8-K
filed May 28, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
ticker KOS
CIK 0001509991
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Kosmos Energy shareholders elect directors, approve auditor, say-on-pay, and LTIP amendment at 2026 meeting
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
- Andrew G. Inglis and Maria Moraeus Hanssen elected as Class I directors with ~97.4% and ~91.7% of votes cast, respectively.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as 2026 independent auditor approved with 418.3M votes for (96.7% of votes cast).
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 328.0M votes for (96.2% of votes cast).
- Amendment and restatement of Kosmos Energy Long Term Incentive Plan approved with 334.0M votes for (97.9% of votes cast).
- Total shares represented at meeting: 433.9M (73.15% of 593.1M outstanding shares).
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine their remuneration at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 - To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and to authorize the Company’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine their remuneration. The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain 418,283,107 14,081,268 1,566,902
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholders approved To provide a non-binding, advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 - To provide a non-binding, advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by a nonbinding, advisory vote of the stockholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Not Voted (Broker Non-Votes) 328,035,642 10,098,952 2,872,751 92,923,932
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholders approved To approve an amendment and restatement of the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 - To approve an amendment and restatement of the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan. The proposal was approved by a vote of the stockholders as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Not Voted (Broker Non-Votes) 334,006,608 4,222,119 2,778,618 92,923,932
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholders approved To elect two Class I directors to a three-year term to serve until the 2029 annual stockholders meeting at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 – To elect two Class I directors to a three-year term to serve until the 2029 annual stockholders meeting. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of the stockholders as follows: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstain Not Voted (Broker Non-Votes) Andrew G. Inglis 330,744,174 8,744,193 1,518,978 92,923,932 Maria Moraeus Hanssen 311,320,495 28,147,991 1,538,859 92,923,932
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