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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 11, 2022, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the departure of Shahid A. Ghauri, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, from the Company, to pursue other personal interests. Nadege Assale, who has served as Assistant General Counsel for the past two years, will assume the role of Acting General Counsel until Mr. Ghauri’s successor is named. Mr. Ghauri will remain with W&T through April 22, 2022 to assist in the transition.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 11, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the foregoing management changes. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated April 11, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| W&T OFFSHORE, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| Dated: April 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Janet Yang |
| Name: | Janet Yang | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |