Item 5.02 Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
As reported by ProPetro Holding Corp. (the "Company") on a Current Report on
Form 8-K on April 5, 2021, Samuel D. Sledge was appointed as President of the
Company, effective April 5, 2021. Although no modifications were made to
Mr. Sledge's compensation at the time of his appointment, Mr. Sledge's
compensation was reviewed by the Compensation Committee of the Company's board
of directors (the "Committee") at the Committee's next regularly scheduled
meeting, which occurred on May 17, 2021. As a result of Mr. Sledge's appointment
as President of the Company, on May 17, 2021, the Committee increased his
annualized base salary from $425,000 to $475,000, effective as of April 5, 2021,
and increased his target annual bonus under the Amended and Restated ProPetro
Holding Corp. Executive Incentive Bonus Plan for 2021 from 75% to 100% of his
annualized base salary. The Committee also designated Mr. Sledge as a "Tier 2
Executive" instead of a "Tier 3 Executive" under the ProPetro Services, Inc.
Second Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan").
Mr. Sledge entered into a participation agreement documenting his designation as
a "Tier 2 Executive" under the Severance Plan on May 19, 2021.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Severance Plan, which is attached as
Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item
5.02 by reference, and Mr. Sledge's participation agreement thereunder, the form
of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting")
on May 17, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected each
of the Company's eight director nominees to serve until the Company's 2022
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Further, the Company's stockholders approved on
an advisory basis the compensation paid to the Company's named executive
officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2021 proxy statement. The Company's
stockholders also approved the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for
fiscal year 2021.
The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the Annual Meeting
are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors.
NOMINEES FOR WITHHOLD BROKER NON-VOTES
Phillip A. Gobe 86,251,294 6,771,314 3,050,841
Spencer D. Armour III 65,417,560 27,605,048 3,050,841
Mark S. Berg 88,046,285 4,976,323 3,050,841
Anthony J. Best 88,067,144 4,955,464 3,050,841
Michele V. Choka 86,186,537 6,836,071 3,050,841
Alan E. Douglas 73,371,560 19,651,048 3,050,841
G. Larry Lawrence 92,790,807 231,801 3,050,841
Jack B. Moore 70,456,169 22,566,439 3,050,841
Proposal 2 - Approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company's named
executive officers' compensation.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
88,973,206 4,027,229 22,173 3,050,841
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2021.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
95,407,396 658,951 7,102
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
10.1 ProPetro Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Executive
Severance Plan (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 to
ProPetro Holding Corp.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 26,
2020).
10.2 Form of Participation Agreement pursuant to the ProPetro
Services, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to ProPetro Holding Corp.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 26, 2020).
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded
within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101)
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