Company: GPOR
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-024139
Chunk: 69

Company: GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 69
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 outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock voting on an as -convertedbasis as a single class present in person or by proxy and voting on this matter are cast “for” the proposal. You may vote “for,” “against” or “abstain” from approving the proposal. Abstentions and broker non -voteswill have the effect of votes against this matter. What is the effect of abstentions, withhold votes and broker non-votes? If you specify that you wish to “abstain” or “withhold” from voting on an item, then your shares will not be voted on that item. Because the votes cast in favor of each director nominee must exceed the votes cast against such nominee under Proposal 1 and because the votes cast in favor of the action must exceed the votes cast opposing the action in order to approve Proposals2, 3 and 4 at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will not have an effect on the outcome of Proposals 2 and 3 and will have the effect of votes against the matter on Proposal 4. A “broker non -vote” occurs when a beneficial holder does not provide instructions to a broker and such broker lacks discretionary voting power to vote shares with respect to a particular proposal. Under NYSE rules, brokers are permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority on “routine” matters, but beneficial owners of shares must provide voting instructions to their brokers with respect to “non -routine” matters for their brokers to exercise voting authority with respect to such shares on such

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matters. Under NYSE rules, the proposal to approve the appointment of an independent auditor is considered a “routine” matter. This means that brokers may vote in their discretion on Proposal 2 on behalf of clients who have not furnished voting instructions with respect to such proposal. In contrast, Proposals1, 3 and 4 are “non -routine” matters. This means brokers that have not received voting instructions from their clients on these proposals may not vote on these proposals in their own discretion, which results in “broker non -votes.” Who is a registered stockholder and who is a beneficial stockholder? Registered Stockholders:A “registered stockholder” is a person or entity whose name appears in the Company’s registered list of stockholders as an owner of one or more shares of the Company’s common stock or preferred stock. If you are a registered stockholder, these proxy materials are being sent directly to you