Form 8-K - Current report

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 4, 2024

HighPeak Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39464	84-3533602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

421 W. 3rd St., Suite 1000 Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(817) 850-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencements communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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	HPK	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrant	HPKEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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.

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of HighPeak Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 4, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (i) elected two Class A director nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a term of three years expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027 and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until the earlier of death, resignation of removal and (ii) ratified the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results for each proposal were as follows:

To elect the three Class A director nominees to the Board of Directors:

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Jay M. Chernosky	88,215,330	2,931,672	14,115,718
Sharon F. Fulgham	89,192,915	1,954,087	14,115,718

To ratify the appointment of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

For	Against	Abstain
104,722,689	429,213	110,818

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.

	HIGHPEAK ENERGY, INC.

Date: June 4, 2024
	By:	/s/ Steven W. Tholen
	Name:	Steven W. Tholen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Document And Entity Information	Jun. 04, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	HighPeak Energy, Inc.
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	Jun. 04, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity, File Number	001-39464
Entity, Tax Identification Number	84-3533602
Entity, Address, Address Line One	421 W. 3rd St., Suite 1000
Entity, Address, City or Town	Fort Worth
Entity, Address, State or Province	TX
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	76102
City Area Code	817
Local Phone Number	850-9200
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity, Ex Transition Period	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001792849
CommonStock Custom [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	HPK
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrant Custom [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrant
Trading Symbol	HPKEW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