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 Earliest Event Reported: August 6, 2007
Commission File No. 1-8968
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(832) 636-1000
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Incorporated in the
State of Delaware
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Employer Identification
No. 76-0146568 |
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Item 5.02(d) Election of Directors
On August 6, 2007, the Board of Directors of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the Company) elected
Paula Rosput Reynolds and Peter J. Fluor as independent directors of the Company.
Both Ms. Reynolds, age 50, and Mr. Fluor, age 59, were elected as Class II directors with terms
expiring in 2009. Ms. Reynolds was appointed to the Audit Committee, and Mr. Fluor was appointed
to the Compensation and Benefits Committee. Both will also serve on the Boards Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee.
Upon their election to the Board, Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Fluor each automatically received an initial
equity award of 2,972 deferred shares. Such shares shall be distributed to each of Ms. Reynolds
and Mr. Fluor upon their respective departures from the Board. Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Fluor each
received the full quarterly Board and applicable committee retainers for the third quarter of 2007.
Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Fluor will also receive the standard Board and committee retainers and
meeting fees for non-management directors, plus expenses related to attendance, as well as the
annual grants of deferred shares and stock options that are automatically awarded each year on the
date of the Companys annual shareholder meeting. The specific amounts and terms of these awards,
as most recently approved by the Boards Compensation and Benefits Committee, are described further
in the Companys annual proxy statement that was filed with the Commission on March 27, 2007.
Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Fluor will also each enter into a director indemnification agreement with the
Company, the form of which has been previously filed with the Commission.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Anadarko Press Release, dated August 6, 2007. |