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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 19, 2011 (May 18, 2011)
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-12209
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34-1312571 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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100 Throckmorton, Suite 1200
Ft. Worth, Texas
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76102 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 5.02 |
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DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS;
COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. |
(e) Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers.
On May 18, 2011 at the annual stockholders meeting (the Annual Meeting) of Range Resources
Corporation (the Company), the stockholders of the Company approved and adopted the Second
Amendment (the Amendment) to the Companys Amended and Restated 2005 Equity-Based Compensation
Plan (the 2005 Plan) to increase the number of shares of the common stock authorized to be issued
under the Companys 2005 Plan by 850,000 shares.
Pursuant to the Amendment, 850,000 additional Plan Shares (as defined in the 2005 Plan) will
be immediately available for future awards under the 2005 Plan. As of March 25, 2011, 4,435,678
shares are available for awards under the 2005 Plan. As part of the approval of the 2005 Plan by
the stockholders in 2005, the Company agreed to suspend any further grants under the 1999 Stock
Option Plan (the 1999 Plan) and transfer the authorized but unissued shares in the 1999 Plan to
the 2005 Plan. Therefore, the 2005 Plan provides that any shares related to options currently
outstanding under the 1999 Plan which lapse or are forfeited will become available for issuance
under the 2005 Plan. Pursuant to the Amendment, the maximum number of shares available for future
award under the 2005 Plan (assuming none of the shares underlying options currently outstanding
under the 1999 Plan lapse or are forfeited) has increased from 4,435,678 to 5,285,678 shares. The
additional 850,000 shares approved under the Amendment have been added to the existing 5,675,000
authorized 162(m) Covered Shares (as defined in the 2005 Plan) approved by stockholders
specifically for the 2005 Plan.
The foregoing description is a brief summary of the Amendment and does not purport to be a
complete statement of the parties rights and obligations under the 2005 Plan. The foregoing
description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment to
Range Resources Corporation Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan, which is
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
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ITEM 5.07 |
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Central
Time at the Companys offices at 100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200 in Fort Worth, Texas. As of
March 25, 2011, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 160,639,880 shares of common
stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 142,748,105 shares of common stock was present or
represented at the Annual Meeting.
The matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
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Stockholders elected each of the Companys nine nominees for directors to serve a term of one
year to expire at the 2012 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, as set forth below: |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
Charles L. Blackburn |
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130,654,264 |
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1,556,855 |
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26,162 |
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10,510,824 |
Anthony V. Dub |
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131,274,356 |
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931,987 |
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30,938 |
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10,510,824 |
V. Richard Eales |
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131,731,427 |
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479,535 |
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26,319 |
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10,510,824 |
Allen Finkelson |
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129,910,651 |
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2,299,333 |
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27,297 |
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10,510,824 |
James M. Funk |
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130,710,600 |
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1,500,273 |
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26,408 |
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10,510,824 |
Jonathan S. Linker |
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131,495,078 |
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716,939 |
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25,264 |
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10,510,824 |
Kevin S. McCarthy |
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130,051,548 |
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2,138,643 |
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47,090 |
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10,510,824 |
John H. Pinkerton |
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129,046,817 |
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3,161,410 |
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29,054 |
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10,510,824 |
Jeffrey L. Ventura |
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131,118,689 |
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1,094,711 |
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23,811 |
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10,510,824 |
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Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Named Executive
Officers. |
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes |
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119,890,316
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12,266,317
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80,648
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10,510,824 |
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Stockholders recommended, by a non-binding advisory vote, that the Company hold advisory
votes on our executive compensation on an annual basis. |
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3 Years
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2 Years
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1 Year
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Abstentions |
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44,312,815
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2,328,298
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85,477,889
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118,279 |
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In light of the voting results, the Companys Board of Directors
has determined it will include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation, or say-on-pay vote, in the
Companys proxy statement on an annual basis until the Company next holds an advisory vote on the
frequency on say on pay votes as required under the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. |
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Stockholders approved the Second Amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated 2005
Equity-Based Compensation Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock authorized
to be issued under that plan by 850,000 shares, as set forth below: |
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes |
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112,210,307
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19,801,786
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225,188
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10,510,824 |
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Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm, as set forth below: |
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes |
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141,405,649
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524,964
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817,492
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ITEM 9.01 |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of the Exhibit |
10.1
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Second Amendment to Range Resources Corporation Amended and
Restated 2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan |
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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.
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
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By: |
/s/ David P. Poole
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David P. Poole |
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Senior Vice President General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Date: May 19, 2011
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description of the Exhibit |
10.1
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Second Amendment to Range Resources Corporation Amended and
Restated 2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN
This Second Amendment to the Range Resources Corporation Amended and Restated 2005
Equity-Based Compensation Plan dated June 4, 2009 (the Plan) is effective as provided below and
is made by Range Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company):
WHEREAS, the Company has established the Plan in order to attract individuals to serve as
directors or employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide a means whereby those
individuals with the responsibility for the successful management of the Company, and whose present
and potential future contributions to the growth and of the Company and its subsidiaries are of
importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership thereby strengthening their concern for the
Company and its subsidiaries and, further, to provide such individuals with additional incentive
and reward opportunities designed to enhance the profitable growth of the Company and its
subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, an increase in the aggregate number of shares of Stock that may be used in connection
with the Plan must be approved by the stockholders of the Company, pursuant to Section 10(c) of the
Plan; and
WHEREAS, as set forth below, this Second Amendment is subject to stockholder approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended, subject to and effective upon the approval of this Second
Amendment by the Companys stockholders at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Company (2011 Meeting), and, except as provided below, the Plan shall continue to read in its
current state:
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Section 4(a) is amended to read as follows to increase the number of shares by
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Subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with any adjustment made pursuant to
Section 9, the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for delivery in
connection with Awards under this Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) 6,525,000 shares (the
162(m) Covered Shares), plus (ii) 13,875,000 shares of Stock, less (iii) the number of
shares of Stock issued under the Range Resources Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan (the
1999 Plan) prior to the Effective Date and less the number of shares of Stock issuable
pursuant to awards outstanding under the 1999 Plan as of the Effective Date, plus (iv) the
number of shares that become available for delivery under the 1999 Plan after the Effective
Date with respect to awards that lapse or are terminated and with respect to which shares
are not issued, plus (v) the 569,303 shares of Stock available for delivery under the
Stroud Energy, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Stroud Shares); provided, however, that
Stroud Shares shall only be utilized with respect to Awards granted to an Eligible Person
who either (A) is a former employee of Stroud Energy, Inc. or one of its affiliates, or (B)
first became an officer or employee of (or otherwise began providing services to) the
Company or any Subsidiary or first became a director of the Company after June 19, 2006. |
As amended hereby, the Plan is specifically ratified and reaffirmed; provided, however, this
Second Amendment shall be null and void for all purposes if it is not approved by the
stockholders of the Company at the 2011 Meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Second Amendment to be executed March 30,
2011.
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
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/s/ Roger Manny |
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Name: |
Roger Manny |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer |
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