secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Diversified Energy Co (DEC)
CIK:        0001922446
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T20:43:36+00:00
Accession:  0001922446-26-000053
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Appoints Kirk Oliver as Independent Director; Former Equitrans CFO brings ~20 years experience
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- Kirk Oliver appointed to Board effective May 21, 2026; Board size increased from 5 to 6.
- Oliver served as EVP & CFO of Equitrans Midstream (2018-2024) and CFO of UGI (2012-2018).
- Oliver will join Audit and Risk Committee and Sustainability and Safety Committee.
- Receives standard non-employee director compensation including pro-rated annual equity grant.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000053/0001922446-26-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000053/dec-20260520.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000053

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