form8k_040610.htm
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)
April 6, 2010 (March 31, 2010)
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-31539
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41-0518430
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 861-8140
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 (see General Instruction A.2.):
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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.
The following sets forth a summary of the base salaries effective April 4, 2010, for the Chief Executive Officer of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company (the “Company”), the Chief Financial Officer, and the other named executive officers of the Company for whom compensation disclosure was required in the Company’s preliminary proxy statement for the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2010, which base salaries were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company on March 31, 2010, and the Board of Directors of the Company on April 1, 2010.
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Name and Principal Position
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2010 Base Salary
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Anthony J. Best
President and Chief Executive Officer
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550,000
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A. Wade Pursell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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325,000
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Javan D. Ottoson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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366,000
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Milam Randolph Pharo
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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250,000
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Paul M. Veatch
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager
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250,000
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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.
ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION COMPANY
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Date:
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April 6, 2010
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By:
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/s/ MARK T. SOLOMON
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Mark T. Solomon
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Controller
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