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Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-06-01

Gulfport Energy (GPOR)

Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$7,323,707
John Reinhart total, FY2025
22nd
CEO pay percentile vs peers
CEO-to-median pay ratio
98.08%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against GPOR
8 companies name GPOR as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses GPOR in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named GPOR in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
John Reinhart$919,726$0$5,277,437$0$1,098,900$0$27,644$7,323,707
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Hodges530,78301,851,8130529,650022,5072,934,753
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michael Sluiter426,84001,018,6560319,275030,1751,794,946
Senior Vice President of Reservoir Engineering

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY20242025
John Reinhart$7,323,707$8,988,358$5,522,209−1,664,651
Michael Hodges2,934,7533,573,8532,972,891−639,100
Michael Sluiter1,794,9462,148,9501,978,379−354,004

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

03

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Patrick CrainePSU2025-03-011,2324,9289,856$815,042
Patrick CraineRSU2025-03-013,652620,110
Michael HodgesRSU2025-03-014,712800,098
Michael HodgesPSU2025-03-011,5906,35912,7181,051,715
John ReinhartRSU2025-03-0113,4282,280,074
John ReinhartPSU2025-03-014,53118,12336,2462,997,363
Matthew RuckerRSU2025-03-014,712800,098
Matthew RuckerPSU2025-03-011,5906,35912,7181,051,715
Michael SluiterRSU2025-03-012,592440,122
Michael SluiterPSU2025-03-018753,4986,996578,534
03b

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Patrick Craine$620,110$815,042$056.8%
Michael Hodges800,0981,051,715056.8%
John Reinhart2,280,0742,997,363056.8%
Matthew Rucker800,0981,051,715056.8%
Michael Sluiter440,122578,534056.8%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
John ReinhartPSU75,762$15,757,738
John ReinhartRSU30,9826,443,946
Michael HodgesPSU30,8646,419,403
CrainePSU24,3195,058,109
RuckerPSU24,3055,055,197
Michael SluiterPSU18,7563,901,060
Michael HodgesRSU11,8222,458,858
RuckerRSU9,7192,021,455
CraineRSU8,9961,871,078
Michael SluiterRSU6,6851,390,413
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Gulfport's executive compensation philosophy is guided by objectives to align executive interests with stockholders by providing the majority of compensation in long-term equity awards, rewarding performance through clearly defined targets, and maintaining competitive compensation levels within the oil and gas industry to attract and retain talent.

CEO STI target (% of salary)
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantWTW
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-2714,813,750289,76147,04798.08%Passed
20252025-05-2115,713,088356,59324,23497.78%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-05-2798.08%a
20252025-05-2197.78%b

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non -votes , if any, will have no effect on the voting results for Proposal 3.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and broker non -votes , if any, will have no effect on the voting results for Proposal 2.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$120,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)
Stock ownership guideline$5
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Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

