UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2017 (August 27, 2017)
PDC Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE |
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001-37419 |
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95-2636730 |
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000
Denver, Colorado 80203
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 860-5800
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K/A”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of PDC Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”), which reported the appointment of Mark E. Ellis to serve as a Class III director of the Company. Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, this Form 8-K/A is being filed solely to provide information called for in Item 5.02(d)(3) of Form 8-K that had not been determined at the time of filing of the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 30, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Ellis to its Compensation Committee and its recently formed Midstream Committee. In addition to Mr. Ellis’s participation in the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation arrangements, which were disclosed in the Original Form 8-K, Mr. Ellis will receive compensation identical to other members of such committees, consisting of (i) an annual cash retainer equal to $12,000 payable in quarterly installments for his service on the Compensation Committee and (ii) an annual cash retainer equal to $10,000 payable in quarterly installments for his service on the Midstream Committee.
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.
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Date: October 4, 2017 |
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By: |
/s/ Daniel W. Amidon |
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Daniel W. Amidon |
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General Counsel and Secretary |