Form 8-K

8-K — Coterra Energy Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-055119

Filed: 2026-05-05

Period: 2026-05-04

CIK: 0000858470

SIC: 1311 (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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 4, 2026

COTERRA

ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Delaware

1-10447

04-3072771

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Three Memorial City Plaza

840 Gessner Road, Suite 1400

Houston, Texas

77024

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area

code: (281) 589-4600

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 $0.10 per share

CTRA

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.

On May 4, 2026, Coterra Energy Inc., a Delaware

corporation (the “Company” or “Coterra”), held a virtual special meeting of stockholders (the “Coterra Special

Meeting”) to consider and vote upon proposals to (i) adopt and approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 1,

2026 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Coterra, Devon Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Devon”),

and Cubs Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of Devon (“Merger Sub”), the

merger of Merger Sub into Coterra (the “merger”) and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Coterra

Merger Proposal”); and (ii) approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to

Coterra’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger (the “Advisory Compensation Proposal”).

Each of the proposals is described in greater detail in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated March 30, 2026, as supplemented

(the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and first mailed to the Company’s stockholders on or about March 30,

2026. The Coterra Adjournment Proposal, as defined and described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, was not acted upon at the Coterra

Special Meeting. The final voting results as to each proposal acted on at the Coterra Special Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1 – The

Coterra Merger Proposal

The Coterra Merger Proposal was approved. Voting

results were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

623,592,882

955,933

1,182,150

Proposal 2 – The

Advisory Compensation Proposal

The Advisory

Compensation Proposal was approved. Voting results were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

570,854,095

53,898,670

978,187

Consummation of the transactions contemplated by

the Merger Agreement (the “Proposed Transaction”) are subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions,

all as set forth in the Merger Agreement and discussed in detail in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is available on the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference

to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Annex A to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Assuming the satisfaction

of such closing conditions, the Company expects the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to occur on or about

May 7, 2026.

Additional Information

and Where to Find It

In connection with the Proposed Transaction, Devon

filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4, as amended,

on March 24, 2026 to register the shares of Devon’s common stock to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transaction.

The registration statement on Form S-4 was declared effective by the SEC on March 26, 2026. Each of Devon and Coterra filed

a definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus with the SEC on March 30, 2026 and commenced mailing to their respective stockholders

on or about March 30, 2026. Each of Devon and Coterra may also file with or furnish to the SEC other relevant documents regarding

the Proposed Transaction. This current report on Form 8-K is not a substitute for the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any other

document that Devon or Coterra has filed or may file with or furnish to the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF DEVON AND COTERRA ARE

URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE

DOCUMENTS, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY DO AND

WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DEVON, COTERRA, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders

will be able to obtain copies of the registration statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents containing important

information about Devon and Coterra free of charge from the SEC’s website. The documents filed by Devon with the SEC may be obtained

free of charge at Devon’s website at investors.devonenergy.com or at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents may

also be obtained free of charge from Devon by requesting them by mail at Devon, Attn. Investor Relations, 333 West Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma

City, OK 73102. The documents filed by Coterra with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at Coterra’s website at investors.coterra.com

or at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from Coterra by requesting them by mail

at Coterra, Attn: Investor Relations, Three Memorial City Plaza, 840 Gessner Road, Suite 1400, Houston, Texas 77024.

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is not intended to and shall

not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall

there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration

or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus

meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

COTERRA ENERGY INC.

Date: May 4, 2026

By:

/s/ Marcus G. Bolinder

Name:

Marcus G. Bolinder

Title:

Corporate Secretary

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