---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-23-001300"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROYL"
cik: "0001694617"
company_name: "Royale Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T12:52:42.941929+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Royale Energy holds 2023 annual meeting, all director nominees elected and auditor ratified

## Summary
- Six director nominees elected with 59.8M-60.2M votes for each; broker non-votes total 8.2M.
- Ratification of Horne LLP as auditor approved: 66.8M for, 2.1M against, 0.2M abstain.
- Advisory say-on-pay resolution approved: 57.8M for, 1.2M against, 1.7M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-23-001300
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROYL
- cik: 0001694617
- company_name: Royale Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523001300/0001185185-23-001300-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523001300/royaleinc20231213_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-23-001300.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Royale Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company's executive compensation at the 2023-12-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-06
  source text: The following votes were cast on the advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Voted Against Number of Votes Abstaining Number of Broker Non-Votes 57,838,987 1,221,229 1,739,883 8,243,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523001300/0001185185-23-001300-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Royale Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Horne LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-06
  source text: The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Horne LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Voted Against Number of Votes Abstaining Number of Broker Non-Votes 66,785,923 2,093,407 163,836 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523001300/0001185185-23-001300-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Royale Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Election of nominees to the Board of Directors at the 2023-12-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-06
  source text: The following votes were vast in the election of the Board of Directors: Nominee Number of Votes Voted For Number of Votes Withheld Number of Broker Non-Votes Johnny Jordan 59,962,075 836,019 8,243,162 Jonathan Gregory 59,837,075 958,024 8,243,162 John Sullivan 59,850,868 944,231 8,243,162 Jeff Kerns 60,148,613 649,481 8,243,162 Stephen Hosmer 60,062,313 735,781 8,243,162 Chris Parada 60,156,613 641,481 8,243,162
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/000118518523001300/0001185185-23-001300-index.htm

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