Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow PTEN and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full PTEN filings page.
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its June 4, 2026 annual meeting on director elections, auditor ratification, an amendment to its 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and an advisory vote on executive pay. Stockholders of record as of April 10, 2026 may vote by internet, phone, mail or in person.
The company seeks approval to add 28,900,000 shares to the 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, on top of 9,372,194 shares remaining available as of April 1, 2026. Management notes this would raise equity award overhang from 4.8% to 11.3%, and argues additional shares are needed to continue equity-based incentives for roughly 400 employees and directors.
The Board highlights an independent chair and vice chair, committee-based risk oversight (including reassigned sustainability oversight after dissolving the Sustainability Committee), and formal policies on director independence, succession planning, insider trading, diversity and inclusion, and clawbacks. It recommends voting “FOR” all four main proposals.