EOG Resources, Inc.
Proxy Statement
The accompanying form of proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of EOG Resources, Inc. (“EOG,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “company”) to be used at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) to be held in a virtual-only format, via live webcast, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., Central Time. The proxy materials, including this proxy statement, the accompanying notice of annual meeting of stockholders and form of proxy and our 2024 annual report, are being first distributed and made available to our stockholders on or about March 28, 2025.
Any stockholder giving a proxy may revoke it at any time provided written notice of the revocation is received by our Corporate Secretary (Michael P. Donaldson) before the proxy is voted; otherwise, if received prior to the Annual Meeting, properly executed proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions specified on the proxy or, if no such instructions are given, in accordance with the recommendations of the Board described herein. Stockholders participating in the live webcast of the Annual Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote during the Annual Meeting via the meeting website.
You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. We believe the live-webcast format for the Annual Meeting will provide stockholders with a consistent experience and will allow you to participate in the Annual Meeting regardless of your location. You will be able to submit questions prior to, and during, the Annual Meeting via the meeting website.
You are entitled to participate in, and vote at, the live webcast of the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder of record of our Common Stock as of the close of business on March 24, 2025 (the “Record Date”). The Annual Meeting will be held at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EOG2025. To participate in, and vote at, the live webcast of the Annual Meeting, you must enter the 16-digit control number included in the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or in the voting instruction form provided to you with this proxy statement. Further, to vote during the Annual Meeting, click the “Vote Now” button on the meeting website and follow the instructions provided. Guests without a control number may also participate in the Annual Meeting, but will not be permitted to vote or submit questions.
As part of the Annual Meeting, we will hold a live Q&A session during which we intend, time permitting, to answer questions submitted that are pertinent to EOG’s business and meeting matters. As noted above, you will be able to submit questions prior to, and during, the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website. Questions and answers may be grouped by topic and substantially similar questions will be grouped and answered once. Further, we reserve the right to edit or reject questions we deem inappropriate.
Additional information regarding the rules and procedures for participating in the Annual Meeting will be set forth in our meeting rules of conduct, which will be available on the meeting website prior to, and during, the Annual Meeting.
You may log into the meeting website beginning at 1:30 p.m., Central Time, on May 21, 2025. Participants should ensure that they have a strong Wi-Fi connection wherever they intend to participate in the Annual Meeting. Participants should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. If you experience any technical difficulties accessing the meeting website, dial the toll-free technical support number posted on the meeting website log-in page for assistance. The meeting website is fully supported across browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge) and devices (desktops, laptops and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plug-ins.
If you are not able to participate in the Annual Meeting, a webcast playback will be available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EOG2025 approximately 24 hours after the completion of the Annual Meeting and for a period of 30 days thereafter.
Whether or not you plan to participate in the live webcast of the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. We encourage you to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting further discussed below.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Nominating Committee uses a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating director nominees and considers various potential candidates for directorships. Candidates may come to the attention of the Nominating Committee through current or former directors, members of executive management, other sources of referral or EOG’s contacts in the business and other professional communities. These candidates may be evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Nominating Committee and may be considered at any point during the year.
When appropriate and at its discretion, the Nominating Committee may retain a search firm to assist in identifying candidates for the Board. In such instance, and consistent with the charter of the Nominating Committee and our Corporate Governance Guidelines, such search firm will be instructed to include qualified women and minority candidates as part of the pool of potential candidates for consideration by the Board and the Nominating Committee.
In addition, the Nominating Committee will consider nominees recommended by stockholders in accordance with the procedures outlined under “Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations — Nominations for 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and for Any Special Meetings of Stockholders” below. The Nominating Committee will evaluate such nominees according to the same criteria, and in the same manner, as any other director nominee.
Upon Mr. Textor’s retirement from the Board in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, our Board will have eight directors. While our Board has no current plans to increase its size, if the Board determines that it is appropriate to add a director, the Nominating Committee will take into account each candidate’s professional experience, skills and background, the credentials and qualifications set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the other attributes and factors described above, in evaluating candidates.
Director Independence
The Board has affirmatively determined that eight of our nine current directors, namely Mses. Clark, Dugle and Robertson and Messrs. Crisp, Daniels, Gaut, Kerr and Textor, have no direct or indirect material relationship with EOG and thus meet the criteria for independence of Article III, Section 12 of our bylaws, which are available on our website at www.eogresources.com/company/board-of-directors, as well as the independence requirements of the NYSE and the SEC.
In assessing director independence, the Board considered, among other matters, the nature and extent of any business relationships, including transactions conducted, between (i) EOG and each director, (ii) EOG and an immediate family member of a director and (iii) EOG and any organization for which one of our directors or an immediate family member is a director, executive officer or is otherwise affiliated. Specifically, the Board considered, among other things, (1) various transactions in connection with the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, such as payments for midstream services (i.e., gathering, processing and transportation-related services) or oilfield services (including related equipment and supplies) and payments for crude oil and natural gas, between EOG and certain entities engaged in certain aspects of the oil and gas business with which one of our directors is a director or is otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated, (2) any payments of dues or contributions to certain not-for-profit entities (such as trade associations) with which one of our directors or an immediate family member is affiliated and (3) any relationships (employment, contractual or otherwise) between EOG and immediate family members of directors.
