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):
February 24, 2020
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-35167 | | 98-0686001 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8176 Park Lane Dallas, Texas | | | | 75231 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +214-445-9600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: |
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| Title of each class | | Trading symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value | | KOS | | New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange |
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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 February 24, 2020, Kosmos Energy Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that Thomas P. Chambers, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire in May 2020, as part of a mutually agreed succession plan. Mr. Chambers will be succeeded by Neal D. Shah, the Company’s current Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, who will be appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective in May 2020. During the period between Mr. Shah’s appointment and Mr. Chambers’ retirement, Mr. Chambers will assist with the orderly transition of the duties of Chief Financial Officer to Mr. Shah.
Mr. Shah, age 35, joined Kosmos in 2010. He has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer since November 2019. As Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Shah oversees finance, treasury, investor relations, information technology and internal audit. Prior to that, he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Finance and Equatorial Guinea from November 2017 to November 2019, where he maintained operational oversight of our Equatorial Guinea business unit. Mr. Shah also served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance & Treasurer from December 2013 to November 2017. Mr. Shah earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Shah and any other executive officer or director of the Company, and there is no arrangement or understanding with any other person under which he was appointed. There are no transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Shah has a direct or indirect material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 28, 2020
| | KOSMOS ENERGY LTD. |
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| | By: | /s/ Jason E. Doughty |
| | | Jason E. Doughty |
| | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
