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): January 31, 2018

Sentinel Energy Services Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(281) 407-0686
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 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).

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On January 31, 2018, Jon A. Marshall was appointed as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Sentinel Energy Services Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Marshall will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee. There are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Marshall that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Marshall, age 66, served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Transocean Inc. from November 2007 to May 2008 and as Chief Executive Officer of GlobalSantaFe Corporation from May 2003 until November 2007, when the company merged with Transocean Inc. Mr. Marshall currently serves as a director for Noble Corporation plc, Cobalt International Energy, Inc., Southwestern Energy Company and various other private companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Marshall brings our Board significant experience in executive positions and experience as a director of public offshore energy focused companies. Mr. Marshall has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the United States Military Academy of West Point.

In connection with Mr. Marshall’s appointment to the Board, the Company and Mr. Marshall entered into a Letter Agreement and an Indemnification Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively.

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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.

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