EON Resources Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• EON Resources Inc. announced on January 26, 2026 that the Board appointed Kyle Bulpitt to fill the board vacancy created by Byron Blount’s resignation on December 31, 2025. Mr. Bulpitt will serve as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting.
• He will be Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Bulpitt, age 33, is a petroleum engineer with corporate development and financial analysis experience; since June 2025 he has been Executive Vice President for Corporate Development at Aethel Energy. He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Key Details

• Appointment date: January 26, 2026; vacancy created by Byron Blount’s resignation effective December 31, 2025.
• Board role & committees: Class II director; Chair of Audit Committee; member of Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.
• Director pay: non-employee directors’ compensation — $75,000 annual cash retainer, $75,000 annual RSU grant, plus $25,000 additional retainer for Audit Committee Chair.
• Independence/related-party: No family relationships with company officers or directors; no related-party transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Why It Matters

• Filling the board vacancy restores board capacity and places an experienced oil & gas financial and development executive in a key oversight role (Audit Committee Chair), which is relevant for investors monitoring governance and financial oversight.
• The disclosed compensation and committee assignments are material for assessing governance costs and oversight responsibilities; the filing also confirms there are no disclosed related-party concerns tied to this appointment.