---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-046332"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTI"
cik: "0001288403"
company_name: "W&T OFFSHORE INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T23:52:05.287308+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# W&T Offshore expands board to 6, appoints John D. Buchanan as independent director

## Summary
- Board expanded to six members; Buchanan appointed effective April 8, 2024.
- Buchanan has 30+ years legal experience, most recently as Assistant GC at ExxonMobil.
- Buchanan is independent; no standing committee assignments yet.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation and indemnification agreement.
- Will stand for election at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-046332
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTI
- cik: 0001288403
- company_name: W&T OFFSHORE INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-11T23:59:59+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/1288403/000110465924046332/0001104659-24-046332-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288403/000110465924046332/tm2411359d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046332
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046332.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-046332.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John D. Buchanan was appointed as Director at W&T OFFSHORE INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Mr. John D. Buchanan to fill the vacancy on the Board effective April 8, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288403/000110465924046332/0001104659-24-046332-index.htm

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