Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 7, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Company”) appointed R. Lewis Ropp as a director, effective immediately (the “Appointment Date”), to fill the vacancy on the Board. The Board has determined that Mr. Ropp qualifies as “independent” under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Ropp will serve as an independent director until the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders. He was also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee.
In connection with his appointment, the Company has entered or will enter into its standard form of indemnity agreement with Mr. Ropp, which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. Mr. Ropp will be paid cash compensation in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors, prorated to reflect his partial year of service during the Board term that commenced May 7, 2024 (the “2024/2025 Board Term”). Upon his appointment to the Board, Mr. Ropp will receive an initial equity award in the form of restricted stock units under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan, with the value of such award at the time of grant equal to approximately $165,000, prorated to reflect his partial year of service during the 2024/2025 Board Term. The initial equity award will vest in full on the earlier to occur of (i) the day preceding the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors are elected, or (ii) the first anniversary of the Appointment Date, subject to the terms of the Company’s standard award agreement, which is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02. Additional information concerning the current compensation of the Company’s non-employee directors is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2024.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ropp and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Ropp is not related to any officer or director of the Company. There are no transactions or relationships between Mr. Ropp and any member of his immediate family and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would be reportable as a related party transaction under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 7, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Ropp. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.