UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 8, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Encana Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | 1-15226 | 98-0355077 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 4400, 500 Centre Street SE, PO Box 2850
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2S5
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(403) 645-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 |
On March 8, 2017, Jane L. Peverett, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Encana Corporation (the “Corporation”) and the Chair of the Audit Committee thereof, notified the Corporation of her intention to retire as a director on May 2, 2017, the date of the Corporation’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Peverett did not advise the Corporation of any disagreement with the Corporation on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. Effective April 1, 2017, Bruce G. Waterman, a member of the Board, will become Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Pursuant to a Board resolution, the Board has fixed the number of directors to be elected at the Corporation’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders at 10 directors.
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.
Dated: March 13, 2017
| ENCANA CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | /s/ Dawna I. Gibb | |||
| Name: | Dawna I. Gibb | |||
| Title: | Assistant Corporate Secretary | |||