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
报告日期（最早报告事件日期）：2018年12月18日
GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-19514 | 73-1521290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 3001 Quail Springs Parkway Oklahoma City, OK |
73134 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) | |||
(405) 252-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
Effective December 18, 2018, the Board of Directors (the Gulfport Energy Corporation（下称“公司”）董事会任命David M. Wood, a 40-year 石油和天然气行业资深人士，担任该公司的首席执行官兼总裁 Company. Mr. 在Heidrick领导的全国性搜索之后，Wood被选为公司的新任首席执行官兼总裁 & Struggles. 唐尼·摩尔（Donnie Moore），公司首席运营官 在搜索期间担任公司临时首席执行官, will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wood曾担任Arsenal Resources的首席执行官和董事会主席 LLC (“Arsenal”), 这体育平台是一家专注于西弗吉尼亚州的天然气生产商和First Reserve Corporation的投资组合公司, an energy-focused private equity firm (“First Reserve”), where he most recently served as Chairman of its board of 担任董事，此前担任首席执行官. Prior to his tenure at Arsenal, Mr. Wood从2013年到2016年担任First Reserve的高级顾问, serving on several of its portfolio company boards. Prior to his position at First Reserve, Mr. Wood在墨菲石油公司（纽约证券交易所代码：MUR）工作了17年以上。, 全球石油和天然气勘探和生产公司（“墨菲石油”）, including as its Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the board of directors from 2009 to 2012. From 1980 to 1994, Mr. Wood曾在亚什兰勘探与生产公司担任多个高级职位, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Mr. Wood began his career as a well-site geologist in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Wood has served on the board of directors of Lilis Energy, Inc. （纽约证券交易所代码：LLEX），体育平台是一家在特拉华盆地运营的勘探和开发公司. Mr. Wood also served on the board of Crestwood Equity Partners LP （NYSE: CEQP）及其全资子公司的普通合伙人董事, Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 原油和天然气中游资产的所有者和运营商. Mr. Wood also served on the 几家私营石油和天然气公司的董事会成员, 包括Deep Gulf Energy LP（在被Kosmos Energy Ltd .收购之前）.) and Berkana Energy Corp. (when it was majority owned by Murphy Oil). Mr. Wood previously served 他体育平台是美国石油协会的董事会成员和执行委员会成员. 他也体育平台是国家石油委员会的成员，也体育平台是勘探地球物理学家协会的成员. Mr. Wood holds a B.S. in 毕业于英国诺丁汉大学地质学专业，并完成了哈佛大学高级管理课程.
In his role as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Wood will receive an annual base salary of $750,000. 在董事会薪酬委员会开始后的第一次定期会议上 Mr. Wood’s employment with the Company, Mr. Wood还将有权获得公司长期股权激励计划授予的限制性股票奖励, with a value of $1,000,000, in the 数额将根据授予日期之前纳斯达克全球im体育平台官方网站的每股收盘价确定. In addition to the inducement restricted stock award, Mr. Wood will be entitled to receive annual 授予限制性股票单位（或其他同等价值的股权奖励），授予日价值为其基本年薪的500%, 50% of which award will be time-based, vesting in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 50% of such award will be performance-based, 以董事会或其薪酬委员会酌情决定的业绩目标和标准为准. The annual restricted 2019年的股票奖励将与限制性股票奖励同时发放.
Mr. Wood will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual cash incentive program, 哪一项有机会一次性获得年度奖金, based on a target amount of 100% of Mr. Wood’s annual base salary and such 由董事会或其薪酬委员会酌情决定的业绩目标和标准. Mr. Wood还将有资格参加其他员工福利计划，这些计划通常适用于处境类似的公司员工, as in effect from time to time.
公司还将支付某些惯常的搬迁和搬家费用，并将予以报销 Mr. 赔偿因出售其住宅而遭受的任何损失，但不得超过规定的数额.
In the event Mr. Wood’s employment is terminated by the Company, other than for cause, Mr. Wood will be entitled to his earned but unpaid compensation, 以及相当于其在终止之日有效的年度基本工资和目标奖金的遣散费（“遣散费”）。, payable 在该等终止后的12个月内，按照公司的正常工资惯例, and continuation of health coverage for Mr. Wood and his dependents for a period of 12 months. Upon involuntary termination 在控制权变更后的12个月内发生的无原因的损失. Wood将有权获得为期24个月的遣散费和持续18个月的健康保险.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
2018年12月18日，公司发布新闻稿，宣布任命Mr. Wood as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board as discussed in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
SIGNATURE
根据1934年证券交易法的要求, 登记人已妥为使本报告由以下人士代表其签署 the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: December 21, 2018 | By: | /s/ Keri Crowell | ||||
| Keri Crowell | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||