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 14, 2025

 

HESS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

DELAWARE		No. 1-1204		No. 13-4921002
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 997-8500

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share		HES		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.

The 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”) of Hess Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2025. All matters voted on at the Meeting were approved. The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the Meeting and the voting results for each such matter:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the following twelve director nominees was elected as a director for the ensuing one-year term or until his or her respective successor is elected or appointed, by the vote set forth below:

 

Name		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Terrence J. Checki			243,301,536				9,763,211				933,740				18,401,894
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.			247,935,822				5,002,976				1,059,689				18,401,894
Lisa Glatch			252,425,981				809,550				762,956				18,401,894
John B. Hess			246,254,234				6,987,896				756,357				18,401,894
Edith E. Holiday			241,294,670				11,956,387				747,430				18,401,894
Marc S. Lipschultz			247,897,353				5,349,278				751,856				18,401,894
Raymond J. McGuire			247,793,558				5,024,758				1,180,171				18,401,894
David McManus			247,183,930				6,060,946				753,611				18,401,894
Kevin O. Meyers			245,887,220				7,357,425				753,842				18,401,894
Karyn F. Ovelmen			244,168,364				9,063,274				766,849				18,401,894
James H. Quigley			246,865,379				6,375,000				758,108				18,401,894
William G. Schrader			247,190,523				6,045,667				762,297				18,401,894

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal to approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2025 definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2025, received the vote of 95.6% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

 

For			242,922,564
Against			10,155,312
Abstain			920,611
Broker Non-Votes			18,401,894

Proposal 3 – Ratification of Registered Public Accountants. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 received the vote of 96.5% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

 

For			262,820,959
Against			8,844,416
Abstain			735,006

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: May 16, 2025