--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-122834" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "DWSN" cik: "0000799165" company_name: "DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO" filed_at: "2023-12-01T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T19:41:45.379834+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Dawson Geophysical shareholders approve charter amendments to remove supermajority vote and allow written consent ## Summary - 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. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-122834 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: DWSN - cik: 0000799165 - company_name: DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO - filed_at: 2023-12-01T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/tm2331966d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-122834 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-122834.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-122834.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes 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 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Governance Changes 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 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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 source text: Proposal to amend the Charter to remove Section 7(6)(f) requiring a supermajority vote for business combinations. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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 source text: Proposal to amend the Charter to permit shareholders to take non-unanimous action by written consent. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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 source text: Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the named executive officers. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm - Shareholder Votes 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 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923122834/0001104659-23-122834-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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