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

On February 13, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Falcon Minerals Corporation (the "Company") elevated the Company's VP of Operations, Michael J. Downs, to the position of Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Downs, age 42, has been the Company's VP of Operations since October 2018, where he oversees the company's royalty production, land administration, reservoir engineering and ongoing minerals acquisition efforts. He previously served as VP Operations at Titan Energy, LLC and its predecessors, oil and gas exploration and production companies, from April 2014 until September 2018, where he managed Titan's Eagle Ford position and integrated over $2.2 billion of acquisitions into the company. From July 2011 until March 2014, Mr. Downs was Director, Strategic operations for Atlas Energy, LP. Prior to this, Mr. Downs was JV Coordinator for Atlas, responsible for managing a $1.7 billion joint venture in the Marcellus Shale between Atlas Energy, Inc and Reliance Industries of India. Mr. Downs graduated from Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Downs and any of the Company's directors or executive officers. There are no related party transactions involving Mr. Downs that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 18, 2020, the Company issued a press release in connection with the foregoing, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. This information shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.




           Exhibit No.   Description

           99.1            Press Release issued on February 18, 2020

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