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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;15, 2019 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">46-4314192</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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78701 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">704-2302</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously disclosed, effective January&nbsp;1, 2019, Bryan Sheffield,
stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Parsley Energy, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) and was appointed as the Company&#146;s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;) of the Company.
Pursuant to the succession plan previously approved by the Board, Matthew Gallagher, who had previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, succeeded Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield as the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer and
was appointed as the Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer. Following his service as Executive Chairman, it is anticipated that Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield will retire as an employee and officer of the Company and continue serving as Chairman
of the Board, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director position. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Mr.&nbsp;Gallagher&#146;s
appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;<U>Committee</U>&#148;) determined that an adjustment in his base salary from $550,000 to $750,000 was appropriate in order to
reflect the increased responsibilities associated with his new position. On February&nbsp;15,&nbsp;2019, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC (the &#147;<U>Employer</U>&#148;), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment (the
&#147;<U>Amendment</U>&#148;) to the Amended and Restated Employment, Confidentiality and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Competition</FONT> Agreement between the Employer and Mr.&nbsp;Gallagher (the &#147;<U>Gallagher
Employment</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;Agreement</U>&#148;) in order to reflect this adjustment to his base salary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Similarly, in connection with
Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield&#146;s appointment as Executive Chairman, the Committee determined that an adjustment in his base salary from $850,000 to $550,000 was appropriate to reflect the responsibilities associated with his new position. The Board and
Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield also agreed to extend the period of time that Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield is expected to serve as Executive Chairman from one to two years, which period may be further modified by the Board in its discretion. To memorialize these terms,
the Company and Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield entered into a letter agreement on February&nbsp;15, 2019 (the &#147;<U>2019</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;Letter Agreement</U>&#148;), which describes the current terms of Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield&#146;s compensation for his
service as Executive Chairman. The 2019 Letter Agreement supersedes and cancels the original letter agreement concerning the same subject that was entered into between the Company and Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield on January&nbsp;9, 2018 (the &#147;<U>2018
Letter Agreement</U>&#148;). Other than the adjustment to Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield&#146;s base salary and the extension of the period that Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield is expected to serve as Executive Chairman, the terms of the 2019 Letter Agreement are materially
consistent with the terms of the 2018 Letter Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following his retirement as an employee and officer of the Company,
Mr.&nbsp;Sheffield will be compensated as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-employee&nbsp;director</FONT> so long as he continues to serve as Chairman of the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing descriptions of the Amendment and the 2019 Letter Agreement are summaries, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment and 2019 Letter Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;and</FONT> are
incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d658701dex101.htm">First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment, Confidentiality and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Competition</FONT> Agreement, dated as of February&nbsp;
15, 2019, by and between Parsley Energy Operations, LLC and Matt Gallagher. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="d658701dex102.htm">Letter Agreement by and between Parsley Energy, Inc. and Bryan Sheffield,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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8-K
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): February 15, 2019
PARSLEY ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36463
46-4314192
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
303 Colorado Street
Suite 3000
Austin, Texas
78701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(737)
704-2302
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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))
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.
As previously disclosed, effective January 1, 2019, Bryan Sheffield,
stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer of Parsley Energy, Inc. (the "
Company
") and was appointed as the Company's Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "
Board
") of the Company.
Pursuant to the succession plan previously approved by the Board, Matthew Gallagher, who had previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, succeeded Mr. Sheffield as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
was appointed as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Following his service as Executive Chairman, it is anticipated that Mr. Sheffield will retire as an employee and officer of the Company and continue serving as Chairman
of the Board, a
non-employee
director position.
In connection with Mr. Gallagher's
appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "
Committee
") determined that an adjustment in his base salary from $550,000 to $750,000 was appropriate in order to
reflect the increased responsibilities associated with his new position. On February 15, 2019, Parsley Energy Operations, LLC (the "
Employer
"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment (the
"
Amendment
") to the Amended and Restated Employment, Confidentiality and
Non-Competition
Agreement between the Employer and Mr. Gallagher (the "
Gallagher
Employment
Agreement
") in order to reflect this adjustment to his base salary.
Similarly, in connection with
Mr. Sheffield's appointment as Executive Chairman, the Committee determined that an adjustment in his base salary from $850,000 to $550,000 was appropriate to reflect the responsibilities associated with his new position. The Board and
Mr. Sheffield also agreed to extend the period of time that Mr. Sheffield is expected to serve as Executive Chairman from one to two years, which period may be further modified by the Board in its discretion. To memorialize these terms,
the Company and Mr. Sheffield entered into a letter agreement on February 15, 2019 (the "
2019
Letter Agreement
"), which describes the current terms of Mr. Sheffield's compensation for his
service as Executive Chairman. The 2019 Letter Agreement supersedes and cancels the original letter agreement concerning the same subject that was entered into between the Company and Mr. Sheffield on January 9, 2018 (the "
2018
Letter Agreement
"). Other than the adjustment to Mr. Sheffield's base salary and the extension of the period that Mr. Sheffield is expected to serve as Executive Chairman, the terms of the 2019 Letter Agreement are materially
consistent with the terms of the 2018 Letter Agreement.
Following his retirement as an employee and officer of the Company,
Mr. Sheffield will be compensated as
a non-employee director
so long as he continues to serve as Chairman of the Board.
The foregoing descriptions of the Amendment and the 2019 Letter Agreement are summaries, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment and 2019 Letter Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this
Form 8-K and
are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment, Confidentiality and
Non-Competition
Agreement, dated as of February 
15, 2019, by and between Parsley Energy Operations, LLC and Matt Gallagher.
10.2
Letter Agreement by and between Parsley Energy, Inc. and Bryan Sheffield,
 dated as of February 15, 2019.
2
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.
PARSLEY ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ Colin W. Roberts
Colin W. Roberts
Executive Vice President—General Counsel
Dated: February 15, 2019