Highlights
- Dick Stoneburner, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, has been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer and will serve as Chair and interim Chief Executive Officer until a new successor is named. Tamboran’s Board has commenced a search for a new permanent CEO and has engaged a leading executive search firm.
- In conjunction, Joel Riddle has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.
- Chief Operating Officer Faron Thibodeaux and Chief Financial Officer Eric Dyer will be working closely with Mr. Dick Stoneburner in overseeing the Company’s operational activities, including the completion of the ongoing three well drilling program and stimulation of a 10,000-foot lateral during the second half of 2025.
- In addition to these changes, Mr. Scott Sheffield and Mr. Phillip Pace have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of Tamboran. As a result, Mr. John Bell Sr. has stepped down from Tamboran’s Board of Directors.
- With these changes, the Tamboran Board will continue to have nine Directors. Further information about Mr. Scott Sheffield and Mr. Phillip Pace is contained in Annexure A in this announcement.
- In connection with the foregoing, the Company has entered into an agreement with Sheffield Holdings, LP, Bryan Sheffield and certain affiliated entities (collectively, the Sheffield Group), which collectively own approximately 17.6% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.
- Pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, to appoint Mr. Scott Sheffield as a Class II Director and Mr. Phillip Pace as a Class III Director. The Sheffield Group has agreed to customary standstill, voting and other provisions that will remain effective until the earlier of the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and December 31, 2028, unless earlier expired in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
Tamboran Resources Corporation (NYSE: TBN, ASX: TBN):
Tamboran Resources Corporation Chairman, Dick Stoneburner, said:
“Tamboran remains committed to completing the tie-in of the five wells on the Shenandoah South 2 pad that are planned to deliver gas into the Sturt Plateau Compression Facility (SPCF) and feed into the 40 MMcf/d Gas Sales Agreement with the Northern Territory Government. We remain focused on unlocking the significant value that we believe the development of the Beetaloo Basin will realize for shareholders and the stakeholders of the Northern Territory.
“Since joining Tamboran as CEO in 2013, Mr. Riddle has overseen the Company’s transformation from early-stage natural gas exploration to the brink of commercial production. Under his leadership, Tamboran has pioneered integrated development strategies that combine recognized U.S. shale techniques with Australian operations, driving significant productivity and efficiency gains.
“Additionally, under Joel’s leadership, Tamboran successfully acquired and expanded its key assets and operations, resulting in the Company becoming the largest acreage holder and operator in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory of Australia, with approximately 1.9 million net prospective acres.
“On behalf of the Board, I thank Joel for his dedicated service to Tamboran over the last 12 years and John for his valuable membership on our Board.”
Tamboran Resources Corporation Chair of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, Fred Barrett, commented:
“We are also pleased to welcome two deeply experienced executives, Scott and Phillip, to our Board of Directors. They each bring extensive leadership, operational, financial, capital raising, strategic partnering and risk management expertise to Tamboran.
“Their perspectives will be invaluable as we continue to prioritize strategic execution and operational innovation to capitalize on the enormous potential of the Beetaloo Basin. With the appointments of Scott and Phillip, the Board has meaningfully deepened its expertise in large-scale shale development.”
The complete cooperation agreement with Sheffield Holdings will be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
This announcement was approved and authorised for release by Dick Stoneburner, the Chairman of Tamboran Resources Corporation.
