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This excerpt taken from the DVN DEF 14A filed Apr 24, 2009. Director
Independence
In accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the
Board considered transactions and relationships between each
Director or any member of the Director’s immediate family
and us, our subsidiaries and affiliates. The Board has
affirmatively determined that each of the current Directors,
with the exception of our Chairman and CEO, J. Larry Nichols,
and our President, John Richels, is an independent Director as
defined by the standards for director independence established
by applicable laws, rules, and listing standards, including,
without limitation, the standards for independent directors
established by the NYSE and the SEC, have no material
relationship with us that would interfere with the exercise of
independent judgment and, therefore, is independent under our
Corporate Governance Guidelines and standards established by the
NYSE.
This excerpt taken from the DVN DEF 14A filed Apr 28, 2008. Director
Independence
In accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the
Board considered transactions and relationships between each
Director or any member of the Director’s immediate family
and us, our subsidiaries and affiliates. The Board has
affirmatively determined that each of the current Directors and
Peter J. Fluor, who served as a Director for a portion of 2007,
with the exception of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
J. Larry Nichols, and our President, John Richels, is an
independent Director as defined by the standards for director
independence established by applicable laws, rules, and listing
standards, including, without limitation, the standards for
independent directors established by the NYSE, and the SEC, have
no material relationship with us that would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment and, therefore, is independent
under our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE.
This excerpt taken from the DVN DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2007. Director
Independence
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, including a definition of
director independence, complies with the NYSE listing standards.
The full text of our Corporate Governance Guidelines may be
found on our website at www.devonenergy.com.
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board
considers transactions and relationships between each Director
or any member of his immediate family and us and our
subsidiaries and affiliates. Applying our Corporate Governance
Guidelines, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of
the current Directors, with the exception of our Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, J. Larry Nichols, has no material
relationship with us that would interfere with the exercise of
independent judgment and, therefore, is independent under our
Corporate Governance Guidelines and the listing standards of the
NYSE. The Board noted that the father of Director, J. Todd
Mitchell, owns indirectly a majority interest in a company whose
services we utilize. However, the Board determined that this
relationship was not material to us, the Director or to the
other company. See “Related Party Transactions”.
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