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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2024
 
 
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
001-32167
76-0274813
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

  
9800 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700
Houston, Texas
77042
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 623-0801
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address if changed since last report.)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10
EGY
New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, par value $0.10
EGY
London Stock Exchange
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(e) Compensatory Arrangements for Certain Officers.
 
On June 6, 2024, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), approved amendments to the Company’s employment agreements (the “Amendments”) with each of George Maxwell, Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Bain, Chief Financial Officer, Thor Pruckl, Chief Operating Officer, and Matthew Powers, Executive Vice President and General Counsel (together, the “Executives”). Each amendment modifies the applicable provision governing equity awards to provide that the applicable Executive is eligible for restricted stock, stock options, or other incentive awards in accordance with normal competitive pay practices as determined by the Compensation Committee in its discretion, and removes references to a percentage of each Executive’s base salary as part of such entitlement.
 
On that same day, the Committee approved the following awards of restricted stock and options to purchase common stock (the “Options”) pursuant to the VAALCO Energy, Inc. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended: 141,156 shares of restricted stock and 261,545 Options were awarded to Mr. Maxwell; 51,669 shares of restricted stock and 95,736 Options were awarded to Mr. Bain; 68,676 shares of restricted stock and 127,248 Options were awarded to Mr. Pruckl; and 35,062 shares of restricted stock and 64,966 Options were awarded to Mr. Powers. The shares of restricted stock will vest in three equal installments beginning on June 6, 2025. Each Option has an exercise price of $5.96 per share and contains both a performance component and time component in order to vest. One-third of the awards vest no sooner than June 6, 2025, provided that, after the date of grant, a stock price performance hurdle of 15% above the exercise price has been achieved; another one-third of the awards vest no sooner than June 6, 2026, provided that, after the date of grant, a stock price performance hurdle of 32.25% above the exercise price has been achieved; and the remaining one-third of the awards vest no sooner than June 6, 2027, provided that, after the date of grant, a stock price performance hurdle of 52.5% above the exercise price has been achieved. Each hurdle is measured using a 30-day average stock price. The Options expire June 6, 2034.
 
Prior to taking these actions, the Compensation Committee commissioned a prominent independent executive compensation consulting firm (the “Consultant”) to analyze the Company’s compensation practices concerning its executives. The Consultant’s report concluded that the Company’s recent historic granting practices, to the Executives, of equity-based awards, were near the bottom of the bottom quartile of industry practice, vis-à-vis the Company’s peers. In granting these awards, the Committee sought to place its granting practices nearer the top of the bottom quartile of its peers.
 
The foregoing summary of the material terms of the Amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendments, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024. The foregoing summaries of the restricted stock and Options awards are qualified in their entirety by the text of the Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Employee) and Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement filed as Exhibits 10.19 and 10.20 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2024.
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
VAALCO Energy, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
     
     
Date: June 12, 2024
    
 
By:
/s/ Lynn Willis
 
Name: 
Lynn Willis
 
Title:
Interim Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
 
 
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Entity, Registrant Name VAALCO Energy, Inc.
Document, Type 8-K
Document, Period End Date Jun. 06, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code DE
Entity, File Number 001-32167
Entity, Tax Identification Number 76-0274813
Entity, Address, Address Line One 9800 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700
Entity, Address, City or Town Houston
Entity, Address, State or Province TX
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code 77042
City Area Code 713
Local Phone Number 623-0801
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Trading Symbol EGY
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