Company: GPOR
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-028069
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Company: GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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 nominees, directors or any of the executive officers. Vote Required and Board Voting Recommendation Directors will be elected at the Annual Meeting by a majority of the votes cast. Abstentions and broker non -voteswill have no effect on the voting results for Proposal 1.

| 8    2025 PROXY STATEMENT |

| ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES |

| Timothy Cutt                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Age: 64                                                         
 Director since: May 2021                                        
 Other Public Company Directorships Held in the Past Five Years: 
 QEP                                                             
 (January 2019 – March 2021)                                     | Business Experience:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Mr. Cutt has served as non-executive Board Chair since March 2023 and joined Gulfport as Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer in May 2021. Mr. Cutt is a Petroleum Engineer with over 40 years of energy experience. He served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of QEP Resources from January 2019 to March 2021. Prior to joining QEP, Mr. Cutt was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cobalt International Energy from 2016 to 2018. Previously, Mr. Cutt held several executive positions with BHP Billiton before serving as President of the Petroleum Division from 2013 to 2016. During this time, he was also a member of BHP Billiton’s Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Cutt began his career with Mobil and worked for ExxonMobil for 24 years and served in various management roles including President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela, President ExxonMobil Canada Energy and President Hibernia Management & Development Company. 
 Other Memberships and Positions:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Mr. Cutt is President of the Louisiana Tech Foundation Board, served on the board of the American Exploration and Production Council from 2021 to 2023, and previously served as a board member of the American Petroleum Institute from 2013 to 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Educational Background:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Mr. Cutt received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 BOARD MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Mr. Cutt’s extensive experience as a CEO and director of public exploration and production companies, executive management skills and extensive knowledge of