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):  August 6, 2014

 

ATHLON ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36026

 

46-2549833

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

420 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, Texas

 

76102

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (817) 984-8200

 

Not applicable

(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:

 

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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.

 

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On August 6, 2014, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Athlon Energy Inc. (the “Company”) approved adjustments to the base salaries for the following named executive officers of the Company. The adjustments to the base salaries, which are set forth in the table below, are effective September 1, 2014:

 

Executive

 

Position

 

Base Salary
Before Increase

 

New Base
Salary

 

Robert C. Reeves

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

 

$

570,000

 

$

875,000

 

Nelson K. Treadway

 

Senior Vice President—Business Development and Land

 

$

300,000

 

$

360,000

 

Bud W. Holmes

 

Senior Vice President—Operations

 

$

275,000

 

$

360,000

 

David B. McClelland

 

Vice President—Drilling and Geosciences

 

$

275,000

 

$

300,000

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

ATHLON ENERGY INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date:     August 12, 2014

By:

/s/ John C. Souders

 

 

John C. Souders

 

 

Vice President—Controller and

 

 

Principal Accounting Officer

 

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