Except with respect to Mr. Yacob, the Board has determined that all such relationships and transactions that it considered were not material relationships or transactions with EOG and did not impair the independence of our directors. The Board has determined that Mr. Yacob is not independent because he is our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
Director Skills and Experience Matrix; Director Tenure and Demographics
Please see “Item 1. Election of Directors” below for a description of certain key skills and areas of experience that we believe are relevant to our business, and an accompanying matrix setting forth the skills and areas of experience possessed by each of our director nominees. Also included in “Item 1. Election of Directors” below (and above under “Board Composition”) are charts regarding the tenure and demographics of our director nominees.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Meetings
The Board held eight meetings during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board and Board committees on which the director served. Our directors are expected to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. All of our directors attended our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Executive Sessions of Non-Employee Directors
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that all non-management directors will meet in executive session at least quarterly, and the presiding director will preside at such sessions. The presiding director also has the authority to call, and establish the agenda for, additional meetings of the non-management directors.
Our non-employee directors held eight executive sessions during the year ended December 31, 2024. Mses. Clark, Dugle and Robertson and Messrs. Crisp, Daniels, Gaut, Kerr and Textor attended each of the eight executive sessions.
Mr. Daniels (i) was appointed by the non-employee directors as the presiding director for the executive sessions in 2024 and (ii) has been appointed by the non-employee directors as the presiding director for executive sessions in 2025 as well. As discussed below, the presiding director is elected annually by and from the non-employee directors of our Board.
Board Leadership Structure
The Board does not have a policy on whether or not the roles of Chairman of the Board and CEO should be separate or combined and, if they are to be separate, whether the Chairman of the Board should be selected from the non-employee directors or be an employee. The directors serving on our Board possess considerable professional and industry experience, significant and varied experience as directors of both public and private companies and a unique knowledge of the challenges and opportunities that EOG faces. As such, the Board believes that it is in the best position to evaluate the needs of EOG and to determine how best to organize EOG’s leadership structure to meet those needs.
The Board believes that the most effective leadership structure for EOG at the present time is for Mr. Yacob to serve as both Chairman of the Board and CEO. This model makes clear that the Chairman of the Board and CEO is responsible for managing our business, under the oversight and review of our Board. This structure also enables our CEO to act as a bridge between management and the Board, helping both to act with a common purpose.
Further, we believe that combining the roles of Chairman of the Board and CEO enhances the Board’s administration of its risk oversight function because, through his role as Chairman of the Board, and based on his experience with the daily management of our business as our CEO and previously as our President and in other leadership positions, Mr. Yacob provides the Board with valuable insight on risk oversight.
Mr. Yacob has been our Chairman of the Board and CEO since October 2022 and has been with EOG for over 19 years. Prior to becoming our Chairman of the Board and CEO, Mr. Yacob had served as CEO of the company from October 2021 through September 2022, and as President of the company from January 2021 through September 2021. Prior to January 2021, Mr. Yacob served in various leadership positions at EOG, including leadership positions in our Houston, Texas headquarters office and leadership positions in our Fort Worth, Texas and Midland, Texas offices, where he was instrumental in EOG’s successful exploration, development and exploitation of various key resource plays.
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Role of Board and Board Committees in Risk Oversight
Our Board retains primary responsibility for risk oversight and, in overseeing our enterprise risk management, is assisted by our Audit Committee. To help ensure that the Board has a broad view of our overall risk management program, the Board regularly reviews our long-term strategic plans. The principal issues and risks that we may face in executing those plans are evaluated along with the processes through which we identify, assess, manage and mitigate risks.
Our Board committees consider specific areas of risk inherent in their respective areas of oversight and report to the full Board regarding their activities. For example, our Audit Committee periodically discusses with management our major financial and other risk exposures and the steps management has taken to assess, monitor and manage such exposures. In addition, as part of its oversight responsibility, our Audit Committee oversees our policies, strategies and initiatives for mitigating cybersecurity and information technology risks and receives reports from our management, including the assessments performed regarding EOG’s cybersecurity technologies, controls and procedures.
Our Compensation Committee incorporates risk considerations, including any risks that may be presented by our compensation and human capital management strategies, policies and practices, as it evaluates the performance of our CEO and other executive officers, determines our executive and director compensation arrangements and evaluates our compensation policies and practices and other human capital management matters.
Our Nominating Committee focuses on issues relating to Board and Board committee composition and provides oversight with respect to environmental compliance, safety and sustainability-related matters as well as our trade association and political activities.
To assist our Board and Board committees in carrying out their oversight responsibilities, members of our management, as part of our overall risk management program, regularly report to the Board and our Board committees on areas of risk to our company. For example, to assist our Board and Board committees in carrying out their oversight responsibilities with respect to climate change-related risks, members of our management report on our safety and environmental performance, climate-related scenario analyses, sustainability disclosures and stakeholder feedback on environmental and safety matters and other issues, in addition to reviewing trends and other industry information.
