Diversified Energy Company

05/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/12/2026 14:29

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 6, 2026, Diversified Energy Company (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Company's Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders elected each of the Company's five director nominees to serve until the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company's shareholders also approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026. Further, the Company's shareholders approved on an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, and an annual advisory vote on compensation of the Company's named executive officers. In accordance with these results and its previous recommendation, the Company's Board of Directors determined that future advisory votes on executive compensation will be held annually until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholders votes on the compensation of named executive officers.
(1)Election of Director Nominees
The shareholders elected the director nominees by the following votes:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
David E. Johnson
37,027,433
507,190
18,305
5,981,602
Robert Russell Hutson, Jr.
37,006,713
530,249
15,966
5,981,602
Kathryn Z. Klaber
34,637,577
2,893,591
21,760
5,981,602
Martin K. Thomas
36,674,226
860,254
18,448
5,981,602
David J. Turner, Jr.
36,698,854
835,722
18,352
5,981,602
(2)Ratification of Independent Auditor
The shareholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 by the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
43,483,877
33,369
17,284
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(3)Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
36,892,924
258,439
401,565
5,981,602
(4)Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers by the following votes:
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
36,920,265
28,498
233,475
370,690
5,981,602
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