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): May 15, 2024

 

DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		000-50175		81-0551518
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(IRS Employer
incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

 

3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75219

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  [phone]

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 (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 Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest		DMLP		NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

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.         ☐

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of Dorchester Minerals, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was held on May 15, 2024. The matters on which the unitholders voted, in person or by proxy, as fully described in the proxy statement for our Annual Meeting, were:

 

1.

to elect three managers who will serve on the Board of Managers and be appointed to the Advisory Committee until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners;

 

2.

to approve the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024;

 

Allen D. Lassiter, C.W. Russell and Ronald P. Trout were each elected to our Board of Managers and appointed to the Advisory Committee.

 

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

 

1.

Election of Managers

 

 

Manager	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Allen D. Lassiter	16,399,980	370,820	12,750,127
C.W. Russell	16,083,817	686,983	12,750,127
Ronald P. Trout	16,356,115	414,685	12,750,127

 

 

2.

Approval of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
29,148,559	40,904	331,464

 

 

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.

 

	DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
	Registrant
Date: May 16, 2024
	By:	/s/       Bradley J. Ehrman
		Bradley J. Ehrman
		Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Document And Entity Information	May 15, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity, Registrant Name	DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P.
Document, Type	8-K
Document, Period End Date	May 15, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity, File Number	000-50175
Entity, Tax Identification Number	81-0551518
Entity, Address, Address Line One	3838 Oak Lawn, Suite 300
Entity, Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity, Address, State or Province	TX
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code	75219
City Area Code	214
Local Phone Number	559-0300
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest
Trading Symbol	DMLP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity, Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Entity, Central Index Key	0001172358

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