10a

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Gulfport Energy names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Gulfport Energy.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Sable Offshore Corp.2025James Flores$1,300,000$69,370,000$0$0$75,943,061
2Comstock Resources, Inc.2025M. Jay Allison1,039,50016,549,17102,013,51221,934,257
3Berry Corporation2024Kevin Kwilinski1,029,80814,071,7272,879,9941,535,62520,017,718
4Matador Resources Company2025Joseph Foran1,800,0004,222,40003,726,0009,775,611
5Range Resources Corporation2025Dennis Degner932,5006,143,87701,128,0008,375,421
6Murphy Oil Corporation2025Eric Hambly950,0004,917,31501,324,0637,651,445
7CNX Resources Corporation2025Nicholas DeIuliis800,0003,000,02402,396,0007,420,318
8Gulfport Energy2025John Reinhart919,7265,277,43701,098,9007,323,707
9W&T Offshore, Inc.2025Tracy Krohn800,0004,317,2890967,2006,183,187
10BKV Corporation2025Christopher Kalnin795,3863,411,01401,676,4015,903,801
11Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.2025Bobby Riley675,0003,914,7250742,0005,782,259
12Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.2025Nicholas O'Grady925,0002,815,68301,638,5645,602,413
13Diversified Energy Company PLC2025Robert Hutson806,9232,795,23401,359,0564,996,277
14Kosmos Energy Ltd.2025Andrew Inglis1,196,6813,715,420004,976,958
15PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation2025Charles Drimal Jr.867,5874,962,790
16SM Energy Company2025Elizabeth McDonald576,3692,299,9950536,0244,475,172
17Vitesse Energy, Inc.2025Robert Gerrity570,0001,780,3170864,0003,214,317
18HighPeak Energy Inc.2025Michael Hollis1,200,0000002,823,992
19Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.2024Luke Brandenberg500,000481,438107,81301,461,306
20Evolution Petroleum Corporation2025Kelly Loyd375,000534,672356,2501,315,704
21Crescent Energy Corporation2022David Rockecharlie000
VAALCO Energy, Inc.not in coverage universe
Ring Energy, Inc.not in coverage universe
SandRidge Energy, Inc.not in coverage universe
Sitio Royalties Corp.not in coverage universe
Talos Energy Inc.not in coverage universe
Empire Petroleum Corporationnot in coverage universe
Amplify Energy Corp.not in coverage universe
Prairie Operating Co.not in coverage universe
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporationnot in coverage universe
California Resources Corporationnot in coverage universe

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

10c

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Gulfport Energynot disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedWTW
Amplify Energy Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Berry Corporation117%PSU 60 · Options 40Yes — Relative TSR vs. Peer GroupPearl Meyer
BKV Corporationnot disclosedPRSUs 66.7 · TRSUs 33.3NoWillis Towers Watson plc (WTW)
California Resources Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
CNX Resources Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Comstock Resources, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Crescent Energy Corporationnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Diversified Energy Company PLCnot disclosedRSU 70 · PSU 30not disclosedMercer Limited
Empire Petroleum Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Evolution Petroleum Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedDana Krieg
HighPeak Energy Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Kosmos Energy Ltd.not disclosedPSU 67 · RSU 33not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Matador Resources Companynot disclosedPhantom Units 50 · PSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Murphy Oil Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.136.5%MSU 88 · RSU 12Yes — 3-Year Absolute TSRWillis Towers Watson
Prairie Operating Co.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
PrimeEnergy Resources Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedNone
Range Resources Corporation101%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.not disclosedRSU 70 · PRSU 30not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Ring Energy, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sable Offshore Corp.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
SandRidge Energy, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sitio Royalties Corp.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
SM Energy Company93%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Absolute TSRFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Talos Energy Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
VAALCO Energy, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Vitesse Energy, Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosednot disclosed
W&T Offshore, Inc.121.88%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — TSRMeridian

Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, John ReinhartDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 7,323,707. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c6 · span 1324664–1324674
2Section 01, Michael HodgesDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 2,934,753. Filing ↗
3Section 01, Michael SluiterDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,794,946. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c6 · span 1298832–1298842
4Section 03, Patrick Craine PSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1129410–1129418
5Section 03, Patrick Craine RSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1127374–1127382
6Section 03, Michael Hodges RSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1121266–1121274
7Section 03, Michael Hodges PSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1123286–1123296
8Section 03, John Reinhart RSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1145862–1145872
9Section 03, John Reinhart PSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1148005–1148015
10Section 03, Matthew Rucker RSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1133496–1133504
11Section 03, Matthew Rucker PSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1135516–1135526
12Section 03, Michael Sluiter RSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1139552–1139560
13Section 03, Michael Sluiter PSUDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 1141588–1141596
14Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-06-010001213900-26-063506Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.08% (votes for as printed: 14,813,750). Filing ↗
15Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-230001213900-25-047335Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.78% (votes for as printed: 15,713,088). Filing ↗
16Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
17Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
18Sable Offshore Corp., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001831481-26-000041CEO total compensation as printed in Sable Offshore Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 75,943,061. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c36 · span 232908–232918
19Comstock Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001193125-26-170561CEO total compensation as printed in Comstock Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 21,934,257. Filing ↗machine: span 869756–869766
20Berry Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-01-070001104659-25-001507CEO total compensation as printed in Berry Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 20,017,718. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 938559–938569
21Matador Resources Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001520006-26-000013CEO total compensation as printed in Matador Resources Company's own proxy. As printed: 9,775,611. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c6 · span 1657541–1657551
22Range Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-310001193125-26-134699CEO total compensation as printed in Range Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,375,421. Filing ↗machine: span 2305762–2305771
23Murphy Oil Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-270001193125-26-127236CEO total compensation as printed in Murphy Oil Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,651,445. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c39 · span 786403–786412
24CNX Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-260001308179-26-000153CEO total compensation as printed in CNX Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,420,318. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c25 · span 718010–718019
25Gulfport Energy (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-080001213900-26-041489CEO total compensation as printed in Gulfport Energy's own proxy. As printed: 7,323,707. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c6 · span 1324664–1324674
26W&T Offshore, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001104659-26-047016CEO total compensation as printed in W&T Offshore, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,183,187. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c42 · span 1563753–1563762
27BKV Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001104659-26-050381CEO total compensation as printed in BKV Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,903,801. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c50 · span 772545–772554
28Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001140361-26-014090CEO total compensation as printed in Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,782,259. Filing ↗machine: span 508818–508827
29Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-100001104485-26-000013CEO total compensation as printed in Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,602,413. Filing ↗machine: t117 · r4 · c12 · span 550610–550619
30Diversified Energy Company PLC, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-240001140361-26-010918CEO total compensation as printed in Diversified Energy Company PLC's own proxy. As printed: 4,996,277. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c7 · span 588495–588504
31Kosmos Energy Ltd., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-160001140361-26-014971CEO total compensation as printed in Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,976,958. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 925119–925128
32PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001437749-26-013252CEO total compensation as printed in PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 4,962,790. Filing ↗
33SM Energy Company, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-080000893538-26-000048CEO total compensation as printed in SM Energy Company's own proxy. As printed: 4,475,172. Filing ↗machine: span 673171–673180
34Vitesse Energy, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-170001104659-26-044918CEO total compensation as printed in Vitesse Energy, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,214,317. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c35 · span 260442–260451
35HighPeak Energy Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001437749-26-014193CEO total compensation as printed in HighPeak Energy Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,823,992. Filing ↗machine: span 290005–290014
36Granite Ridge Resources, Inc., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-080001928446-25-000017CEO total compensation as printed in Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,461,306. Filing ↗machine: span 290882–290892
37Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-10-230001104659-25-101832CEO total compensation as printed in Evolution Petroleum Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,315,704. Filing ↗
38Crescent Energy Corporation, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2023-08-250001193125-23-221512CEO total compensation as printed in Crescent Energy Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
39Section 10a, W&T Offshore, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-26-047016W&T Offshore, Inc. names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
40Section 10a, CNX Resources Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001308179-26-000153CNX Resources Corporation names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Diversified Energy Company PLC reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-010918Diversified Energy Company PLC's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Berry Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-25-001507Berry Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Murphy Oil Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-127236Murphy Oil Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
44Section 10a, HighPeak Energy Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001437749-26-014193HighPeak Energy Inc. names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
45Section 10a, Comstock Resources, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-170561Comstock Resources, Inc. names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
46Section 10a, Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-014090Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
47Section 10a, SM Energy Company reciprocityDEF 14A0000893538-26-000048SM Energy Company names Gulfport Energy in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
48Section 10a, Kosmos Energy Ltd. reciprocityDEF 14A0001140361-26-014971Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
49Section 10a, Range Resources Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-26-134699Range Resources Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
50Section 10a, Matador Resources Company reciprocityDEF 14A0001520006-26-000013Matador Resources Company's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
51Section 10a, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. reciprocityDEF 14A0001104485-26-000013Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
52Section 10a, Crescent Energy Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001193125-23-221512Crescent Energy Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗
53Section 10a, Evolution Petroleum Corporation reciprocityDEF 14A0001104659-25-101832Evolution Petroleum Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Gulfport Energy. Filing ↗