---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-001905"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EPM"
cik: "0001006655"
company_name: "EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T01:15:05.609351+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Evolution Petroleum appoints J. Mark Bunch as COO, effective Feb 21, 2023

## Summary
- J. Mark Bunch appointed as COO, a newly created position to broaden management team.
- Base annual salary of $305,000; sign-on bonus of 80,000 restricted shares vesting over 4 years.
- Eligible for STIP (target 75% of base) and LTIP (100% of base, one-third time-vested).
- Bunch has over 40 years oil & gas experience; previously consulted for Evolution since 2016.
- No family relationships with directors or executive officers; no reportable transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-001905
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EPM
- cik: 0001006655
- company_name: EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006655/000155837023001905/0001558370-23-001905-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006655/000155837023001905/epm-20230221x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-001905
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-001905.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-001905.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Mark Bunch was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") announced that the Board of Directors has appointed J. Mark Bunch as Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1006655/000155837023001905/0001558370-23-001905-index.htm

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