Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

On February 8, 2024, Karl F. Kurz, the Company’s Board Chair, was notified by Admiral James G. Stavridis of his decision to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of February 12, 2024. Admiral Stavridis’s notification stated that he was resigning to focus on all of his professional and personal obligations and that he did not have any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Admiral Stavridis had been a director of the Company since 2018 and served as Chair of the Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee (the “SETO Committee”) since 2021. At the effective time of his resignation, Admiral Stavridis also had served as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. The Company wishes to thank Admiral Stavridis for his many years of service to the Board.

On February 14, 2024, upon the recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, the Board reduced the size of the Board from ten to nine members and appointed Board member Michael L. Marberry to replace Admiral Stavridis both as Chair of the SETO Committee and as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.