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): November 4, 2009
MARINER ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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86-0460233 |
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| One BriarLake Plaza, Suite 2000 |
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| 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South |
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| Houston, Texas
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 954-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
On November 4, 2009, the board of directors of Mariner Energy, Inc. (“Mariner”) increased the board
from six to seven directors and elected Laura A. Sugg a Class II director and member of the
compensation committee effective November 10, 2009. She will serve until Mariner’s next annual
stockholders meeting and her successor is elected and qualified. Mariner will grant Ms. Sugg
restricted shares of its common stock under its Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, with
a market value of $50,000 as of November 10, 2009, the grant date. The shares will vest one-third
upon each of Mariner’s first three annual stockholders’ meetings after the grant date, assuming Ms.
Sugg remains a director.
Ms. Sugg, age 48, is a retired energy sector executive experienced in natural gas and oil,
liquefied natural gas, coal bed methane, and human resources. She served the ConocoPhillips
companies for more than 20 years, most recently as President, Australasia Division from July 2005
to February 2007, responsible for the onshore and offshore exploration and production businesses
for Australia and East Timor. From October 2003 to July 2005, she was General Manager E&P Human
Resources, managing human resources for 10,000 employees in 16 countries and executive succession
planning. From September 2002 to October 2003, she was General Manager Midstream, responsible for
the natural gas gathering, processing and fractionation business in the United States, Canada and
Trinidad. Ms. Sugg began her career with Sohio Petroleum in 1983 and joined Phillips Petroleum in
1986, serving in various engineering, planning, finance and business development capacities
culminating in Vice President Worldwide Gas from August 2000 until Phillips merged with Conoco in
August 2002. She also led merger integration teams during 2002. She earned a Bachelor of Science
in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1983. She has been a director of Huber
Energy LLC, a privately-held oil and gas company, since August 2008 and serves as the board’s
reserves audit and compensation lead director.
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