Company: GPOR
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-024139
Chunk: 60

Company: GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 60
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 common stock from affiliates of Silver Point Capital, L.P. in 2024.

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT    59 |

| Proposal to Ratify the Appointment of Our Independent Auditors 
 (Proposal 2)                                                   |

The Company is asking its stockholders to vote to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent auditors for fiscal year ending December31, 2025. The Audit Committee has appointed Grant Thornton LLP to serve as independent auditors. What services do the independent auditors provide? Audit services of Grant Thornton LLP for fiscal year 2024 included an audit of our consolidated financial statements and services related to periodic filings made with the SEC. Additionally, Grant Thornton LLP provided certain services related to the consolidated quarterly reports as described below. How much were the independent auditors paid in 2024 and 2023? Grant Thornton LLP’s fees for professional services totaled $1,151,750 for 2024 and $1,154,865 for 2023. Grant Thornton LLP’s fees for professional services included the following: • Audit Fees – aggregatefees for audit services, which relate to the fiscal year consolidated audit, quarterly reviews, accounting consultations and comfort letters were $1,151,750 for 2024 and $1,154,865 for 2023. • Audit -Related Fees –aggregate fees for audit -relatedservices, consisting of audits in connection with proposed or consummated dispositions, benefit plan audits, other subsidiary audits, special reports, and accounting consultations, were $0 in 2024 and 2023. • Tax and All Other Fees –there were no tax or other fees for products or services provided by Grant Thornton LLP in addition to the services described above in 2024 and 2023. Does the Audit Committee approve the services provided by Grant Thornton LLP? It is our Audit Committee’s policy to pre -approveall audit, audit -relatedand permissible non -auditservices rendered to us by our independent auditor. Consistent with such policy, all fees listed above that we incurred for services rendered by Grant Thornton LLP in fiscal years 2024 and 2023 were pre -approvedby our Audit Committee. No non -auditservices were provided to us by Grant Thornton LLP in 2024 or 2023. Will a representative of Grant Thornton LLP be present at the meeting? Yes, one or more representatives of Grant Thornton LLP will be present at the meeting. The representatives will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire and