8-K filed August 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET ticker COP CIK 0001163165

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ConocoPhillips announces CEO succession: O'Brien to become CEO, Lance to Executive Chair, Haynes-Welsh CFO

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Ryan Lance retires as President/CEO, becomes Executive Chair effective Sept 1, 2026; Andy O'Brien named President/CEO and board member.
Konnie Haynes-Welsh promoted to SVP and CFO; Greig Patterson becomes VP Finance and Controller, effective Sept 1, 2026.
O'Brien compensation: base salary $1.7M, VCIP target 160% of base, LTI target $13.08M; Lance base reduced to $1.1M.
Haynes-Welsh base salary $742,972, VCIP/RSU/PS targets 83%/110%/205% of base; additional PS units under PSP 24-26.
Kirk Johnson gets $5M RSU vesting in 5 years; Nicholas Olds gets $3M RSU vesting in 3 years.

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Appointed

Kontessa S. Haynes-Welsh

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Effective: 2026-09-01
Filed: August 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Kontessa S. Haynes-Welsh, currently Vice President, Finance and Controller, will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Appointed

Greig Patterson

Vice President, Finance and Controller

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Effective: 2026-09-01
Filed: August 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

Greig Patterson, currently Vice President, Corporate Planning & Development, will become Vice President, Finance and Controller.

Role change

Ryan M. Lance

Executive Chair

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Effective: 2026-09-01
Successor: Andrew (Andy) M. O'Brien
Filed: August 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

At such time, the Company’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ryan M. Lance, will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer and become Executive Chair of the Board.

Appointed

Andrew (Andy) M. O'Brien

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Effective: 2026-09-01
Filed: August 11, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

On August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ConocoPhillips (the “Company”) elected Andrew (Andy) M. O’Brien, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Strategy, Commercial and Chief Financial Officer, as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, effective September 1, 2026.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.97

Kontessa S. Haynes-Welsh was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at CONOCOPHILLIPS.

Action: become
Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Kontessa S. Haynes-Welsh, currently Vice President, Finance and Controller, will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Greig Patterson was appointed as Vice President, Finance and Controller at CONOCOPHILLIPS.

Action: become
Role: Vice President, Finance and Controller

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Greig Patterson, currently Vice President, Corporate Planning & Development, will become Vice President, Finance and Controller.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.98

Ryan M. Lance changed role as Executive Chair at CONOCOPHILLIPS.

Action: retire
Role: Executive Chair

Exact text from the filing

At such time, the Company’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ryan M. Lance, will retire as President and Chief Executive Officer and become Executive Chair of the Board.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.98

Andrew (Andy) M. O'Brien was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer at CONOCOPHILLIPS.

Action: elected
Role: President and Chief Executive Officer

Exact text from the filing

On August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ConocoPhillips (the “Company”) elected Andrew (Andy) M. O’Brien, the Company’s current Executive Vice President, Strategy, Commercial and Chief Financial Officer, as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board, effective September 1, 2026.

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