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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): May 1, 2025

 

 

Ovintiv Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39191   84-4427672
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Suite 1700, 370 17th Street

Denver, Colorado

  80202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(303) 623-2300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications 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-commencement 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, par value $0.01 per share   OVV   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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On May 1, 2025, Ovintiv, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), held an annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Corporation approved the Third Amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan of Ovintiv Inc. (the “Amendment”), as summarized in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). The Amendment previously had been approved, subject to shareholder approval, by the board of directors of the Corporation.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Meeting, the following matters, as further described in the Corporation’s Proxy Statement, were submitted to a vote of holders of common stock.

 

1.

Election of Directors

Each nominee listed in the Proxy Statement was elected as a director of the Corporation. The results of the vote by ballot were as follows:

 

     Shares For      Shares Against      Abstain      Broker Non-vote  

Peter A. Dea

     194,971,146        9,397,427        167,844        14,704,463  

Sippy Chhina

     203,825,808        430,847        279,762        14,704,463  

Meg A. Gentle

     201,529,881        2,842,045        164,491        14,704,463  

Ralph Izzo

     199,668,414        4,621,495        246,508        14,704,463  

Terri G. King

     203,977,847        386,536        172,034        14,704,463  

Howard J. Mayson

     202,468,078        1,900,432        167,907        14,704,463  

Brendan M. McCracken

     203,580,135        791,758        164,524        14,704,463  

Steven W. Nance

     200,819,477        3,550,918        166,022        14,704,463  

George L. Pita

     202,507,364        1,858,035        171,018        14,704,463  

Thomas G. Ricks

     194,538,704        9,829,909        167,804        14,704,463  

Brian G. Shaw

     200,180,720        4,186,345        169,352        14,704,463  

 

2.

Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers

The results of the non-binding advisory vote for the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

Shares For

 

Shares Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

191,966,561   12,334,085   235,771   14,704,463

 

3.

Third Amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan

The results of the vote for the third amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan were as follows:

 

Shares For

 

Shares Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

198,139,344   6,157,898   239,175   14,704,463

 

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4.

Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Auditors

The results for the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Corporation’s independent auditors were as follows:

 

Shares For

 

Shares Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

210,840,461   8,214,984   185,435   0

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

   Exhibit Description
Exhibit 10.1*    Third Amendment to Omnibus Incentive Plan of Ovintiv, Inc.
Exhibit 10.2*    Form of RSU Grant Agreement.
Exhibit 10.3*    Form of PSU Grant Agreement.
Exhibit 10.4*    Form of Director RSU Grant Agreement.
Exhibit 99.1    News Release dated May 5, 2025.
Exhibit 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

*

Management contract or compensatory arrangement.

 

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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.

 

    OVINTIV INC.
Date: May 5, 2025     By:  

/s/ Dawna I. Gibb

    Name:   Dawna I. Gibb
    Title:   Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

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