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Nominee Votes Cast For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Andrew L. Fawthrop 23,281,208 22,682,098 22,782,646 George W. M. Maxwell 40,575,154 5,388,152 22,782,646 Edward LaFehr 41,257,555 4,705,751 22,782,646 Fabrice Nze-Bekale 29,050,004 16,913,302 22,782,646 Cathy Stubbs 33,884,769 12,078,537 22,782,646","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000114036123029163/0001140361-23-029163-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3b5b862c0e21d2bc60fefcb982b4a6e235dc711d","claim":"VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2 : Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 63,146,689 4,165,810 1,433,453 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000114036123029163/0001140361-23-029163-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3b692234e9a1d32c871d7c2211b132484affc88f","claim":"VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 4 : Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. One Year Two Years Three Years Votes Abstained 43,824,511 451,046 926,387 761,362","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000114036123029163/0001140361-23-029163-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"5a15cddeaef86772c5c34962e3321c922cc10a03","claim":"VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. at the 2023-06-08 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 19,129,778 26,485,175 348,353 22,782,646","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/894627/000114036123029163/0001140361-23-029163-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-08"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}