---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000821189-22-000047"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EOG"
cik: "0000821189"
company_name: "EOG RESOURCES INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:45:19.981719+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EOG Resources announces Bill Thomas board retirement; CEO Ezra Yacob appointed Chairman

## Summary
- William R. Thomas retires from Board effective Oct 4, 2022; not due to any disagreement.
- CEO Ezra Y. Yacob appointed Chairman of the Board, effective Oct 4, 2022.
- Yacob's base salary raised to $1M and bonus target increased to 140% of base salary.
- Committee extended expiration dates on Thomas's outstanding SAR grants to original dates or 18 months post-board retirement.
- Annual long-term incentive awards granted to named executive officers; mix adjusted to exclude SARs and add ROCE modifier.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000821189-22-000047
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EOG
- cik: 0000821189
- company_name: EOG RESOURCES INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118922000047/0000821189-22-000047-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118922000047/eog-20221004.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000821189-22-000047
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000821189-22-000047.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000821189-22-000047.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William R. Thomas retired as non-executive Chairman of the Board at EOG RESOURCES INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: non-executive Chairman of the Board
  source text: William R. Thomas informed the Board of Directors (Board) of EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) that he is retiring from the Board, effective October 4, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118922000047/0000821189-22-000047-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ezra Y. Yacob was appointed as Chairman of the Board at EOG RESOURCES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Board has appointed Ezra Y. Yacob, EOG’s Chief Executive Officer and a director of EOG since October 2021, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective October 4, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/821189/000082118922000047/0000821189-22-000047-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.