Director Orientation and Continuing Education
In accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, all new EOG directors participate in a company orientation program promptly after his or her election or appointment to our Board. Such orientation includes presentations by our senior management to familiarize new directors with our business and operations; our corporate governance structure and related policies; financial, accounting, internal audit, legal and financial reporting matters (including our risk management and compliance programs and policies); our investor relations and stakeholder engagement functions; and human capital management/human resources matters (including our compensation policies and practices).
Members of our senior management also present and discuss emerging topics with the Board throughout the year, including regulatory and corporate governance developments, risk management-related topics and environmental and safety matters. Such continuing director education also includes outside speakers on selected topics, and we make available news articles and analyst publications relevant to EOG and the exploration and production industry to our directors on a periodic basis. In addition, our directors are invited to our annual management conference, at which our operations and headquarters personnel present on various topics relevant to EOG’s business and operations.
In addition, our Board encourages directors to pursue external continuing education opportunities with respect to the responsibilities of directors of public companies. As is stated in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, we will reimburse directors for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such external continuing education.
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environmental, safety and sustainability-related topics as well as other topics, such as our community engagement activities and human capital management initiatives. In addition, we have maintained a productive, ongoing dialogue with our investors regarding our public disclosures addressing such topics. EOG intends to continue engaging in such discussions and correspondence with our stockholders and to periodically update and expand our related public disclosures, as needed.
2023 Sustainability Report
Our 2023 Sustainability Report, published in October 2024, details our 2023 activities and accomplishments, including achieving our near-term emissions targets, and areas of focus moving forward. The report also reflects our ongoing commitment to transparency and enhancing our environmental, safety and sustainability-related disclosures. Subjects featured highlight EOG’s decentralized structure and focus on enabling innovation. Our 2023 Sustainability Report reflects the contributions of many employees across multiple functions throughout the company and, we believe, is a great example of EOG’s multi-disciplinary teamwork, culture and our commitment to sustainability.
Our 2023 Sustainability Report and our 2023 EEO-1 report are each available in the “Sustainability” section of our corporate website. Our 2024 Sustainability Report (to be published in the second half of 2025) will contain updated narrative and quantitative disclosures regarding our environmental, safety and sustainability-related activities.
2025 Safety and Environmental Goals for Executive Compensation
As further discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section below, as part of our compensation program, EOG’s executive officers are eligible to receive annual bonuses under the EOG Resources, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Annual Bonus Plan (“Annual Bonus Plan”) based on the achievement of financial, strategic, operational and organizational goals established by the Compensation Committee.
These goals have historically included goals focused on our continued commitment to strong safety and environmental performance, including, beginning with our goals for 2020 and based on stockholder feedback, a separately weighted safety and environmental goal based on specified performance metrics.
The separately weighted safety and environmental goals established for 2024 encompassed our total recordable incident rate, severity index rate, safety leadership program attendance, oil spill and oil recovery rates, GHG and flaring emissions intensity rates, methane emissions percentage and wellhead gas capture rate, in each case with specified target performance as further discussed in the “Annual Bonus” discussion below, and with the safety performance metrics collectively weighted 7.5% and the environmental performance metrics collectively weighted 7.5%.
To evaluate our 2025 performance, the Compensation Committee has again established separate safety and environmental goals, each weighted 7.5%, based on specified performance metrics. The safety performance metrics include our total recordable incident rate, severity index rate and safety leadership program attendance, and the environmental performance metrics include our oil spill and oil recovery rates, GHG and flaring emissions intensity rates, methane emissions percentage and wellhead gas capture rate.
Please see the “Glossary of Terms” included in Annex A for definitions of certain of the terms used above.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
September 2021 Performance Unit Awards Payout
Effective February 6, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified a performance multiple of 125% for the performance units granted to the NEOs in September 2021 based on (1) our TSR over the applicable three-year performance period relative to the TSR of each of the applicable peer companies and (2) our resulting “TSR Rank” (as defined in the grant agreements) of “4”.
Other Compensation Programs and Policies
Post-Termination Compensation and Benefits
The components of our post-termination compensation and benefits, and the events that trigger those benefits, are discussed under “Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control” below. We do not have employment agreements with our NEOs. Each NEO has a change of control agreement that provides benefits in the event of a change of control of EOG and subsequent qualified termination of their employment. The Compensation Committee believes that these change of control benefits, which are a significant component of our executive compensation program, are an appropriate retention device in a competitive market and believes that our NEOs should be compensated if they (1) are involuntarily terminated (other than for cause) after a change of control of EOG or (2) voluntarily terminate their employment with EOG after a change of control of EOG under circumstances that constitute “good reason” (as defined in the change of control agreements).
Other Compensation and Benefits
Savings and Retirement Plan. For fiscal year 2024, we maintained the EOG Resources, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (as amended, the “Savings and Retirement Plan”), a defined contribution plan that qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, under which we matched 100% of an employee’s pre-tax contributions up to 6% of the employee’s annual base salary, overtime pay (if any) and annual cash bonus, subject to applicable statutory limits. Under this plan, we also contribute an additional 3% to 9% (depending on the employee’s age and years of EOG service) of the employee’s annual base salary, overtime pay (if any) and annual cash bonus, subject to applicable statutory limits. In 2024, the contribution percentage for each of the NEOs was 9%, except for Mr. Leitzell for whom the contribution percentage was 7%. We have no supplemental retirement benefits for our executive officers, other than the Make-Whole Contributions described under “Deferral Plan” below.
Deferral Plan. To allow certain key employees, including the NEOs, to reduce their current compensation, thereby reducing current taxable income, we maintain the Deferral Plan under which a percentage of annual base salary, annual cash bonus and Savings and Retirement Plan refunds resulting from excess deferrals into our Savings and Retirement Plan may be deferred to a later specified date.
The Deferral Plan pays at-market mutual fund investment returns or treats deferrals as if they were invested in our Common Stock, based upon participant elections, and does not credit above-market or preferential earnings.
We may make contributions to the Deferral Plan on behalf of the NEOs in the event of a reduction in benefits under our Savings and Retirement Plan due to either applicable statutory and/or plan earnings limits or because the NEO elects to defer annual base salary and/or annual cash bonus into the Deferral Plan. These contributions (“Make-Whole Contributions”) are intended to provide the entire contribution amount to the NEO’s retirement accounts as if there were no statutory or other limitations.
Perquisite Allowances. In 2024, the NEOs each received an annual perquisite allowance of $2,600. The perquisite allowance is not “grossed up” to account for income taxes. We provide a perquisite allowance rather than pay for perquisites on an individual basis to lessen the administrative burden of documentation for individual items. NEOs do not have to submit reimbursement requests for the enumerated items and are able to select among various perquisites as they believe appropriate.
Matching Gifts. To encourage charitable giving, we will match qualifying donations to charitable organizations up to $100,000 annually per eligible employee or director, generally at a dollar-for-dollar rate. From time to time, we will offer special charitable giving opportunities to our employees, pursuant to which we will match contributions at a higher rate and, as a result of which, charitable matching contributions made by EOG in respect of a particular employee may exceed $100,000 in a given year. NEOs may participate in our matching gifts program and special charitable giving opportunities to the same extent as other eligible employees.
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Each NEO has the opportunity to participate in the EOG Resources, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended, the “ESPP”) to the same extent as all other employees. The ESPP allows employees to purchase our Common Stock at a 15% discount to the closing price of our Common Stock as of certain dates, with no commission or fees, subject to applicable statutory limits.
Medical, Wellness, Vacation, Life and Disability Plans. Each NEO participates in the same benefit plans available to all of our employees. We have no executive officer medical, wellness, vacation, life or disability plans.
Service Awards. NEOs participate in our service award program that recognizes years of service provided to EOG to the same extent as all other employees.
Subsidized Parking. We offer subsidized parking to all of our employees in Houston, Texas.
Other Compensation Matters
Tax and Accounting Considerations
In setting the components of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee considers the impact of the following tax and accounting provisions:
Code Section 162(m). Prior to January 1, 2018, Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallowed a tax deduction by public companies for compensation over $1 million paid individually to covered employees, as defined in the Code. Qualifying performance-based compensation was not subject to the deduction limit if certain requirements were met. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) eliminated the qualified performance-based compensation exception to the $1 million annual deduction limit and made certain other changes that expand the pool of covered employees, in each case for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Therefore, portions of the compensation we pay to our Named Executive Officers may not be deductible due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Compensation Committee believes that any lost deduction on compensation payable in excess of the $1 million annual deduction limit for the Named Executive Officers is not material relative to the benefit of being able to attract and retain a highly qualified and motivated management team.
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, “Stock Compensation” (“ASC Topic 718”). ASC Topic 718 requires a public company to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity based on the grant date fair value of the award. Our long-term incentive awards to the NEOs (and to our other employees) are structured to maintain the appropriate accounting treatment.
Code Section 409A. Section 409A of the Code provides that deferrals of compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or arrangement are to be included in an individual’s current gross income to the extent that such deferrals are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and have not previously been included in the individual’s gross income, unless certain requirements are met. We structure our Deferral Plan, stock plans, change of control agreements, severance plans and agreements and other incentive plans and agreements, each to the extent they are subject to Section 409A, to be in compliance with Section 409A. We do not currently grant any discounted SARs to which Section 409A may apply.
Code Sections 280G and 4999. The change of control agreements in effect for our executive officers provide that, upon a change of control, we will either (i) reduce the amount of severance benefits otherwise payable to the executive officer so that such severance benefits will not be subject to excise tax for purposes of Code Sections 280G and 4999 or (ii) pay the full amount of severance benefits to the executive officer (but with no tax “gross-up”), whichever produces the better after-tax result for the executive officer (often referred to as the “best-of-net” approach).
Item 2. Ratification of Appointment of Auditors
General
For 2024 and 2023, we retained our principal auditors, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), independent registered public accounting firm, to provide services in the following categories and, in consideration of such services, have paid (or will pay) to Deloitte the following amounts (which, as further discussed below, include certain estimated amounts):
Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Deloitte in connection with the audits of our annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the reviews of our quarterly consolidated financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q for such fiscal years were $4,119,532 and $3,931,104, respectively. In addition, Deloitte renders professional services to EOG in connection with the annual statutory audits of the financial statements of our Trinidad subsidiaries. The fees billed for such statutory audits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 totaled $125,080; the fees billed for such statutory audits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (which audits will be finalized in the first half of 2025) are expected to total approximately $131,000.
Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 for assurance and related services rendered by Deloitte that were reasonably related to the audits and reviews of our consolidated financial statements and/or the above-described statutory audits, but not reportable as Audit Fees above, were $246,000 and $1,000, respectively. Audit-Related Fees for 2024 were primarily for comfort letter work with respect to our November 2024 offering of our 5.650% Senior Notes due 2054 and for services performed in connection with our December 2024 registration statement filing with the SEC. Audit-Related Fees for 2023 were for services rendered in connection with our compliance with certain federal environmental-related financial assurance requirements.
Tax Fees. Deloitte did not render any tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning services to us for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 or the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed for services rendered by Deloitte not reportable as Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees above for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $3,754 and $6,154, respectively. All Other Fees for 2024 and 2023 were for subscriptions for certain research-related tools.
Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services. The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided to us by our independent auditors at the Audit Committee’s first meeting of each calendar year and at subsequent meetings as necessary. The non-audit services to be provided are specified and shall not exceed a specified dollar limit.
Management is directed to provide a report to the Audit Committee, at each regular meeting of the Audit Committee, showing in reasonable detail the services provided by the independent auditors to us since the beginning of the calendar year, as well as the then-estimated cost to-date of audit and non-audit services provided.
During the course of a year, if additional non-audit services are deemed to be appropriate or advisable, these services are presented to the Audit Committee for pre-approval, subject to the availability of the de minimis exception for non-audit services set forth in Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and in Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee has delegated to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee the authority to approve non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to us pursuant to such exception. None of the services rendered by Deloitte for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and reportable as Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees or All Other Fees above were approved by the Audit Committee or the Chairperson of the Audit Committee pursuant to such de minimis exception.
Item 3. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC, we are including in this proxy statement a separate proposal, which gives our stockholders the opportunity to approve or not approve the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (as disclosed in this proxy statement) by voting “FOR” or “AGAINST” the resolution below (commonly referred to as “Say-on-Pay”). While our Board and Compensation Committee intend to carefully consider the stockholder vote resulting from the proposal, the final vote will not be binding on us and is advisory in nature.
In considering their vote, stockholders are encouraged to review with care the information regarding our executive compensation program as discussed under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above and the compensation tables and related narrative discussion provided under “Executive Compensation” above.
As described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” our Compensation Committee, which is comprised exclusively of independent directors, oversees all aspects of our executive compensation program and seeks to ensure that the compensation program for our executive officers is aligned with the interests of our stockholders and the compensation practices of our peer companies (with whom we compete for executive management personnel). Our executive compensation program is also designed to attract, motivate and retain a highly qualified executive management team and to appropriately reward our executive officers for their contribution to the achievement of our short-term and long-term business goals and the creation, protection and enhancement of stockholder value.
As further discussed above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” we continued in 2024 to deliver on our strategy of creating sustainable value for stockholders with operational and financial results exceeding our objectives. The Compensation Committee believes that our executive management team continues to foster a unique culture that has firmly established EOG as a leader in the exploration and production industry and supports our strategy to maximize long-term stockholder value. In addition, our decentralized structure supports EOG’s culture of continuous improvement and innovation and creates a sustainable competitive advantage for EOG. We are focused on being among the highest return and lowest cost producers, committed to strong environmental performance and playing a significant role in the long-term future of energy.
We believe that our executive compensation program (1) has played a significant role in our ability to attract, motivate and retain a highly qualified executive team to manage our company and (2) is structured in the best manner possible to support the achievement of our short-term and long-term business goals and the creation, protection and enhancement of stockholder value. In addition, we believe that our executive compensation program has played a significant role in our ability to achieve superior, long-term stock price performance. Since becoming an independent public company in August 1999, our stock price performance has significantly exceeded the collective performance of our peer group companies as well as the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (in each case, measured as of February 28, 2025).
Accordingly, the Board endorses our executive compensation program and recommends that our stockholders vote in favor of the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and related narrative discussion, be, and hereby is, approved”.
The approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions with respect to this proposal will have the effect of a vote against this proposal and broker non-votes (which occur if a broker or other nominee does not have discretionary authority and has not received instructions with respect to this proposal within 10 days of the Annual Meeting) will not be counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval. Properly executed proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions specified on the proxy; if no such instructions are given, the persons named as agents and proxies in the accompanying form of proxy will vote such proxy “FOR” this proposal.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
between such stockholder and such proposed nominee, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (7) a written representation that such stockholder is a holder of record of shares of our Common Stock, will continue to be a stockholder of record through the date of such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to make such nomination or to propose such business, (8) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D (or an amendment thereto) filed under the Exchange Act if such a statement (or amendment) were required to be filed under the Exchange Act by such stockholder, (9) if such stockholder intends to engage in a solicitation with respect to a nomination of directors or proposal of other business, a statement disclosing the name of each participant in such solicitation and, if involving a nomination of directors, a written representation that such stockholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least 67% of the shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote at an election of directors, (10) a written representation and agreement by such nominee to comply with any codes, policies and guidelines of EOG and any rules, regulations and listing standards, in each case as applicable to directors of EOG, (11) a written representation and agreement by such nominee that he or she (A) is not and will not become a party to any arrangement with, and has not given (and will not give) any commitment to, any person or entity as to how such nominee, if elected as a director of EOG, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to EOG, and (B) is not and will not become a party to any direct or indirect compensatory, payment, reimbursement, indemnification or other financial arrangement with any person or entity other than EOG in connection with his or her nomination, service or action as a director of EOG that has not been disclosed to EOG and (12) the terms of all arrangements between such stockholder and such nominee and any other person, including such stockholder and any beneficial owner and their respective affiliates and associates or others acting in concert therewith, pursuant to which the nomination of such nominee is to be made by the stockholder.
