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WTI · CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS · 8-K · Item 5.02 · Aug 7, 2026

Krohn’s minimum annual salary set at $1 million, with downside protection

W&T OFFSHORE INC (WTI) — AllSight decodes this SEC 8-K in plain English, versus what the market expected.

This is a compensation reset, not an operating update. The amendment replaces Tracy W. Krohn’s prior base-salary provision with a minimum annual salary of $1.0 million, effective August 5, 2026; the Board may increase it but not reduce it (Base Salary section). No change to employment duration, severance, equity awards, or business guidance is disclosed.

The filing provides no clear market surprise to measure. Executive-contract amendments are generally not associated with a published earnings-style consensus, and the filing does not state the previous salary or explain why the change was made. The only definite change is greater contractual protection for Krohn and a potentially higher fixed cost for W&T Offshore if the prior salary was below $1.0 million (Base Salary section).

Net read: routine and limited in financial significance. The amendment confirms compensation terms while leaving the rest of the employment agreement intact (Confirmation section). Because it does not alter operations, capital allocation, or forward outlook—and appears to formalize an executive-pay arrangement rather than reveal new business information—the filing is best treated as neutral rather than as a beat or miss.

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