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EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

At EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.'s shareholder meeting held June 14, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 66 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 512 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive… — EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2024.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 66Asset managers
  • 512Fund votes
  • June 14, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 14, 2024: 6 items on EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024: 3 approved · 3 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.

These tallies are EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 14, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Michael R. Morrisett 15,503,025---- 416,9716,863,044 97%Not verified—
Elect Director: Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis (Ret.) 14,570,886---- 1,349,1106,863,044 92%Not verified—
Elect Director: J. Kevin Vann 15,060,385---- 859,6116,863,044 95%Not verified—
2. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation 14,931,019985,7723,205 --6,863,044 94%Approved—
3. Approval of the Empire Petroleum Corporation 2024 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan 14,933,610983,1883,198 --6,863,044 94%Approved—
4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 22,781,6671,29182 --0 99.9%Approved—

Source: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 18, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 66 asset managers that disclosed a EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: J. Kevin Vann

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 15,060,385WITHHELD: 859,611
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 32 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: J. Kevin Vann

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: J. Kevin Vann”): 15,060,385 for, 859,611 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 32 asset managers below reported 493,916 for, 470,307 withheld, 6,343 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 493,916ABSTAIN: 6,343WITHHOLD: 470,307
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: J. Kevin Vann” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock00 0348,181Withhold
Vanguard329,0330 00For
Fidelity146,7630 00For
Charles Schwab00 034,311Withhold
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC00 029,268Withhold
Equitable00 015,402Withhold
Lincoln Financial10,4000 00For
Global X00 07,779Withhold
Janus Detroit Street Trust00 06,761Withhold
Northern Trust5,2560 00For
Voya00 04,191Withhold
Pacific Life00 04,107Withhold
John Hancock00 3,5940Abstain
Goldman Sachs00 03,058Withhold
Nationwide00 02,878Withhold
TIAA00 02,761Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust00 2,7490Abstain
ProShares00 02,602Withhold
DWS00 02,521Withhold
Principal00 01,528Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,466Withhold
Victory Capital00 01,241Withhold
State Street1,0480 00For
SEI00 01,033Withhold
Invesco8560 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. All 32 are in the interactive database (link above).

2. Elect Director: Michael R. Morrisett

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 15,503,025WITHHELD: 416,971
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 32 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael R. Morrisett

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael R. Morrisett”): 15,503,025 for, 416,971 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 32 asset managers below reported 793,264 for, 173,708 withheld, 3,594 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 793,264ABSTAIN: 3,594WITHHOLD: 173,708
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael R. Morrisett” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock348,1810 00For
Vanguard329,0330 00For
Fidelity00 0146,763Withhold
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC29,2680 00For
Equitable15,4020 00For
Lincoln Financial10,4000 00For
Global X7,7790 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust00 06,761Withhold
Northern Trust5,2560 00For
Voya00 04,191Withhold
Pacific Life4,1070 00For
John Hancock00 3,5940Abstain
Goldman Sachs00 03,058Withhold
Nationwide00 02,878Withhold
TIAA2,7610 00For
Bridge Builder Trust2,7490 00For
ProShares00 02,602Withhold
DWS00 02,521Withhold
Principal00 01,528Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,466Withhold
Victory Capital00 01,241Withhold
State Street1,0480 00For
SEI1,0330 00For
Invesco8560 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. All 32 are in the interactive database (link above).

3. Elect Director: Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis (Ret.)

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%
FOR: 14,570,886WITHHELD: 1,349,110
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 32 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis (Ret.)

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis (Ret.)”): 14,570,886 for, 1,349,110 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 32 asset managers below reported 190,780 for, 773,443 withheld, 6,343 abstained.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 190,780ABSTAIN: 6,343WITHHOLD: 773,443
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Vice Admiral Andrew L. Lewis (Ret.)” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock00 0348,181Withhold
Vanguard00 0329,033Withhold
Fidelity146,7630 00For
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC00 029,268Withhold
Equitable00 015,402Withhold
Lincoln Financial00 010,400Withhold
Global X7,7790 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust00 06,761Withhold
Northern Trust00 05,256Withhold
Voya00 04,191Withhold
Pacific Life00 04,107Withhold
John Hancock00 3,5940Abstain
Goldman Sachs00 03,058Withhold
Nationwide00 02,878Withhold
TIAA00 02,761Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust00 2,7490Abstain
ProShares00 02,602Withhold
DWS00 02,521Withhold
Principal00 01,528Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,466Withhold
Victory Capital00 01,241Withhold
State Street00 01,048Withhold
SEI1,0330 00For
Invesco8560 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. All 32 are in the interactive database (link above).

4. Approval of the Empire Petroleum Corporation 2024 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 14,933,610AGAINST: 983,188
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 33 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE THE EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2024 STOCK AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Approval of the Empire Petroleum Corporation 2024 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan”): 14,933,610 for, 983,188 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal Three – Approval of the Empire Petroleum Corporation 2024 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan The stockholders voted to approve the 2024 Plan.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 33 asset managers below reported 976,353 for.

