Kinetik Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, held on May 19, 2026, the Kinetik Holding Inc. (the "Company") stockholders voted upon the following three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"). The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the ten nominees listed below to the Company’s board of directors to serve a one-year term beginning upon their election until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027.
For | Withhold | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
Deborah L. Byers | 118,764,416 | 805,671 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
David I. Foley | 119,305,265 | 264,822 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Michael Kumar | 119,313,043 | 257,044 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
D. Mark Leland | 119,262,304 | 307,783 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Kevin S. McCarthy | 118,601,616 | 968,471 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
John-Paul Munfa | 119,469,688 | 100,399 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
William Ordemann | 119,129,170 | 440,917 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Karen Putterman | 119,467,037 | 103,050 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Laura A. Sugg | 119,142,278 | 427,809 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Jamie Welch | 119,485,388 | 484,699 | - | 6,962,759 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation (Say-on-Pay)
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the vote indicated below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
119,108,008 | 328,400 | 133,679 | 6,962,759 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditor
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified by the stockholders, by the vote indicated below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
126,411,696 | 87,032 | 34,118 | - | ||||||||
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.
Kinetik Holdings Inc. | |||||||||||
Dated: | May 20, 2026 | /s/ Lindsay Ellis | |||||||||
Lindsay Ellis | |||||||||||
General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |||||||||||