On July 27, 2022, the board of directors of Civitas Resources, Inc. increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and appointed M. Christopher Doyle, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to fill the vacancy created by such increase. Mr. Doyle was appointed as a director of the company pursuant to his employment letter, dated as of April 29, 2022, with the Company (the “Employment Letter”), which provided that, if Mr. Doyle accepted the employment position of Chief Executive Officer of the company, he would be elected as an additional director of the company shortly after June 1, 2022. Mr. Doyle will serve as a director until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, where he will stand for re-election.

As the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Doyle is not currently considered an independent director. Mr. Doyle will not serve on any committees of the Board and will not receive any compensation for his director service.