---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000894627-26-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EGY"
cik: "0000894627"
company_name: "VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:07:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:34:33.483938+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VAALCO shareholders approve 2020 LTIP amendment, increasing share pool to 20M

## Summary
- Shareholders approved Amendment No. 3 to 2020 LTIP, increasing authorized shares by 5.25M to 20M total.
- Amendment extends plan term through June 4, 2036, and revises share reservation and recycling rules.
- All five director nominees elected; KPMG ratified as auditor for FY2026; say-on-pay passed.
- Proposal 4 (LTIP amendment) received 47.9M for, 7.4M against, 0.75M abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000894627-26-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EGY
- cik: 0000894627
- company_name: VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:07:41+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/0000894627-26-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/egy-20260604.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal No. 2 : Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 73,741,558 180,973 747,897 -
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/0000894627-26-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal No. 3 : Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 53,859,111 1,487,492 693,299 18,630,526
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/0000894627-26-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of five directors at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal No. 1 : Election of five directors, each to serve for a one-year term. Nominee Votes Cast For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Andrew L. Fawthrop 51,970,868 4,069,034 18,630,526 George W. M. Maxwell 54,474,662 1,565,240 18,630,526 Cathy Stubbs 54,705,957 1,333,945 18,630,526 Fabrice Nze-Bekale 50,812,199 5,227,703 18,630,526 Edward LaFehr 54,748,788 1,291,114 18,630,526
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/0000894627-26-000033-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Approval of the Amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance, revise share reservation and recycling rules, and extend the term of the 2020 LTIP at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal No. 4 : Approval of the Amendment to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance, revise share reservation and recycling rules, and extend the term of the 2020 LTIP. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 47,926,781 7,359,271 753,850 18,630,526
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000089462726000033/0000894627-26-000033-index.htm

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