Independent director with strong energy industry credentials; no overboarding, attendance issues, or TSR trigger concerns given AROC's exceptional 3-year TSR of +304% vastly outperforms the XLE ETF benchmark by +239 percentage points, well above any trigger threshold.

CEO and non-independent director with deep company knowledge; no TSR trigger applies as AROC's 3-year price return of +304% dramatically outperforms the XLE sector ETF benchmark by +239 percentage points, far exceeding the 80pp threshold required to trigger a No vote.

Independent Chairman with extensive energy board experience; director since 2002 but no TSR trigger applies given the company's outstanding 3-year performance; no overboarding or attendance concerns identified.

Independent director with strong financial and CPA credentials serving as Audit Committee Chair; no TSR trigger, overboarding, or attendance concerns; well-qualified for her audit oversight role.

Independent director with deep oilfield services and private equity experience; no TSR trigger, overboarding, or attendance concerns identified.

Independent director with over 40 years of midstream experience serving as Compensation Committee Chair; no TSR trigger, overboarding, or attendance concerns identified.

Independent director with strong midstream operations expertise; joined in January 2021 so tenure fully covers the 3-year period but no TSR trigger applies given the company's exceptional outperformance; no attendance or overboarding concerns.

Non-independent director due to his role at Hilcorp affiliate Harvest Midstream; however, he does not sit on any independent committee (audit or compensation), so no policy trigger fires; the related-party relationship is disclosed and monitored by the Audit Committee, and no TSR or overboarding concern applies.

Independent director with engineering and financial expertise including CPA designation; director since July 2018; no TSR trigger, overboarding, or attendance concerns identified.