---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001922446-26-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DEC"
cik: "0001922446"
company_name: "Diversified Energy Co"
filed_at: "2026-08-10T21:09:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-10T21:10:08.618827+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Diversified Energy Chairman David Johnson retires; CEO Rusty Hutson becomes Chairman

## Summary
- David Johnson resigns as Chairman and director effective Aug 5, 2026, after 9 years; no disagreement cited.
- Board reduces size from 6 to 5 directors following Johnson's departure.
- CEO and founder Rusty Hutson, Jr. appointed Chairman of the Board, effective Aug 5, 2026.
- David Turner, Jr. named Lead Independent Director; Martin Thomas joins Compensation Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001922446-26-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DEC
- cik: 0001922446
- company_name: Diversified Energy Co
- filed_at: 2026-08-10T21:09:32+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000073/0001922446-26-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000073/dec-20260805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Johnson resigned as Chairman of the Board at Diversified Energy Co.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On August 5, 2026, David Johnson notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Diversified Energy Company (the “Company”) of his resignation as Chairman of the Board and member of the Sustainability and Safety and Compensation Committees of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000073/0001922446-26-000073-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.