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): November 24, 2025

 

DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (205) 408-0909

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	DEC	New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

 

Emerging Growth Company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Explanatory Note

 

As previously announced on September 8, 2025, Diversified Energy Company PLC (“DEC PLC”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Diversified Production LLC, Corsair Merger Sub, Inc., Canvas Energy Inc. (“Canvas”) and CEI Representative LLC. On November 21, 2025, Diversified Energy Company (the “Company” or “Diversified”), became the ultimate parent company of DEC PLC and its consolidated subsidiaries.  On November 24, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Company completed its acquisition of Canvas (the “Acquisition”).

 

 

On the Closing Date, the Acquisition was completed and the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Canvas from the former owners of Canvas in exchange for, in the aggregate, (i) cash consideration of approximately $495,000,000 and (ii) 3,720,125 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Consideration Shares”).

 

 

The disclosure set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The issuance of the Consideration Shares in the Acquisition was made in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

The Company intends to file the financial statements of Canvas required by Item 9.01(a) by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days following the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

The Company intends to file the pro forma financial information relating to the Acquisition required by Item 9.01(b) by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days following the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

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