HighPeak Energy, Inc. (Form: 8-K, Received: 06/01/2022 16:03:30)

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): June 1, 2022

HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-235313	84-3533602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

421 W. 3rd St., Suite 1000 Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(817) 850-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock	HPK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrant	HPKEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of HighPeak Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2022, (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected two Class B director nominees to the Board to serve for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025 and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until the earlier of death, resignation of removal, (ii) adopted and approved the HighPeak Energy, Inc. Second Amended & Restated Long Term Incentive Plan to permit the issuance of restricted and unrestricted stock awards to all eligible persons and (iii) ratified the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The voting results for each proposal were as follows:

To elect the two Class B director nominees to the Board of Directors:

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Keith A. Covington	92,208,242	619,610	5,191	4,150,703
Michael L. Hollis	92,010,301	817,451	5,191	4,150,703

To adopt and approve the HighPeak Energy, Inc. Second Amended & Restated Long Term Incentive Plan to permit the issuance of restricted and unrestricted stock awards to all eligible persons:

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
	91,917,684	851,368	63,991	4,150,703

To ratify the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022:

For	Against	Abstain
96,969,129	8,192	6,425

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.

	HIGHPEAK ENERGY, INC.

Date: June 1, 2022
	By:	/s/ Steven W. Tholen
	Name:	Steven W. Tholen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer