UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~ Section 13 ORor 15(d)

OFof ~~THE~~the ~~SECURITIES~~Securities ~~EXCHANGE~~Exchange ~~ACT~~Act OFof 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report: October 3031, 2023

(Date of earliest event reported)

EARTHSTONE ~~Earthstone Energy~~ENERGY, ~~Inc~~INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

~~001-35049~~

~~81-0592823~~

001-35049

84-0592823

(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)

(CommissionFile Number)

(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 300 ~~The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)~~

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 298-4246

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class	~~Trading symbol(s)~~	Trading Symbol(s)	~~Name of each exchangeon which registered~~	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	ESTE		New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		ESTE		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. ☐

~~Introductory~~Item ~~Note~~2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

AsOn ~~previously announced, on August~~October 2131, 2023, Earthstone Energy, Inc., ~~a Delaware corporation~~ (the “Company”), ~~and~~issued ~~Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC,~~ a ~~Delaware~~press ~~limited~~release ~~liability~~announcing ~~company~~its ~~(“OpCo”),~~financial ~~entered into an Agreement~~ and ~~Plan~~operating ofresults ~~Merger~~for (the ~~“Merger~~three ~~Agreement”)~~and ~~with~~nine ~~Permian~~months ~~Resources~~ended ~~Corporation,~~September ~~a Delaware corporation (“Permian Resources”)~~30, ~~Smits Merger Sub I Inc~~2023., aA ~~Delaware~~copy ~~corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary~~ of Permian Resources, Smits Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Permian Resources, and Permian Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Pursuant to the ~~Merger~~press ~~Agreement,~~release ~~the~~is ~~Company~~furnished ~~and~~herewith ~~OpCo~~as ~~will~~Exhibit ~~become wholly owned subsidiaries of Permian Resources (the “Mergers”)~~99. 1.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 52.0702, including Exhibit 99.1, ~~Submission~~shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of ~~Matters~~Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to aliability ~~Vote~~under that section, and they shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of ~~Security~~1933, ~~Holders~~as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

OnItem October 30, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”) at the Company’s principal executive offices located at 1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 300, The Woodlands, Texas 77380 to vote upon the following matters: (i) a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Merger Proposal”), (ii) a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Mergers (the “Compensation Advisory Proposal”) and (iii) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”)9.01 ~~Prior~~Financial toStatements the Special Meeting, the Company delivered a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement”) to its stockholders describing the Special Meeting, the Merger Proposal, the Compensation Advisory Proposal, the Adjournment Proposal, the Mergers and ~~related information~~Exhibits. ~~The Proxy Statement was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2023.~~

As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as of the close of business on September 22, 2023, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 106,331,055 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (~~the “Company Class A Common Stock”~~d), ~~and 34,257,641 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0~~Exhibits.001 per share (together with the Company Class A Common Stock, the “Company Common Stock”), issued and outstanding. Each issued and outstanding share of Company Common Stock entitled its holder of record to one vote on each matter to be considered at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 123,360,453 shares of Company Common Stock eligible to vote were present during the Special Meeting or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum.

AtThe ~~the~~following ~~Special~~exhibits ~~Meeting,~~are ~~the~~included ~~Company’s~~with ~~stockholders~~this ~~approved~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~Merger~~on ~~Proposal,~~Form the Compensation Advisory Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal (each of which is more fully described in the Proxy Statement) by the affirmative vote of the number of shares of Company Common Stock required to approve such proposals. 8-K:

The results of the Company stockholder votes taken at the Special Meeting, by proposal, were as follows:


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release dated October 31, 2023.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~Proposal 1 – Merger Proposal~~ SIGNATURE

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
123,219,765		63,755		76,933		0

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.

Proposal 2 – Compensation Advisory Proposal


		EARTHSTONE ENERGY, INC.

Date:	November 1, 2023	By:	/s/ Tony Oviedo
			Tony Oviedo
			Executive Vice President - Accounting and Administration

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
90,606,864		32,450,200		303,389		0

Proposal 3 – Adjournment Proposal

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
118,688,543		4,589,580		82,330		0

Item 8.01 Other Events.

With the approval of the Merger Proposal, the Company expects the closing of the Mergers to occur on November 1, 2023, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions to close, each of which by their nature cannot be satisfied until the closing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EARTHSTONE ENERGY, INC.

Dated: October 30, 2023

/s/ Tony Oviedo

Tony Oviedo

Executive Vice President – Accounting and Administration

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