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 12, 2010 (November 9, 2010)
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-08968
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76-0146568 |
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(State or
other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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1201 Lake Robbins Drive,
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(832) 636-1000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) As part of its annual review of executive compensation, on November 9, 2010, the
Compensation and Benefits Committee (the Compensation Committee) of the Board of Directors of
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the Company) awarded Robert P. Daniels, the Companys Senior Vice
President of Worldwide Exploration, a special grant of 15,788 restricted stock units with a grant
date value of approximately $1,000,000 under the Companys 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation
Plan. The restricted stock units will vest in equal installments over three years beginning on the
first anniversary of the grant date. The special award to Mr. Daniels was made by the Compensation
Committee in recognition of the Companys exceptional exploration achievements during 2010. The
award of the restricted stock units will be governed by the terms of a form of restricted stock
unit award letter, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 in
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 2009, and is incorporated herein by
reference into this Form 8-K.