Appointment of ESG Officer

25 June 2021

 Diversified Energy Company PLC

("Diversified" or the "Company")

 Appointment of ESG Officer

Diversified Energy Company PLC (LSE: DEC) announces that Teresa Odom, the Company's current Vice President of Investor Relations, has accepted a newly-created role as Vice President of ESG & Sustainability demonstrating Diversified's commitment to these initiatives. The Company created this leadership role to further accelerate and communicate its progress in this increasingly important and rapidly changing area.

As stakeholders seek additional information regarding its ESG initiatives and progress, Diversified is investing significant time and resources as evidenced within its updated 2020 Sustainability Report published in April, and the Company will continue to report on its progress within its periodic operations and financial reports.

As an energy company built around the stewardship and optimisation of existing assets, Diversified's values, priorities and strategy are naturally aligned with ESG concepts. More specifically, the Company provides high-quality jobs and benefits to its employees who strive to improve asset productivity which in turn increases value for all stakeholders. Complementing asset productivity and operational efficiency is Diversified's concurrent work to reduce its emissions footprint by improving the integrity of its gathering and midstream systems. With Teresa's leadership, the Company looks forward to expanding these important initiatives and providing its stakeholders with transparent communications of how its business model of sustainability and stewardship is fully aligned with ESG priorities.

Teresa will continue to support the Company's investor relations efforts while it begins its search for a new Vice President of Investor Relations.

Rusty Hutson Jr, CEO at Diversified Energy commented: "Teresa is no stranger to ESG having effectively served in a dual IR/ESG role since she joined the Diversified family. She has been at the heart of the development of our ESG communications during that time, and we are now delighted to announce this new appointment in which she will now help lead our efforts at a time when ESG is becoming even more crucial to our operations."

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About Diversified Energy Company PLC 

Diversified Energy Company PLC is an independent energy company engaged in the production, marketing and transportation of primarily natural gas related to its synergistic US onshore upstream and midstream assets.