Company: GPOR
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-028069
Chunk: 15

Company: GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 15
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 Process Our Board of Directors will consider stockholder nominations for director candidates upon written submission to our Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary along with, among other things, the nominee’s qualifications and certain biographical information regarding the nominee, the nominee’s written consent to serve as a director if elected and being named in the proxy or information statement and information regarding the status of the stockholder submitting the recommendation, all in the manner required by the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Following verification of the stockholder status of the persons proposing candidates, recommendations will be aggregated and considered by our Board of Directors at a regularly scheduled or special Board meeting. If any materials are provided by a stockholder in connection with the nomination of a director candidate, materials will be forwarded to our Board of Directors. See “Submission of Future Stockholder Proposals” below for additional detail regarding submitting director nominees. Our Board of Directors may also review materials provided by professional search firms or other parties in connection with a nominee who is not proposed by a stockholder. In evaluating nominations, our Board of Directors will seek to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and backgrounds on the Board. To be nominated to serve as a director, a nominee need not meet any specific minimum criteria. Our Board of Directors uses the same criteria for evaluating candidates nominated by stockholders as it does for those proposed by current Board members, professional search firms and other people. After completing its evaluation, our Board of Directors approves the final slate of director nominees. Our Nominating, Environmental, Social and Governance Committee approved the director nominees submitted for election at the Annual Meeting. Each nominee brings a strong and unique background and set of skills to our Board of Directors, giving our Board of Directors competence and experience in a variety of areas, including corporate governance and Board service, executive management, the oil and natural gas industry, accounting and finance and risk assessment and management.

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT    19 |

| NOMINATING PROCESS FOR DIRECTORS, DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND REVIEW OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES |

Summary of Director Qualifications and Experience The chart below identifies the balance of skills and qualifications each director nominee brings to the Board. The fact that a particular skill or qualification is not designated does not mean the director nominee does not possess that particular attribute. We believe the combination of the skills and qualifications shown below demonstrates how