Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): October 16, 2017

LOGO

Tellurian Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-5507	06-0842255
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 3100, Houston, TX		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 962-4000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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.

On October 16, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Tellurian Inc. (the “ Company ”) approved the issuance to the Company’s named executive officers of non-qualified options under the Amended and Restated Tellurian 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan in the amounts set forth below:


Name and principal position	Number of shares of common stock underlying option award
Meg A. Gentle President and Chief Executive Officer		161,000
R. Keith Teague Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer		90,000
Daniel A. Belhumeur General Counsel		80,000
Antoine J. Lafargue Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		75,000
Khaled Sharafeldin Chief Accounting Officer		58,000

The options will have a term of ten years and one-third of each grant will vest in each of the first three years following the grant date.

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.