Sec Form 4 Filing - Martinet Nicole L @ PDC ENERGY, INC. - 2023-08-07

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Martinet Nicole L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PDC ENERGY, INC. [ PDCE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, General Counsel & Sec. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 1500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/07/2023 (Street) DENVER, CO80202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/07/2023 D 57,755 D 0 D Restricted Stock Units 08/07/2023 D 25,077 D 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Performance Shares (2021) ( 3 ) 08/07/2023 D 22,176 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) PDC Common Stock 22,176 ( 3 ) 0 D Performance Shares (2022) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 08/07/2023 D 11,201 ( 4 )( 5 ) ( 4 )( 5 ) PDC Common Stock 11,201 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 0 D Performance Shares (2023) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 08/07/2023 D 10,217 ( 4 )( 5 ) ( 4 )( 5 ) PDC Common Stock 10,217 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Martinet Nicole L 1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 1500 DENVER, CO80202 SVP, General Counsel & Sec. Signatures Nicole L. Martinet 08/07/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On August 7, 2023, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 21, 2023 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Chevron Corporation ("Chevron"), Bronco Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub") and PDC Energy, Inc. ("PDC"), Merger Sub merged with and into PDC (the "Merger"), with PDC surviving the Merger as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of PDC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive 0.4638 of a share of Chevron common stock. On August 4, 2023 (the day prior to the Merger), the closing price of one share of Chevron common stock was $159.31. ( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each award of restricted stock units of PDC other than awards held by non-employee members of the Board of Directors of PDC, whether or not vested (each a "PDC RSU Award"), was converted into a restricted stock unit award, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such PDC RSU Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (including any provisions for acceleration) with respect to the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) of shares of Chevron common stock determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of PDC common stock subject to such PDC RSU Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger by (ii) 0.4638. ( 3 )Each award of performance share units (each, a "PDC PSU Award") represented a contingent right to receive a share of PDC common stock based upon certain performance goals or metrics. The amount reported represented the "target" number. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each PDC PSU Award granted in 2021, whether or not vested, became fully vested and converted into the right to receive, the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) of shares of Chevron common stock determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of PDC common stock subject to such 2021 PDC PSU Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (with the performance-based vesting conditions applicable to such PDC PSU Award determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, which performance was determined to be 233% of target) by (ii) 0.4638. ( 4 )Each PDC PSU Award represented a contingent right to receive a share of PDC common stock based upon certain performance goals or metrics. The amount reported represented the "target" number. ( 5 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each PDC PSU Award granted in 2022 or 2023 was converted into an award, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such PDC PSU Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than any performance-based vesting conditions), with respect to the number (rounded to the nearest whole number) of shares of Chevron common stock determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of PDC common stock subject to such PDC PSU Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (with the performance-based vesting conditions applicable to such PDC PSU Award determined in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, which performance was determined to be 233% of target for PDC PSU Awards granted in 2022 and 240% of target for PDC PSU Awards granted in 2023) by (ii) 0.4638.

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