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): March 29, 2023
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-13245 | 75-2702753 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
777 Hidden Ridge Irving, Texas | 75038 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 444-9001
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | PXD | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On March 29, 2023, Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the “Company”) completed the public offering of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.100% Senior Notes that will mature March 29, 2026 (the “New Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated March 27, 2023, by and among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
The Company issued the New Notes pursuant to an indenture, dated June 26, 2012 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented with respect to the New Notes by a sixth supplemental indenture, dated March 29, 2023 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee.
The Base Indenture was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-241031) filed with the Commission on August 5, 2020 (the “Registration Statement”). The Sixth Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and the terms and conditions thereof are incorporated herein by reference. The form of the New Notes (the “Global Note”) issued pursuant to the Sixth Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto, and the terms and conditions of the Global Note are incorporated herein by reference. The Global Note is also filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.
The Company offered the New Notes pursuant to the prospectus supplement dated March 27, 2023 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to the prospectus dated August 5, 2020, which forms a part of the Registration Statement. The material terms of the New Notes are described in the Prospectus Supplement.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 29, 2023, the Company completed its public offering of the New Notes pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
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.
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ Mark H. Kleinman | |
Mark H. Kleinman | ||
Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Dated: March 29, 2023