Helmerich & Payne holders re-elect 10 directors, approve amended incentive plan
At its annual meeting on March 4, 2026, Helmerich & Payne stockholders elected all ten director nominees to serve until the 2027 annual meeting and approved the Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The plan allows grants of stock options, restricted shares, share units and cash awards to officers, employees, consultants and non-employee directors. Stockholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor and approved executive pay in an advisory vote.
Key points
- Ten directors elected to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting; Donald F. Robillard, Jr. and John D. Zeglis were among them, with Randy A. Foutch receiving 70,902,402 votes for and 10,377,704 against
- Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved: 76,288,754 votes for, 4,915,503 against, 155,481 abstentions
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026: 89,092,847 votes for, 3,179,499 against
- Advisory vote on named executive compensation approved: 79,238,113 votes for, 1,941,021 against, 180,604 abstentions
The filing
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