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Liberty Energy Inc

For the period ended Apr 16, 2024. Filed Mar 7, 2024.

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Apr 16, 2024 · Filed Mar 7, 2024

LBRT$11.96+5.4%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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**UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

**Washington, D.C. 20549

**SCHEDULE 14A **

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950 17THSTREET, SUITE 2400

DENVER, COLORADO 80202

NOTICE OF 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 16, 2024

To our valued stockholders:

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Liberty Energy Inc. (the “Co**mpany” or “Liberty”) will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time. This year’s Annual Meeting will be accessible through the Internet in order to permit our stockholders to participate from any geographic location with Internet connectivity. We believe this enhances accessibility to our Annual Meeting for all stockholders. To attend the Annual Meeting, you must access the meeting website at*https://web.lumiagm.com/245867901.*Although no physical in-person meeting will be held, we have designed the format of the virtual Annual Meeting to ensure that our stockholders of record who attend the Annual Meeting will be afforded similar rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting, while providing an online experience available to all of our stockholders regardless of location. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to:

  1. Elect three (3) Class II directors to our board of directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified (Proposal 1);

  2. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (Proposal 2);

  3. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 (Proposal 3);

  4. Approve an amendment and restatement of our Long Term Incentive Plan (Proposal 4); and

  5. Transact such other business as may properly be brought before the Annual Meeting.

You can find more information, including the nominees for directors, executive compensation, and details regarding our independent registered public accounting firm, in the attached proxy statement. The board of directors recommends that you vote in favor of each of the above proposals. Pursuant to the “notice and access” rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials on the Internet. The approximate date on which the attached proxy statement, the accompanying Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”), proxy card, and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 are first being made available to stockholders athttp://astproxyportal.com/ast/21952/ is March 7, 2024. The Notice includes instructions on how to access our proxy materials over the Internet, vote online and request a printed copy of these materials.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on February 21, 2024 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or any adjournment. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination ten days before the Annual Meeting. If you would like to inspect the list of Company stockholders of record, please contact the Investor Relations department atIR@libertyenergy.com to schedule an appointment or request access electronically or in person.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. ACCORDINGLY, EVEN IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY, WE URGE YOU TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD IN THE POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OR FOLLOW THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE VOTING PROCEDURES DESCRIBED ON THE PROXY CARD. IF YOU ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY AND WISH TO VOTE AT THAT TIME, YOU MAY WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY AND VOTE AT THE MEETING. YOUR PROMPT CONSIDERATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

/s/ R. Sean Elliott

R. Sean Elliott

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Denver, Colorado

March 7, 2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETINGTO BE HELD ON APRIL 16, 2024THIS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT AND OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K ARE AVAILABLE AThttp://astproxyportal.com/ast/21952/

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND VOTING​1
PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF THREE CLASS II DIRECTORS TO A THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRINGAT THE 2027 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS​5
THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES​9
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS​15
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS​16
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT​23
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES​24
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION​29
CEO PAY RATIO​31
PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE​32
PROPOSAL 2 – ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS​36
PROPOSAL 3 – RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM​37
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT​38
PROPOSAL 4 – APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN​40
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION​45
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT​46
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS​48
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(a) REPORTS​51
HOUSEHOLDING​51
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS​51
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION​51
OTHER MATTERS​52
ANNEX A: LIBERTY ENERGY INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN​A-1

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950 17THSTREET, SUITE 2400

DENVER, COLORADO 80202

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