Furthermore, to be eligible to be a nominee of any stockholder for election or re-election as a director of EOG, a person must deliver to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under paragraph (A)(2) of Article II, Section 3 of our bylaws) a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such individual and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf, directly or indirectly, the nomination is being made.
Acceptable forms of such questionnaire and of the written representations and agreements referred to in clauses (7), (9), (10) and (11) of the preceding paragraph will be provided to the requesting stockholder and nominee by our Corporate Secretary upon written request.
In addition to satisfying the above-referenced notice and disclosure requirements, a stockholder, or group of not more than 20 stockholders, meeting specified eligibility requirements (collectively, an “eligible stockholder”) may submit director nominees for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy card for our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. In order to be eligible to utilize our “proxy access” bylaw, an eligible stockholder must have owned 3% or more of our outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years. In addition, director nominees submitted pursuant to these provisions (each, a “stockholder proxy access nominee”) must meet specified criteria, and the maximum number of stockholder proxy access nominees that may be included in our proxy materials for our 2026 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to these provisions may not exceed 20% of the number of our directors then in office. The foregoing summary of our “proxy access” bylaw (which contains additional eligibility, procedural and disclosure requirements) does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to paragraph (A)(4) of Article II, Section 3 of our bylaws.
In the event a person is validly designated as a nominee to the Board and shall thereafter become unable or unwilling to stand for election to the Board, the Board or the stockholder who proposed such nominee, as the case may be, may designate a substitute nominee.
Notwithstanding our bylaw provisions described above, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the related rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in such bylaw provisions. For example, to comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than EOG nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act no later than March 23, 2026.
Glossary of Terms
All-in finding cost — an internal calculation based on the aggregate direct and indirect capital expenditures associated with wells for which initial production commenced during the fiscal year and the forecasted estimated ultimate recovery of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas from such wells; calculation includes both EOG-operated wells and third party-operated (OBO) wells.
Bbl — barrel (of crude oil or natural gas liquids).
Boe — barrel of oil equivalent.
Capital efficiency — amount of capital expenditures necessary to replace base production decline and add new production in a calendar year.
Cash operating costs — LOE, G&A expense and GP&T expense.
Code — United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
CO2e — carbon dioxide equivalent.
DD&A — depreciation, depletion and amortization.
EEO-1 — Employment Information Report filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission setting forth workforce demographic data, including data by job category, gender and race/ethnicity.
EPA — United States Environmental Protection Agency.
EUR — estimated ultimate recovery.
F&D — finding and development.
Flaring emissions intensity rate — metric tons of gross operated GHG emissions (Scope 1) related to flaring, on a CO2e basis, per MBoe of total gross operated U.S. production. Includes Scope 1 emissions reported to the EPA pursuant to the EPA GHGRP and emissions that are subject to the EPA GHGRP but are below the basin reporting threshold and would otherwise go unreported.
Free cash flow — cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital less capital expenditures.
G&A — general and administrative.
GAAP — accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
GHG — greenhouse gas.
GHG emissions intensity rate — metric tons of gross operated GHG emissions (Scope 1), on a CO2e basis, per MBoe of total gross operated U.S. production. Includes Scope 1 emissions reported to the EPA pursuant to the EPA GHGRP and emissions that are subject to the EPA GHGRP but are below the basin reporting threshold and would otherwise go unreported.
GHGRP — Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
GP&T — gathering, processing & transportation.
HH — Henry Hub.
LOE — lease operating expense.
MBoe — thousand barrels of oil equivalent.
MBoed — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.
Mcf — thousand cubic feet (of natural gas).
Methane emissions percentage — Mcf of gross operated methane emissions (Scope 1) per Mcf of total gross operated U.S. natural gas production. Includes Scope 1 emissions reported to the EPA pursuant to the EPA GHGRP and emissions that are subject to the EPA GHGRP but are below the basin reporting threshold and would otherwise go unreported.
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
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3 Months Ended |
9 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table |
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Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of SEC Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between “compensation actually paid” to our CEO and to our non-CEO NEOs and certain financial performance of the company. Compensation actually paid, as determined under SEC requirements, does not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by, or paid to, our NEOs during a covered year. For further information regarding the company’s pay-versus-performance philosophy and how the company aligns executive compensation with the company’s performance, refer to the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section above. For purposes of the below tables and related disclosures, “CEO 1” refers to William R. Thomas (our CEO in 2020 and in 2021, until his retirement effective September 30, 2021) and “CEO 2” refers to Ezra Y. Yacob (our CEO in 2021, effective October 1, 2021, and in 2022, 2023 and 2024).
