---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001520006-24-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTDR"
cik: "0001520006"
company_name: "Matador Resources Co"
filed_at: "2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T18:17:04.263269+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Matador Resources appoints Susan M. Ward to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Susan Ward, former Shell Senior Executive (12 years) and ex-Managing Director at UBS Securities, appointed as independent director.
- Ward will serve on Audit, ESG, Marketing & Midstream, and Prospect Committees; deemed audit committee financial expert.
- Initial restricted stock unit award valued at ~$70,000 vests just before 2024 annual meeting; enters indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001520006-24-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTDR
- cik: 0001520006
- company_name: Matador Resources Co
- filed_at: 2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000624000027/0001520006-24-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000624000027/mtdr-20240124.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001520006-24-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001520006-24-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001520006-24-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Susan M. Ward was appointed as director at Matador Resources Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On January 24, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) appointed Susan M. Ward as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000624000027/0001520006-24-000027-index.htm

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