8-K
filed December 1, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
ticker DWSN
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Dawson Geophysical shareholders approve charter amendments to remove supermajority vote and allow written consent
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
- Approved amendment removing supermajority vote requirement for business combinations, effective Dec 1, 2023.
- Approved amendment permitting shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent, effective Dec 1, 2023.
- Board amended bylaws consistent with charter changes, effective Dec 1, 2023.
- Elected all six director nominees; Matthew Wilks received 25,255,203 votes for and 559,234 withheld.
- Ratified RSM US LLP as independent auditor for FY2023 with 27,116,641 votes for.
Key facts
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.95
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO: Board of Directors approved Second Amended and Restated Bylaws to remove supermajority vote requirement for business combinations and permit non-unanimous shareholder action by written consent (effective 2023-12-01).
- Change
- bylaw amendment
- Effective
- 2023-12-01
Exact text from the filing
the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, which amend the Bylaws to (i) remove Section 2.10 requiring a supermajority vote for business combinations and (ii) permit shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent.
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.95
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO: Shareholders approved amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation removing supermajority vote requirement for business combinations and permitting non-unanimous shareholder action by written consent (effective 2023-12-01).
- Change
- charter amendment
- Effective
- 2023-12-01
Exact text from the filing
the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the "Charter Amendment"), which (i) removes Section 7(6)(f) requiring a supermajority vote for business combinations; and (ii) permits shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO shareholders approved Proposal to amend the Charter to remove Section 7(6)(f) requiring a supermajority vote for business combinations. at the 2023-11-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-11-30
Exact text from the filing
Proposal to amend the Charter to remove Section 7(6)(f) requiring a supermajority vote for business combinations.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO shareholders approved Proposal to amend the Charter to permit shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent. at the 2023-11-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-11-30
Exact text from the filing
Proposal to amend the Charter to permit shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO shareholders approved Proposal to elect a Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. at the 2023-11-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-11-30
Exact text from the filing
Proposal to elect a Board of Directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO shareholders approved Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers. at the 2023-11-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-11-30
Exact text from the filing
Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO shareholders approved Proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-11-30 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-11-30
Exact text from the filing
Proposal to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
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