UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2021

Devon Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
DELAWARE	 	001-32318	 	73-1567067	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

333 W. SHERIDAN AVE.,
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA	 	73102-5015	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	 	Trading
Symbol(s)	 	Name of each exchange
on which registered	
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	 	DVN	 	The New York Stock Exchange	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. In connection with the Annual Meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The following are the voting results for the items of business considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
1.    The stockholders elected each of Devon’s eleven nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of Devon for a one-year term. The vote tabulation with respect to each nominee was as follows:

	NOMINEE	  	VOTES
FOR	 	  	AUTHORITY
WITHHELD	 	  	BROKER
NON-VOTES	 	
Barbara M. Baumann	  	 	468,775,699	 	  	 	60,443,833	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
John E. Bethancourt	  	 	518,916,968	 	  	 	10,302,564	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Ann G. Fox	  	 	522,995,085	 	  	 	6,224,447	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
David A. Hager	  	 	491,852,572	 	  	 	37,366,960	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Kelt Kindick	  	 	493,680,618	 	  	 	35,538,914	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
John Krenicki Jr.	  	 	521,283,492	 	  	 	7,936,040	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Karl F. Kurz	  	 	525,583,186	 	  	 	3,636,346	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.	  	 	507,819,783	 	  	 	21,399,749	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Richard E. Muncrief	  	 	525,580,629	 	  	 	3,638,903	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Duane C. Radtke	  	 	517,814,319	 	  	 	11,405,213	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
Valerie M. Williams	  	 	514,808,365	 	  	 	14,411,167	 	  	 	55,436,987	 		
2.    The appointment of KPMG LLP as Devon’s independent auditors for 2021 was ratified. The results of the vote were as follows:

VOTES
FOR	 	VOTES
AGAINST	 	VOTES
ABSTAINED	 	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
563,506,674	 	20,761,082	 	388,763	 	—  	
3.    The advisory vote on the compensation of Devon’s named executive officers was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

VOTES
FOR	 	VOTES
AGAINST	 	VOTES
ABSTAINED	 	BROKER
NON-VOTES	
494,963,488	 	33,098,049	 	1,157,995	 	55,436,987	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	  /s/ Christopher J. Kirt	
	 	Christopher J. Kirt	
	 	Vice President Corporate Governance and Secretary	
Date:    June 11, 2021