UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | September 22, 2021 |
Tellurian Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-5507 | 06-0842255 | ||
|
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
| 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 3100, Houston, TX | 77002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (832) 962-4000 |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | TELL | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 22, 2021, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Tellurian Inc. (the “Company”) appointed James Bennett as a director of the Company. No family relationships exist between Mr. Bennett and any of the Company’s directors and executive officers. There are no transactions in which the Company is or was a participant and in which Mr. Bennett has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Bennett is expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of director indemnification agreement. The Board appointed Mr. Bennett to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Bennett was awarded shares of restricted stock consistent with the Company’s existing director compensation policy.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Also on September 22, 2021, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment of Mr. Bennett as a director of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
|
Exhibit
No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated as of September 22, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (included as Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TELLURIAN INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ L. Kian Granmayeh | |
| Name: | L. Kian Granmayeh | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: September 22, 2021
