Prairie Operating Co. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2026
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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 July 21, 2026, Stephen Lee resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prairie Operating Co. (the “Company”). Mr. Lee’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.
On July 21, 2026, the Board elected Jennifer Grigsby as a member of the Board, filling the vacancy occurring due to the resignation of Mr. Lee. It is expected that Ms. Grigsby will be appointed as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of each of the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Audit Committee of the Board.
As compensation for her service on the Board, Ms. Grigsby will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 23, 2026, which disclosure is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
The Company and Ms. Grigsby will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for directors, a copy of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that Mr. Lee resigned from the Board and that the Board had elected Ms. Grigsby as a member of the Board.
The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 21, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PRAIRIE OPERATING CO. | ||
| Date: July 22, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel T. Sweeney |
| Name: | Daniel T. Sweeney | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |