---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-012471"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EE"
cik: "0001888447"
company_name: "Excelerate Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-07-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T21:04:50.698676+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Excelerate Energy appoints Deborah Byers as independent director, chair of Audit Committee

## Summary
- Board expanded from six to seven directors; Byers appointed effective July 5, 2022.
- Byers is a recently retired Ernst & Young partner with 36 years of public accounting experience.
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Audit Committee effective immediately.
- Received a pro-rated annual RSU retainer of $96,575 (vests 1 year) and initial $125,000 RSU grant (vests over 3 years).
- Byers qualifies as independent and entered into standard indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-012471
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EE
- cik: 0001888447
- company_name: Excelerate Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017022012471/0000950170-22-012471-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017022012471/ee-20220705.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-012471.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Byers was appointed as Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee at Excelerate Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee
  source text: On July 5, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Excelerate Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from six to seven directors and appointed Ms. Deborah Byers as a new director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1888447/000095017022012471/0000950170-22-012471-index.htm

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