UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8–K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  April 16, 2019

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

717 Texas Ave., Suite 2900, Houston Texas 77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(713) 236-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

As reported by Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 4, 2019, Tommy H. Atkins resigned as Senior Vice President of Exploration on February 4, 2019 (the “Separation Date”).

Effective April 16, 2019, the Company entered into a separation agreement and general release between the Company and Mr. Atkins specifying the terms of Mr. Atkins’ termination of service with the Company (the “Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Atkins will be entitled to the following separation benefits: (i) for a period of six (6) months after the Separation Date, payment of COBRA health care premiums under the Company’s group health plans for Mr. Atkins, his spouse and eligible dependents; (ii) accelerated vesting of all outstanding Time-Based Restricted Stock (as defined in the Separation Agreement); and (iii) continuation of 27,401 shares of Performance Stock Units previously issued (as defined in the Separation Agreement). In exchange for the foregoing, Mr. Atkins has agreed to certain customary restrictive covenant and release provisions in favor of the Company as provided for in the Separation Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                   Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.