Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 20 2017 - 4:07PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2017
RICE ENERGY INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-36273
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46-3785773
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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2200 Rice Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(724)
271-7200
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On June 15, 2017, Rice Energy
Operating LLC, as borrower (REO), and Rice Energy Inc., as parent guarantor (the Company), entered into the Third Amendment (the Third Amendment) to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among the
Company, REO, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties thereto (the A&R Credit Agreement). The lenders under the A&R Credit Agreement completed their semi-annual redetermination of the
borrowing base. Following the redetermination, the Companys borrowing base and elected commitment amounts each increased from $1.45 billion to $1.60 billion. The next redetermination of the borrowing base is scheduled for October
2017.
The foregoing description of the Third Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete
text of the Third Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of
a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 concerning the Third Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2017, by and among Rice Energy Inc., Rice Energy Operating LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and each of the lenders party
thereto.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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RICE ENERGY INC.
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Rice IV
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Daniel J. Rice IV
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Director, Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: June 20, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2017, by and among Rice Energy Inc., Rice Energy Operating LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and each of the lenders party
thereto.
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