On January 11, 2021, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251605), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), relating to the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of Athlon Acquisition Corp. In connection with the IPO, Mr. Daniel Burns, Mr. Daniel Gallagher, Mr. Paraag Marathe and Mr. Jared Smith (collectively, the “Directors”) were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Directors are independent directors. Mr. Burns, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Marathe were also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee, with Mr. Gallagher serving as chair of the Audit Committee; Mr. Burns, Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Smith were appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee, with Mr. Burns serving as chair of the Compensation Committee; and Mr. Burns, Mr. Marathe and Mr. Smith were appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Mr. Marathe serving as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Following the appointment of the Directors, the Board is comprised of the following three classes: the term of office of the first class of directors, Class I, consists of Messrs. Gallagher and Smith and will expire at the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders; the term of office of the second class of directors, Class II, consists of Messrs. Burns and Marathe and will expire at the Company’s second annual meeting of stockholders; and the term of office of the third class of directors, Class III, consists of Messrs. Chris Hickey and Mark Wan and will expire at the Company’s third annual meeting of stockholders.