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Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2026 Annual Meeting, Company stockholders (i) elected the nine nominees named in the 2026 Annual Meeting proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") to serve as directors until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal, (ii) approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the Company's executive compensation, (iii) approved the Plan, and (iv) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2027 fiscal year. To the extent applicable, set forth below are the number of votes cast for, against, or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each such matter.

The final voting results are as follows:

(1)

Election of the nine nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve on the Board until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Doyle N. Beneby

39,642,464 5,582,912 56,683 2,394,102

Laura M. Bishop

44,859,355 366,294 56,410 2,394,102

Gary D. Burnison

45,060,424 198,063 23,572 2,394,102

Matthew J. Espe

44,813,013 435,532 33,514 2,394,102

Russell A. Hagey

44,233,545 1,011,405 37,109 2,394,102

Jerry P. Leamon

44,293,961 945,566 42,532 2,394,102

Angel R. Martinez

45,028,609 223,948 29,502 2,394,102

Lori J. Robinson

44,473,488 737,191 71,380 2,394,102

Peter A. Shimer

44,223,398 1,017,747 40,914 2,394,102
(2)

Non-binding advisory resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
43,800,129 1,145,915 336,015 2,394,102
(3)

Approval of the Plan.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
43,102,365 2,155,490 24,204 2,394,102
(4)

Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2027 fiscal year.

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
46,296,359 1,349,716 30,086 0
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