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2024 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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$ |
16,214,625 |
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$17,100,529 |
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$4,544,310 |
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$ |
4,925,008 |
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$ |
185.56 |
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$ |
181.25 |
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$ |
6,403 |
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25.1 |
% |
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2023 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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$ |
14,558,772 |
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$11,497,316 |
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$5,462,270 |
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$ |
3,490,889 |
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177.90 |
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191.57 |
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$ |
7,594 |
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27.5 |
% |
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2022 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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$ |
12,641,202 |
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$ |
18,973,135 |
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$ 5,102,832 |
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$ |
8,514,455 |
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181.58 |
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191.50 |
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$ |
7,759 |
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35.8 |
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2021 |
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$8,602,291 |
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23,431,751 |
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9,752,887 |
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13,893,824 |
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$4,687,403 |
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8,701,274 |
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115.74 |
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120.82 |
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4,664 |
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23.0 |
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2020 |
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$7,891,608 |
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($ |
4,041,765 |
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n/a |
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n/a |
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$ 2,845,816 |
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($ |
121,066 |
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61.36 |
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64.58 |
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($ |
605 |
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4.3 |
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(a) |
Amounts represent the total compensation reported for Mr. Thomas in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2021 (until his retirement effective September 30, 2021) and 2020. |
(b) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the total compensation reported for Mr. Thomas in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2021 (until his retirement effective September 30, 2021) and 2020, adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested at the end of such year, (3) adding the change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in such year, (4) adding the change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years, and (5) adding the value of dividends on stock awards not otherwise reflected in fair value or total compensation. Fair value of equity awards was computed in accordance with the company’s methodology used for financial reporting purposes. |
(c) |
Amounts represent the total compensation reported for Mr. Yacob in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (effective October 1, 2021). |
(d) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the total compensation reported for Mr. Yacob in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (effective October 1, 2021), adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested at the end of such year, (3) adding the change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in such year, (4) adding the change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years, and (5) adding the value of dividends on stock awards not otherwise reflected in fair value or total compensation. Fair value of equity awards was computed in accordance with the company’s methodology used for financial reporting purposes. The adjustments for 2024 are shown in the table below. |
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Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior |
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CEO 2 |
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$ |
16,214,625 |
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($ |
11,439,317 |
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$ |
11,165,966 |
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109,549 |
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0 |
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$617,377 |
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$ |
651,427 |
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$ |
17,100,529 |
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$ |
4,544,310 |
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2,905,259 |
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2,828,403 |
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54,352 |
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0 |
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$207,813 |
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195,389 |
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4,925,008 |
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(e) |
Amounts represent the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our NEOs, other than the then-CEO(s) (our “non-CEO NEOs”), for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Our non-CEO NEOs for the covered years were as follows: for 2024, Ms. Janssen and Messrs. Leitzell, Donaldson and Helms; for 2023, Messrs. Helms, Timothy K. Driggers, Donaldson and Leitzell; for 2022, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Kenneth W. Boedeker; for 2021, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Leitzell; and for 2020, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Yacob. |
(f) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our non-CEO NEOs for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested |
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at the end of such year, (3) adding the change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in such year, (4) adding the change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years, and (5) adding the value of dividends on stock awards not otherwise reflected in fair value or total compensation. Fair value of equity awards was computed in accordance with the company’s methodology used for financial reporting purposes. The adjustments for 2024 are shown in the table above. |
(g) |
Value represents the TSR of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index (“S&P O&G E&P”) based on an initial $100 investment, measured on a cumulative basis from the market close on December 31, 2019, through and including December 31 of each respective year. TSR calculations reflect reinvestment of dividends. The S&P O&G E&P is the peer group used by EOG for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act in EOG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. |
(h) |
ROCE* has been identified as our company-selected measure as it is the most important financial measure used to link compensation actually paid to our NEOs to company performance for the most recently completed fiscal year. ROCE* is a heavily weighted performance metric under our short-term incentive plan (i.e., in the determination of annual bonuses) and was added as a performance modifier for the performance units awarded under our long-term incentive plan in September 2022. Refer to Annex A for the calculation of ROCE for each of the fiscal years. |
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ROCE
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Named Executive Officers, Footnote |
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(e) |
Amounts represent the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our NEOs, other than the then-CEO(s) (our “non-CEO NEOs”), for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Our non-CEO NEOs for the covered years were as follows: for 2024, Ms. Janssen and Messrs. Leitzell, Donaldson and Helms; for 2023, Messrs. Helms, Timothy K. Driggers, Donaldson and Leitzell; for 2022, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Kenneth W. Boedeker; for 2021, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Leitzell; and for 2020, Messrs. Helms, Driggers, Donaldson and Yacob. |
(f) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for our non-CEO NEOs for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested |
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Peer Group Issuers, Footnote |
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Value represents the TSR of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index (“S&P O&G E&P”) based on an initial $100 investment, measured on a cumulative basis from the market close on December 31, 2019, through and including December 31 of each respective year. TSR calculations reflect reinvestment of dividends. The S&P O&G E&P is the peer group used by EOG for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act in EOG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote |
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(d) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the total compensation reported for Mr. Yacob in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (effective October 1, 2021), adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested at the end of such year, (3) adding the change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in such year, (4) adding the change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years, and (5) adding the value of dividends on stock awards not otherwise reflected in fair value or total compensation. Fair value of equity awards was computed in accordance with the company’s methodology used for financial reporting purposes. The adjustments for 2024 are shown in the table below. |
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Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior |
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CEO 2 |
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$ |
16,214,625 |
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($ |
11,439,317 |
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$ |
11,165,966 |
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109,549 |
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0 |
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$617,377 |
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651,427 |
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17,100,529 |
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4,544,310 |
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2,905,259 |
) |
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2,828,403 |
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54,352 |
