Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Security Holder Matters.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Security Holder Matters.
Our Common Stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TPL.”
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth certain information, as of December 31, 2023, regarding the shares of our Common Stock authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans.
| Plan | Number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants or rights | Weighted average of exercise price of outstanding | Number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for future issuance | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Incentive Plan approved by stockholders | — | — | 55,089 | |||||||||||||||||
| Texas Pacific Land Corporation 2021 Director Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan approved by stockholders | — | — | 8,793 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders | — | — | — |
2021 Incentive Plan
We maintain our 2021 Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), pursuant to which we may grant to any employee of the Company, an affiliate or a subsidiary nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, cash-based awards and other stock-based awards. The 2021 Plan was approved by our Board on August 11, 2021 and by our stockholders on December 29, 2021, and amended on October 31, 2023, and will expire on December 29, 2031. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Plan is 75,000 shares, which may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares (if any), treasury shares, or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.
Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, a severance plan sponsored by the Company, or in an applicable employment agreement, or otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, upon a Change in Control of the Company the following shall occur:
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For awards other than performance awards, a Replacement Award (that is, an award with a value and terms that are at least as favorable as the outstanding award) may be issued;
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For awards other than performance awards, if a Replacement Award is not issued and the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be publicly traded after the change in control, such awards shall be immediately vested and exercisable upon such change in control;
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For unearned performance awards, the award shall be (i) earned on a pro-rata basis at the higher of actual or target performance and (ii) measured as of the end of the calendar quarter before the change in control date or, if the award is stock-price based, as of the effective date of the change in control;
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For earned but unvested performance awards, the earned award shall be immediately vested and payable as of the change in control;
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For awards other than performance awards, if the Company’s Common Stock continues to be publicly traded after change in control, such awards shall continue under their applicable terms, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, in the case of awards other than performance awards, the Compensation Committee may cancel such awards, and the award holders shall receive shares or cash equal to the difference between the amount stockholders receive for their shares and the purchase price per share, if any, under the award. Except as may be provided in an employment or severance compensation agreement between the Company and the Participant, if, in connection with a change in control, a Participant’s payment of any awards will cause the Participant to be liable for federal excise tax levied on certain “excess parachute payments,” then either (i) all payments otherwise due; or (ii) the reduced payment amount to avoid an excess parachute payment, whichever will provide the Participant with the greater after-tax economic benefit taking into account any
applicable excise tax, shall be paid to the Participant. In no event will any Participant be entitled to receive any kind of gross-up payment or reimbursement for any excise taxes payable in connection with change in control payments.
2021 Non-Employee Director Stock and Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain our 2021 Non-Employee Director and Deferred Compensation Plan (the “2021 Director Plan”), pursuant to which we may grant shares of Common Stock to each of our non-employee directors and our non-employee directors may defer some or all of their directors’ cash fees and stock compensation. The 2021 Director Plan was approved by our Board on August 11, 2021 and by our stockholders on December 29, 2021, and amended on October 31, 2023, and will expire on December 29, 2031. The 2021 Director Plan provides for annual grants of shares of Common Stock to each non-employee directors. As of October 31, 2023, the share grants are fully vested upon grant, unless the Compensation Committee or Board
determines otherwise.
The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the 2021 Director Plan is 10,000 shares, and the aggregate fair market value of shares that may be issued to a non-employee director in a calendar year is limited to $500,000. Shares granted under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares (if any), treasury shares, or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.
In light of the October 31, 2023 amendment, which provided for full vesting of shares upon grant, change in control provisions previously in the Plan that no longer served any purpose were deleted.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table shows all holders known to The Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of February 14, 2024:
| Name and Address | Number of Securities Beneficially Owned | Percent of Class | |||||||||||||||
| Horizon Kinetics LLC (1) 470 Park Avenue South, 4th Floor South, New York, New York 10016 | 1,281,215 | 16.7% | |||||||||||||||
| The Vanguard Group (2) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 | 634,083 | 8.3% | |||||||||||||||
| BlackRock, Inc. (3) 50 Hudson Yards New York, New York 10001 | 461,334 | 6.0% |
*(1)*The information set forth is based on Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed on February 7, 2024 by Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC (“Horizon”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Kinetics LLC (collectively, “Horizon Kinetics”), which indicates that Horizon has sole voting and sole dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned. Horizon Kinetics, through its registered investment adviser, Horizon, acts as a discretionary investment manager on behalf of its clients, who maintain beneficial interest in TPL. Murray Stahl, CEO and CIO of Horizon Kinetics, is a director of TPL. The number of shares beneficially owned excludes shares held by portfolio managers and other employees of Horizon personally.
*(2)*The information set forth is based on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G filed on February 13, 2024 by The Vanguard Group.
*(3)*The information set forth is based on the Schedule 13G filed on January 29, 2024 by BlackRock, Inc.
Stock Ownership Information for Directors and Officers
The following table shows the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly or indirectly as of February 14, 2024 by our current directors, Named Executive Officers, and our directors and current executive officers as a group:
| Name of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Class | ||||||||||||||||||
| Directors and Named Executive Officers: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhys J. Best | 261 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donald G. Cook | 234 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barbara J. Duganier | 219 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donna E. Epps | 219 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl F. Kurz | 186 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eric L. Oliver | 133,419 | (1) | 1.7% | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Roosa | 91 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Stahl | 1,283,728 | (2) | 16.7% | |||||||||||||||||
| Marguerite Woung-Chapman | 91 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Glover | 1,623 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Steddum | 674 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| Micheal W. Dobbs | 310 | * | ||||||||||||||||||
| All Directors and Named Executive Officers as a Group (12 persons) | 1,421,055 | 18.5% |
***Indicates ownership of less than 1% of the class.
*(1)*Includes (i) 319 shares held by Eric L. Oliver, (ii) 130,500 shares held by SoftVest, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“SoftVest LP”), (iii) 350 shares held by trusts administered for the benefit of Mr. Oliver's grandchildren (the “Trust Shares”), and (iv) 2,250 shares owned by Debeck LLC and Debeck Properties LP (together, “Debeck”). The general partner of SoftVest LP is SoftVest GP I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SV GP”). SoftVest Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SoftVest Advisors”) is investment manager of SoftVest LP. Mr. Oliver is the managing member of SV GP. SoftVest LP, SoftVest Advisors and Mr. Oliver may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to shares beneficially owned by them. Mr. Oliver disclaims beneficial ownership of the 130,500 shares of Common Stock held by SoftVest LP for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except for his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Oliver has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the Trust Shares and disclaims any pecuniary interest in such shares. Mr. Oliver controls Debeck and has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by Debeck, but Mr. Oliver disclaims any pecuniary interest therein. Based on Form 4 filed by Mr. Oliver on January 3, 2024.
*(2)*Includes (i) 2,453 shares held by Murray Stahl, based on Form 4 filed by Mr. Stahl on February 15, 2024 (the “Form 4”), (ii) 60 shares held by Mr. Stahl’s spouse, based on the Form 4, and (iii) 1,281,215 shares beneficially owned by Horizon Kinetics, based on Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on February 7, 2024 by Horizon. Mr. Stahl serves as CEO, Chairman of the Board, co- founder and CIO of Horizon Kinetics, and reports sole voting power over the 2,453 shares he holds directly and shared voting power over the 1,281,215 shares directly beneficially owned by Horizon. Mr. Stahl does not participate in investment decisions with respect to the securities of TPL and reports dispositive power over no shares of TPL.
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