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OVV · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed May 8, 2026

Ovintiv Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 8, 2026
Period
May 8, 2026
Ticker
OVV
Accession
0001193125-26-214956
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All director nominees elected; advisory compensation approved; PwC ratified as independent auditors at Ovintiv's 2026 annual meeting.

About Ovintiv Inc
Market cap
$16.5B
1Y TSR
+54.7%
3Y TSR
+20.3%
Board grade
C+
Sector
Energy
CEO
Brendan M McCracken
Last annual meeting: May 6, 2026 · View full Ovintiv Inc profile →
8-K
 
 

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 08, 2026

 

 

Ovintiv Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39191   84-4427672
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

Suite 1700, 370 17th Street  
Denver, Colorado   80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (303) 623-2300

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:

 

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 Stock, par value $0.01 per share   OVV   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. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Ovintiv Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 6, 2026, the following matters, as further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), were submitted to a vote of holders of the Company’s common stock.

1. Election of Directors

Each nominee listed in the Proxy Statement was elected as a director of the Company. The results of the vote by ballot were as follows:

 

      

Shares For

    

Shares Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker Non-vote

Sippy Chhina

     219,141,816      1,147,078      302,766      14,710,703

Meg A. Gentle

     217,733,017      2,555,580      303,063      14,710,703

Gregory P. Hill

     219,958,195      318,726      314,739      14,710,703

Ralph Izzo

     217,084,203      3,201,032      306,425      14,710,703

Terri G. King

     219,869,206      421,482      300,972      14,710,703

Howard J. Mayson

     218,559,824      1,727,532      304,304      14,710,703

Brendan M. McCracken

     219,990,062      301,536      300,062      14,710,703

Steven W. Nance

     216,320,763      3,965,224      305,673      14,710,703

George L. Pita

     219,920,329      366,574      304,757      14,710,703

Thomas G. Ricks

     211,920,523      8,363,019      308,118      14,710,703

Brian G. Shaw

     217,438,225      2,849,399      304,036      14,710,703

2. Advisory Vote to Approve Compensation of Named Executive Officers

The results of the non-binding advisory vote for the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

Shares For

  

Shares Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-vote

212,529,856

   7,328,913    732,891    14,710,703

3. Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Auditors

The results for the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Company’s independent auditors were as follows:

 

Shares For

  

Shares Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-vote

229,536,390

   5,488,534    277,439    0

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.    Exhibit Description
Exhibit 99.1    News Release dated May 8, 2026.
Exhibit 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


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.

 

     

Ovintiv Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: May 8, 2026      

/s/ Dawna I. Gibb

      Dawna I. Gibb
      Assistant Corporate Secretary
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When did Ovintiv Inc file this 8-K?
Ovintiv Inc (OVV) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 8, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-214956.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
All director nominees elected; advisory compensation approved; PwC ratified as independent auditors at Ovintiv's 2026 annual meeting. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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