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0 |
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$207,813 |
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195,389 |
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4,925,008 |
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Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount |
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$ 4,544,310
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$ 5,462,270
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$ 5,102,832
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$ 4,687,403
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$ 2,845,816
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Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount |
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$ 4,925,008
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3,490,889
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8,514,455
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8,701,274
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(121,066)
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Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote |
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(d) |
Amounts reported in this column are based on the total compensation reported for Mr. Yacob in the Summary Compensation Table for his service as CEO in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (effective October 1, 2021), adjusted in accordance with SEC rules, for each year, by: (1) deducting the grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the Stock Awards column of the Summary Compensation Table for such year, (2) adding the year-end fair value of equity awards granted in each year that remained unvested at the end of such year, (3) adding the change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in such year, (4) adding the change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years, and (5) adding the value of dividends on stock awards not otherwise reflected in fair value or total compensation. Fair value of equity awards was computed in accordance with the company’s methodology used for financial reporting purposes. The adjustments for 2024 are shown in the table below. |
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16,214,625 |
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11,439,317 |
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11,165,966 |
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109,549 |
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651,427 |
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17,100,529 |
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4,544,310 |
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2,905,259 |
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2,828,403 |
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54,352 |
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195,389 |
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return |
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The chart below reflects how the compensation actually paid (“CAP”) over the five-year period ended December 31 , 2024 aligns to trends in EOG’s TSR over the same period. In addition, the chart reflects that EOG’s TSR over the five-year period aligns closely to the TSR of the S&P O&G E&P index over the same period. In 2020, the negative compensation actually paid to Mr. Thomas and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price depreciation of 40%. In 2021, the compensation actually paid was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 78%. For 2022, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 46%. For 2023, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price depreciation of 7%. For 2024, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 1%.
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income |
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The chart below reflects how the compensation actually paid (“CAP”) over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 aligns to trends in EOG’s net income (loss) over the same period.
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure |
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The chart below reflects how the compensation actually paid (“CAP”) over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 aligns to trends in EOG’s ROCE* over the same period.
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group |
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The chart below reflects how the compensation actually paid (“CAP”) over the five-year period ended December 31 , 2024 aligns to trends in EOG’s TSR over the same period. In addition, the chart reflects that EOG’s TSR over the five-year period aligns closely to the TSR of the S&P O&G E&P index over the same period. In 2020, the negative compensation actually paid to Mr. Thomas and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price depreciation of 40%. In 2021, the compensation actually paid was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 78%. For 2022, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 46%. For 2023, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price depreciation of 7%. For 2024, the compensation actually paid to Mr. Yacob and the non-CEO NEOs was primarily impacted by EOG’s stock price appreciation of 1%.
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Tabular List, Table |
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The following table sets forth an unranked list of the most important financial performance measures, including the company-selected measure, used by the company to link compensation actually paid for all NEOs to company performance for 2024.
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Financial Performance Measures |
Absolute Total Stockholder Return |
Relative Total Stockholder Return |
Return on Capital Employed* |
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Total Shareholder Return Amount |
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$ 185.56
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177.9
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181.58
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115.74
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61.36
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Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount |
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181.25
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191.57
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191.5
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120.82
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64.58
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Net Income (Loss) |
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$ 6,403,000,000
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$ 7,594,000,000
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$ 7,759,000,000
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$ 4,664,000,000
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$ (605,000,000)
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Company Selected Measure Amount |
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25.1
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0.275
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0.358
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0.23
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0.043
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Measure:: 1 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
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Absolute Total Stockholder Return
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Measure:: 2 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
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Relative Total Stockholder Return
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Measure:: 3 |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Name |
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Return on Capital Employed
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Mr. Thomas [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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PEO Total Compensation Amount |
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$ 8,602,291
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$ 7,891,608
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PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
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23,431,751
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$ (4,041,765)
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PEO Name |
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Mr. Thomas
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Mr. Thomas
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Mr. Yacob [Member] |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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PEO Total Compensation Amount |
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$ 16,214,625
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$ 14,558,772
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$ 12,641,202
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9,752,887
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PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount |
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$ 17,100,529
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$ 11,497,316
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$ 18,973,135
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$ 13,893,824
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PEO Name |
Mr. Yacob
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Mr. Yacob
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Mr. Yacob
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Mr. Yacob
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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$ (11,439,317)
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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11,165,966
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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617,377
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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0
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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(109,549)
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PEO | Mr. Yacob [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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651,427
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Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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(2,905,259)
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Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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2,828,403
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Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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207,813
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Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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0
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Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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54,352
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Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure |
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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |
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$ 195,389
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