0000872248-16-000208.txt : 20161007 0000872248-16-000208.hdr.sgml : 20161007 20161007085210 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000872248-16-000208 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161004 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20161007 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161007 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PETROQUEST ENERGY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000872248 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 721440714 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32681 FILM NUMBER: 161926158 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 E KALISTE SALOOM RD SUITE 6000 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: LA ZIP: 70508 BUSINESS PHONE: 3372327028 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 E KALISTE SALOOM RD SUITE 6000 CITY: LAFAYETTE STATE: LA ZIP: 70508 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPTIMA PETROLEUM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950726 8-K 1 a8ktracypricedeparture.htm 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
October 4, 2016

            

PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)
400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 6000
Lafayette, Louisiana
(Address of principal executive offices)
72-1440714
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

70508
(Zip code)

Commission File Number: 001-32681

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028


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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 October 4, 2016, PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and Tracy Price, the Company’s Executive Vice President - Business Development and Land, mutually agreed to terminate Mr. Price’s employment without cause, effective as of October 7, 2016. Mr. Price will receive severance benefits consistent with the provisions regarding termination of employment without cause contained in his executive employment agreement with the Company, dated as of May 8, 2012 (the “Employment Agreement”). The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is not complete and is qualified by reference to the complete document, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number            Description of Exhibit

10.1
Executive Employment Agreement dated May 8, 2012 between PetroQuest Energy, Inc. and Tracy Price (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed May 10, 2012).






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.
Date: October 7, 2016
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
                                
/s/ J. Bond Clement            
J. Bond Clement Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer