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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Departure Named Executive Officers
On August 12, 2022, Steven W. Lindeman, Senior Vice President, Production and Operations, and Phillip L. Stalnaker, Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit, submitted their written notice to Coterra Energy Inc. (the “Company”) of their respective retirements effective September 30, 2022. Messrs. Lindeman and Stalnaker are named executive officers of the Company.
A copy of the Company’s press release concerning Messrs. Stalnaker and Lindeman’s retirements is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 16, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Steven W. Lindeman, Senior Vice President, Production and Operations, and Phillip L. Stalnaker, Senior Vice President, Marcellus Business Unit, effective September 30, 2022, as described in Item 5.02 above. Messrs. Lindeman and Stalnaker are named executive officers of the Company. The August 16, 2022 press release also announced the following:
| · | The promotion of Blake A. Sirgo to Senior Vice President—Operations effective October 1, 2022. |
| · | The promotion of Gary Hlavinka to Vice President—Marcellus Business Unit |
| · | The promotion of Adam Vela as Vice President—General Counsel effective as of October 1, 2022. At that time, Francis B. Barron, the current Senior Vice President—General Counsel, will serve as Senior Counsel until his retirement from the Company, which is anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2023. |
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information under this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Coterra Energy Inc. dated August 16, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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. | ||
| By: | /s/ Francis B. Barron | |
| Francis B. Barron | ||
| Senior Vice President—General Counsel | ||
Date: August 16, 2022