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): June 8, 2017

GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(405) 252-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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).

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On June 8, 2017, Gulfport Energy Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at 3001 Quail Springs Parkway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2017. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results of such voting, including the number of votes cast for each matter and the number of votes cast against, abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each matter, and with respect to Proposal 4 regarding the frequency of future advisory vote on executive compensation, in favor of holding such vote on a one-year, two-year or three-year basis.

Proposal 1

Michael G. Moore, Craig Groeschel, David L. Houston, C. Doug Johnson, Ben T. Morris and Scott E. Streller were elected to continue to serve as the Company’s directors until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected. The results of the vote on Proposal 1 were as follows:

Proposal 2

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the vote on Proposal 2 were as follows:

Proposal 3

The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified. The results of the vote on Proposal 3 were as follows:

Proposal 4

Consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding a future advisory stockholder vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation on an annual basis. The results of the vote on Proposal 4 were as follows:

In lights of these results, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year. The Company will re-evaluate this determination in connection with its next stockholder advisory vote regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, which shall be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.

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 thereunto duly authorized.