---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001214659-23-016679"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GBR"
cik: "0000105744"
company_name: "New Concept Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T08:45:40.744822+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# New Concept Energy shareholders elect all director nominees and ratify auditor

## Summary
- All five nominees elected: Gene S. Bertcher (1,741,453 votes for), Richard W. Humphrey (1,741,831), Dan Locklear (1,731,399), Cecelia Maynard (1,705,819), Raymond D. Roberts (1,703,653).
- Ratification of Swalm & Associates as independent auditor passed with 2,600,699 votes for, 29,812 against, 5,680 abstain.
- Gene S. Bertcher reelected Chairman, President, CEO and CFO at subsequent board meeting.
- Quorum of 2,600,699 shares (50.68% of outstanding) present at Dec. 13, 2023 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001214659-23-016679
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GBR
- cik: 0000105744
- company_name: New Concept Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105744/000121465923016679/0001214659-23-016679-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105744/000121465923016679/g12202348k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  New Concept Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors (slate of five nominees) at the 2023-12-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-13
  source text: At the Annual Meeting, which involved the election of directors, the following named persons received the number of votes for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions (broker non-votes were not reported): Name No. of Votes For Of Shares Voted, % For No. of Votes Withheld No. of Votes Abstained Broker Non- Votes Gene S. Bertcher 1,741,453 33.93% 173 8,832 -0- Richard W. Humphrey 1,741,831 33.94% -0- 8,607 -0- Dan Locklear 1,731,399 33.73% -0- 19,059 -0- Cecelia Maynard 1,705,819 33.23% -0- 44,639 -0- Raymond D. Roberts, Sr. 1,703,653 33.19% -0- 46,805 -0-
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105744/000121465923016679/0001214659-23-016679-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  New Concept Energy, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Swalm & Associates, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-12-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-12-13
  source text: A total of 2,600,699 votes were cast FOR, 29,812 votes were cast AGAINST, and 5,680 votes ABSTAINED from voting with respect to such proposal. There were no broker non-votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105744/000121465923016679/0001214659-23-016679-index.htm

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