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accession: "0001140361-26-000434"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DEC"
cik: "0001922446"
company_name: "Diversified Energy Co"
filed_at: "2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:25:32.734760+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Diversified Energy adopts Executive Severance Plan for CEO and CFO

## Summary
- CEO (Tier 1): 2.0x salary+bonus outside CIC, 2.99x inside; 24-36 months COBRA.
- CFO (Tier 2): same multipliers but 18 months COBRA; both get accelerated equity vesting.
- Plan effective Dec 31, 2025; supersedes prior employment/change-in-control agreements.
- Benefits require release of claims and compliance with non-compete/non-solicitation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-000434
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DEC
- cik: 0001922446
- company_name: Diversified Energy Co
- filed_at: 2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000114036126000434/0001140361-26-000434-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000114036126000434/ef20062341_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-000434
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-000434.txt

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