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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
As reported by Expand Energy Corporation (the “Company”) in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 2024, Benjamin E. Russ was removed as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company as of October 1, 2024.
On November 1, 2024 (the “Termination Date”), the Company entered into a Severance Agreement (the “Severance Agreement”) with Mr. Russ specifying, among other things, that Mr. Russ’s service with the Company terminated on the Termination Date and that Mr. Russ will receive the cash severance, equity award vesting and other benefits set forth in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (as modified by the letter agreement previously entered into between Mr. Russ and the Company in January 2024), subject to the satisfaction of the release conditions contained in the Severance Agreement.
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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.
| EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ MOHIT SINGH | |
| Mohit Singh | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 7, 2024