholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PHX Minerals Inc. (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of Oklahoma.
A description of the Amended and Restated Certificate is set forth in the 2021 Proxy Statement. The description of the Amended and Restated Certificate is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting by live audio-only webcast. Based on the record date of January 4, 2021, there were 22,389,194 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01666 (“Common Stock”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting, of which 16,726,602 shares, or approximately 75% of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding, were represented either in person or by proxy.
At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, detailed descriptions of which are contained in the 2021 Proxy Statement:
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(1) | Election of Lee M. Canaan, Peter B. Delaney, and Glen A. Brown to serve as directors for three-year terms ending on the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2024. |
(2) | Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
(3) | Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. |
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(4) | Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock from 24,000,500 shares to 36,000,500 shares. |
(5) | Approval of the PHX Minerals Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
All proposals were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The following tables provide the results of each voting proposal:
Proposal #1 – Election of three directors for a term of three years:
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| | For | | Withhold | | Broker Non-Votes |
Lee M. Canaan | | 13,029,363 | | 273,717 | | 3,423,522 |
Peter B. Delaney | | 12,340,773 | | 962,307 | | 3,423,522 |
Glen A. Brown | | 9,373,148 | | 3,929,932 | | 3,423,522 |
Proposal #2 – Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: |
| | For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
Totals | | 12,665,482 | | 521,826 | | 115,772 | | 3,423,522 |
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Proposal #3 – Ratification of the selection and appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021: |
| | For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
Totals | | 16,605,691 | | 60,702 | | 60,209 | | - |
Proposal #4 – Approval of the amendment of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 24,000,500 shares to 36,000,500 shares: |
| | For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
Totals | | 15,972,708 | | 660,499 | | 93,395 | | - |
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Proposal #5 –Approval of the PHX Minerals Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
| | For | | Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
Totals | | 12,737,274 | | 465,979 | | 99,827 | | 3,423,522 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements & Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
*Filed herewith
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.
PHX Minerals Inc.
| | By: | /s/ Chad L. Stephens |
| | | Chad L. Stephens |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
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DATE: | March 8, 2021 | | |