FOR
FOR: 976,353
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE THE EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2024 STOCK AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN.” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock348,1810 00For
Vanguard329,0330 00For
Fidelity146,7630 00For
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC29,2680 00For
Equitable15,4020 00For
Lincoln Financial10,4000 00For
Global X7,7790 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust6,7610 00For
EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC5,7870 00For
Northern Trust5,2560 00For
Voya4,1910 00For
Pacific Life4,1070 00For
John Hancock3,5940 00For
Goldman Sachs3,0580 00For
Nationwide2,8780 00For
TIAA2,7610 00For
Bridge Builder Trust2,7490 00For
ProShares2,6020 00For
DWS2,5210 00For
Principal1,5280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4660 00For
Victory Capital1,2410 00For
State Street1,0480 00For
SEI1,0330 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 33 asset managers. All 33 are in the interactive database (link above).

5. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 14,931,019AGAINST: 985,772
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 66 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers.

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 14,931,019 for, 985,772 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal Two — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 32 asset managers voting on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers.” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock348,1810 00For
Vanguard329,0330 00For
Fidelity146,7630 00For
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC29,2680 00For
Equitable15,4020 00For
Lincoln Financial10,4000 00For
Global X7,7790 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust6,7610 00For
Northern Trust5,2560 00For
Voya4,1910 00For
Pacific Life4,1070 00For
John Hancock3,5940 00For
Goldman Sachs3,0580 00For
Nationwide2,8780 00For
TIAA2,7610 00For
Bridge Builder Trust2,7490 00For
ProShares2,6020 00For
DWS2,5210 00For
Principal1,5280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4660 00For
Victory Capital1,2410 00For
State Street1,0480 00For
SEI1,0330 00For
Invesco8560 00For

Fund voting reports, all 32 managers: 970,058 for, 508 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

Institutional-manager reports: 46 asset managers voting on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive officers.” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock205,2130 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC155,4560 00For
Northern Trust86,4490 00For
State Street83,4430 00For
Verdence Capital Advisors LLC41,5360 00For
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC27,0690 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp24,4590 00For
Vanguard10,4440 00For
Janus Henderson6,9700 00For
EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC5,7870 00For
Ethic Inc.05,404 00Against
JPMorgan5,2670 00For
Invesco4,7350 00For
Voya4,1910 00For
Rhumbline4,1240 00For
John Hancock3,5940 00For
AllianceBernstein3,5350 00For
NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND3,4160 00For
Nuveen3,3800 00For
T. Rowe Price2,3470 00For
BANK OF AMERICA NA2,2350 00For
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc01,556 00Against
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS1,5280 00For
SEI1,4330 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 46 managers: 726,674 for, 7,757 against. Showing the 25 largest; every one is in the interactive database (link above).

6. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 22,781,667AGAINST: 1,291
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 32 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2024.

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 22,781,667 for, 1,291 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 18, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal Four – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 32 asset managers below reported 970,566 for.

FOR
FOR: 970,566
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2024.” at EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock348,1810 00For
Vanguard329,0330 00For
Fidelity146,7630 00For
Charles Schwab34,3110 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC29,2680 00For
Equitable15,4020 00For
Lincoln Financial10,4000 00For
Global X7,7790 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust6,7610 00For
Northern Trust5,2560 00For
Voya4,1910 00For
Pacific Life4,1070 00For
John Hancock3,5940 00For
Goldman Sachs3,0580 00For
Nationwide2,8780 00For
TIAA2,7610 00For
Bridge Builder Trust2,7490 00For
ProShares2,6020 00For
DWS2,5210 00For
Principal1,5280 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,4660 00For
Victory Capital1,2410 00For
State Street1,0480 00For
SEI1,0330 00For
Invesco8560 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. All 32 are in the interactive database (link above).

Largest EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 30,380,906 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 1.15%
2Vanguard 1.08%
3Fidelity 0.48%
4Charles Schwab 0.11%
5QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC 0.10%
6Equitable 0.05%
7Lincoln Financial 0.03%
8Global X 0.03%
9Janus Detroit Street Trust 0.02%
10Northern Trust 0.02%
Institutional-manager reports: top EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company's named executive…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 0.68%
2GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.51%
3Northern Trust 0.28%
4State Street 0.27%
5Verdence Capital Advisors LLC 0.14%
6Charles Schwab 0.11%
7PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC 0.09%
8MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp 0.08%
9Vanguard 0.03%
10Janus Henderson 0.02%

Reported EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Phil E. Mulacek 20.14% DEF14A
Michael R. Morrisett 5.44% DEF14A
BlackRock 2.89% 13F
Vanguard Group 2.75% 13F
Mason H. Matschke 2.44% DEF14A
Geode Capital 1.03% 13F
State Street 0.57% 13F
Eugene J. Sweeney 0.41% DEF14A
Northern Trust 0.40% 13F
Thomas W. Pritchard 0.28% DEF14A

Percentages above are of 30,380,906 shares outstanding, as reported by EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated May 9, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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