Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 03 2021 - 4:16PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
HESS CORP DE false 0000004447 0000004447 2021-06-02 2021-06-02
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 2, 2021
HESS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE
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No. 1-1204
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No. 13-4921002
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1185 Avenue of the Americas
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New York, New York 10036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 997-8500
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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HES
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New York Stock Exchange
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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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Amendment to Long Term Incentive Plan
On March 3, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hess Corporation (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board, adopted Amendment No. 1 (the “2021 Amendment”) to the Company’s 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2017 Incentive Plan”), subject to the requisite stockholder approval. The 2021 Amendment will increase the number of shares available for issuance under the 2017 Incentive Plan by 12,000,000 shares. At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 2, 2021 (the “Meeting”), stockholders approved the 2021 Amendment.
A summary of the 2021 Amendment is included under “Proposal 4: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Our 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2021 (the “2021 Proxy Statement”). The foregoing summary description of the 2021 Amendment is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the 2021 Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the Meeting and the voting results for each such matter:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the following eleven director nominees was elected as a director for the ensuing one-year term or until his or her respective successor is elected or appointed, by the vote set forth below:
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Name
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Terrence J. Checki
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259,197,735
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10,043,815
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124,050
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12,970,291
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Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
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250,906,052
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18,153,195
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306,353
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12,970,291
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Joaquin Duato
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266,500,693
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2,748,261
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116,646
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12,970,291
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John B. Hess
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264,585,482
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4,658,629
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121,489
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12,970,291
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Edith E. Holiday
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260,765,513
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8,482,809
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117,278
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12,970,291
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Marc S. Lipschultz
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267,550,295
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1,691,794
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123,511
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12,970,291
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David McManus
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263,388,350
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5,858,259
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118,991
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12,970,291
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Kevin O. Meyers
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264,507,291
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4,727,409
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130,900
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12,970,291
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Karyn F. Ovelmen
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268,903,465
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339,398
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122,737
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12,970,291
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James H. Quigley
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267,527,949
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1,549,939
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287,712
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12,970,291
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William G. Schrader
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266,618,060
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2,630,756
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116,784
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12,970,291
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Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 Proxy Statement, received the vote of 95.6% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
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For
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257,444,270
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Against
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11,578,563
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Abstain
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342,767
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,970,291
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Proposal 3 – Ratification of Registered Public Accountants. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 received the vote of 97.1% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
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For
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274,251,557
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Against
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7,949,673
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Abstain
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134,661
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Proposal 4 – 2021 Amendment. The proposal to approve the 2021 Amendment to the 2017 Incentive Plan received the vote of 97.8% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
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For
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263,340,495
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Against
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5,810,553
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Abstain
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214,552
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Broker Non-Votes
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12,970,291
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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*
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Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: June 3, 2021
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HESS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Timothy B. Goodell
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Name:
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Timothy B. Goodell
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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