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 (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 9, 2020
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-8754 | 20-3940661 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
575 North Dairy Ashford, Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77079
(Address of principal executive offices)
(281) 874-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 $0.01 per share | SBOW | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective March 9, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of SilverBow Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed W. Eric Schultz as the Company’s Controller and designated principal accounting officer under SEC guidelines.
Mr. Schultz, 44, brings to the Company an intricate knowledge of transactional, technical and corporate accounting, as well as experience in internal and external financial reporting. He was previously the Director of Finance and Controller of Vitruvian Exploration, LLC, which he joined in 2019. From 2010 to 2019, Mr. Schultz held a series of positions of increasing responsibility at Newfield Exploration Company, prior to its acquisition by Encana Corporation, including Director of Financial Reporting from 2017 to 2019 and Director of Revenue Accounting from 2013 to 2017. Mr. Schultz began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Schultz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Texas State University and is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Schultz has no family relations with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Schultz is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
Date: March 9, 2020
SilverBow Resources, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Christopher M. Abundis | ||||
Christopher M. Abundis Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel | |||||
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