Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On May 12, 2022, R. Keith Teague, Chief Operating Officer of Tellurian Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), notified the Company that he intends to
retire from his position as Chief Operating Officer effective July 15, 2022.
Octávio M.C. Simões, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will
assume Mr. Teague's corporate responsibilities for the Company and its
subsidiaries. Biographical and related information regarding Mr. Simões is set
forth in the Company's proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of
stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28,
2022, under the headings "Proposal 1-Election of Directors to the Company's
Board-Executive Officers" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions-Sponsorship Agreements with Energy Dialogues LLC" and such
information is incorporated by reference herein.
In connection with Mr. Teague's retirement, he entered into a Retirement
Agreement and General Release (the "Retirement Agreement") and a Consulting
Agreement (the "Consulting Agreement") with the Company.
Pursuant to the Retirement Agreement, Mr. Teague forfeited certain equity,
equity-linked and cash-based awards, including 3,750,000 shares of restricted
stock under the Company's equity incentive plans, a grant allocation of
$8,000,000 under a construction incentive award with respect to the construction
of Phases 3 and 4 of the Company's Driftwood Project and a stock option grant in
respect of 90,000 shares (unless exercised within a 90-day post-separation
exercise period). Mr. Teague's construction incentive award related to the
construction of Phases 1 and 2 of the Driftwood Project, with a grant allocation
of $12,000,000, and any outstanding long-term incentive awards under the
Company's Incentive Compensation Program (the "ICP"), will remain outstanding
and will vest on terms, and subject to certain conditions, set forth in the
Retirement Agreement. Mr. Teague will not receive any short-term or long-term
ICP awards in respect of 2022. Mr. Teague has agreed not to engage in certain
business activities competitive with the Company for a period of two years.
Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Teague will provide consulting
services to the Company for a period of two years commencing on July 16, 2022
and will be entitled to annual cash compensation of $250,000.
The foregoing description of the Retirement and Consulting Agreements is not
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 16, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding the retirement of
Mr. Teague from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. A copy
of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.
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The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including the information set forth
in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), nor shall it be deemed 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 a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1‡ Retirement Agreement and General Release, dated as of May 13, 2022,
by and between Tellurian Inc. and R. Keith Teague.
10.2‡ Consulting Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2022, by and between
Tellurian Inc. and R. Keith Teague.
99.1 Press Release, dated as of May 16, 2022
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
embedded within the Inline XBRL document (included as Exhibit 101)
‡ Certain schedules or similar attachments to this exhibit have been omitted in
accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby agrees
to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request a copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to this exhibit.
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