UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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Black Stone Minerals, L.P.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Limited Partners of
BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P.
To Be Held On:
June 13, 2024 at 12:00 p.m., Central time
via live webcast at https://web.lumiconnect.com/255252993 (password: bsmvirt24)
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This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before 05/30/24.
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| • Notice of Annual Meeting of Limited Partners • Proxy Statement • Form of Electronic Proxy Card • Annual Report on Form 10-K | ||||
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ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date.
VIRTUALLY AT THE MEETING: Black Stone Minerals, L.P. will be hosting their Annual Meeting virtually this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit https://web.lumiagm.com/255252993 (password: bsmvirt23) and be sure to have available the control number.
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1. Election of directors to the board of directors of Black Stone Minerals, L.P.’s general partner, each to serve until the 2025 annual meeting of limited partners and thereafter until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
NOMINEES: Carin M. Barth Thomas L. Carter, Jr. D. Mark DeWalch Jerry V. Kyle, Jr. Michael C. Linn AJ Longmaid William N. Mathis William E. Randall Alexander D. Stuart James W. Whitehead
Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail. |
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Black Stone Minerals, L.P.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
3. Approval on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the executive officers of Black Stone Minerals, L.P.’s general partner for the year ended December 31, 2023.
4. Approval on a non-binding advisory basis, the preferred frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR ALL NOMINEES” IN PROPOSAL 1, “FOR” PROPOSAL 2, “FOR” PROPOSAL 3, AND “ONE YEAR” IN PROPOSAL 4. | |