---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-169014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BSM"
cik: "0001621434"
company_name: "Black Stone Minerals, L.P."
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:47:39.100950+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Black Stone Minerals unitholders elect all 9 director nominees, ratify EY, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with over 98% of votes cast in favor; broker non-votes 57.5M shares.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2023 passed with 158M for, 164K against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on 2022 named executive officer compensation approved with 97.8M for, 1.8M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-169014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BSM
- cik: 0001621434
- company_name: Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621434/000119312523169014/0001193125-23-169014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621434/000119312523169014/d517874d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Black Stone Minerals, L.P. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory approval of the compensation of the General Partner’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 at the 2023-06-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-15
  source text: The compensation of the General Partner’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, by the Partnership’s unitholders, with votes as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Vote 97,778,102 1,776,182 1,449,641 57,528,437
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621434/000119312523169014/0001193125-23-169014-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Black Stone Minerals, L.P. shareholders approved Election of nine directors to the Board of Directors of the General Partner at the 2023-06-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-15
  source text: Each of the nine nominees for director was duly elected by the Partnership’s unitholders, with votes as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Vote Carin M. Barth 100,559,486 444,439 57,528,437 Thomas L. Carter, Jr. 100,606,504 397,421 57,528,437 D. Mark DeWalch 99,970,719 1,033,206 57,528,437 Jerry V. Kyle, Jr. 100,594,708 409,217 57,528,437 Michael C. Linn 99,893,299 1,110,626 57,528,437 John H. Longmaid 100,544,429 459,496 57,528,437 William N. Mathis 98,864,472 2,139,453 57,528,437 William E. Randall 100,558,255 445,670 57,528,437 Alexander D. Stuart 100,502,198 501,727 57,528,437
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621434/000119312523169014/0001193125-23-169014-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Black Stone Minerals, L.P. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-06-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-15
  source text: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Partnership’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified by the Partnership’s unitholders, with votes as follows: Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstain Broker Non-Vote 158,048,109 320,906 163,347 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621434/000119312523169014/0001193125-23-169014-index.htm

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