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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE

In accordance with rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, we provide the following disclosure regarding executive “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”) and certain Company performance measures for the fiscal years listed below. You should refer to our CD&A for a complete description of how executive compensation relates to Company performance and how the Compensation Committee makes its decisions.

         

Value of Initial Fixed $100 

Investment In:

   
Year

Summary 

Compensation 

Table Total for 

CEO

Compensation 

Actually Paid 

to CEO(1)(2) 

Average 

Summary 

Compensation 

Table Total for 

Non-CEO 

NEOs(3) 

Average 

Compensation 

Actually Paid 

to Non-CEO 

NEOs(1)(2)(3) 

Total 

Shareholder 

Return(4) 

Peer Group 

Total 

Shareholder 

Return(4)(5)

Net Income 

(Loss) 

(in millions) 

Adjusted 

EBITDA per 

share(6) 

2025 $4,996,277 $3,754,891 $3,235,956 $3,527,727 $73.63 $144.71 $342 $12.83
2024 $4,609,862 $5,870,251 $2,036,535 $2,660,184 $75.92 $139.05 ($103) $10.79
2023 $4,159,739 $1,958,765 $1,680,775 $941,903 $62.88 $100.38 $750 $11.57

(1) Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid consist of:

    2025           2024           2023    
    CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs

Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table   $4,996,277       $3,235,956       $4,609,862       $2,036,535       $4,159,739       $1,680,775
Adjustment for grant date values in the Summary Compensation Table   ($2,795,234)       ($1,610,848)       ($2,553,177)       ($986,190)       ($2,270,316)       ($806,781)
Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year   $2,818,062       $1,977,626       $3,316,875       $1,366,188       $764,173       $443,555
Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years   ($1,059,654)       ($47,754)       $609,502       $264,071       ($122,569)       ($259,459)
Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years
   ($204,560)
       ($27,253)       ($112,811) 
       ($20,419)       ($572,261)
       ($116,188)
                                             
Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated)   $3,754,891       $3,527,727       $5,870,251       $2,660,184       $1,958,765       $941,903
(2) Equity valuation assumptions for calculating CAP are not materially different from grant date valuation assumptions.
(3) Non-CEO NEOs reflect the average SCT total compensation and average CAP for the following executives by year:

2025: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway, Richard Gideon

2024: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway

2023: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway

(4) Total Shareholder Return figures are based on a fixed investment of $100 from the beginning of the earliest year in the table through the end of each applicable year in the table, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
(5) Our 2025 self-constructed peer group, which is the same peer group reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, includes the following companies: BKV Corporation, CNX Resources Corporation, Gulfport Energy Corporation, Infinity Natural Resources, Inc., Mach Natural Resources LP, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., Range Resources Corporation, EQT Corporation, Expand Energy Corporation, Antero Resources Corporation, and Comstock Resources, Inc.
(6) Reconciliations for Adjusted EBITDA per share can be found on page 46 of this proxy statement. See also “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for more information about the use of Adjusted EBITDA per share in the Company’s short-term incentive program.
   
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted EBITDA per share    
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(3) Non-CEO NEOs reflect the average SCT total compensation and average CAP for the following executives by year:

2025: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway, Richard Gideon

2024: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway

2023: Bradley Gray, Benjamin Sullivan, Ronald Ridgway

   
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(5) Our 2025 self-constructed peer group, which is the same peer group reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, includes the following companies: BKV Corporation, CNX Resources Corporation, Gulfport Energy Corporation, Infinity Natural Resources, Inc., Mach Natural Resources LP, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., Range Resources Corporation, EQT Corporation, Expand Energy Corporation, Antero Resources Corporation, and Comstock Resources, Inc.
   
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 4,996,277 $ 4,609,862 $ 4,159,739
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 3,754,891 5,870,251 1,958,765
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(1) Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid consist of:

    2025           2024           2023    
    CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs

Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table   $4,996,277       $3,235,956       $4,609,862       $2,036,535       $4,159,739       $1,680,775
Adjustment for grant date values in the Summary Compensation Table   ($2,795,234)       ($1,610,848)       ($2,553,177)       ($986,190)       ($2,270,316)       ($806,781)
Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year   $2,818,062       $1,977,626       $3,316,875       $1,366,188       $764,173       $443,555
Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years   ($1,059,654)       ($47,754)       $609,502       $264,071       ($122,569)       ($259,459)
Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years
   ($204,560)
       ($27,253)       ($112,811) 
       ($20,419)       ($572,261)
       ($116,188)
                                             
Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated)   $3,754,891       $3,527,727       $5,870,251       $2,660,184       $1,958,765       $941,903
   
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 3,235,956 2,036,535 1,680,775
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 3,527,727 2,660,184 941,903
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(1) Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid consist of:

    2025           2024           2023    
    CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs 

      CEO      

Average Non- 

CEO NEOs

Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table   $4,996,277       $3,235,956       $4,609,862       $2,036,535       $4,159,739       $1,680,775
Adjustment for grant date values in the Summary Compensation Table   ($2,795,234)       ($1,610,848)       ($2,553,177)       ($986,190)       ($2,270,316)       ($806,781)
Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year   $2,818,062       $1,977,626       $3,316,875       $1,366,188       $764,173       $443,555
Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years   ($1,059,654)       ($47,754)       $609,502       $264,071       ($122,569)       ($259,459)
Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years
   ($204,560)
       ($27,253)       ($112,811) 
       ($20,419)       ($572,261)
       ($116,188)
                                             
Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated)   $3,754,891       $3,527,727       $5,870,251       $2,660,184       $1,958,765       $941,903
   
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

CAP and Cumulative TSR / Cumulative TSR of the Peer Group

 

   
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income    
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure    
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

CAP and Cumulative TSR / Cumulative TSR of the Peer Group

 

   
Tabular List, Table

TABULAR LIST OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES

In our assessment, the most important financial performance measures used to link CAP (as calculated in accordance with the SEC rules), to our NEOs in 2025 to our performance were:

Adjusted EBITDA per share;
Return on Equity;
Free Cash Flow Growth; and
Stock Price.
   
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 73.63 75.92 62.88
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 144.71 $ 139.05 $ 100.38
Company Selected Measure Amount | $ / shares 12.83 10.79 11.57
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $ 342,000,000 $ (103,000,000) $ 750,000,000
Measure:: 1      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Adjusted EBITDA per share    
Measure:: 2      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Return on Equity    
Measure:: 3      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Free Cash Flow Growth    
Measure:: 4      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Stock Price    
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (2,795,234) (2,553,177) (2,270,316)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 2,818,062 3,316,875 764,173
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (1,059,654) 609,502 (122,569)
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (204,560) (112,811) (572,261)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (1,610,848) (986,190) (806,781)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,977,626 1,366,188 443,555
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (47,754) 264,071 (259,459)
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (27,253) $ (20,419) $ (116,188)