UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 7, 2022
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | 000-26591 | 54-1909697 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
519 Kimball Ave., N.E. Roanoke, Virginia | 24016 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 540-777-4427
(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 Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, $5 Par Value | RGCO | NASDAQ Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 if the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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This Amendment No. 2 to Form 8-K is being filed to provide additional information with respect to the evaluation of a potential material impairment initially disclosed under Item 2.06 in the Form 8-K filed by the registrant on February 22, 2022, and subsequently amended on March 23, 2022.
| ITEM 2.06. | MATERIAL IMPAIRMENTS. |
RGC Midstream, LLC (“Midstream”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RGC Resources, Inc. (“Resources”) is an equity method investor in Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (“LLC”), a joint venture established for the construction and operation of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (“MVP”) and MVP Southgate.
As disclosed in Item 2.06 on the Form 8-K dated February 22, 2022 and amended March 23, 2022, due primarily to recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the “Court”) vacating and remanding certain permits necessary for the completion of MVP construction and commercial operation, and the greater uncertainty that now exists given the Court’s actions, as well as the recent actions by project partners to impair their respective investments and the discontinuance of the previously-publicized summer 2022 in-service target for the MVP project, on April 7, 2022, Midstream assessed the value of its equity investment in the LLC to determine whether the fair value of its investment in the LLC had declined below its carrying value on an other-than-temporary basis as of February 22, 2022, and concluded an impairment charge is required.
Midstream has recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of approximately $39.8 million (or $29.6 million, after tax) that reduced the carrying value of its investment in the LLC from $66 million to $26 million, with $10 million associated as a deferred tax asset. This impairment, based on an updated fair value analysis required for accounting purposes, will be recorded in the second quarter of 2022.
Resources remains committed to completing the MVP project and is supportive of engagement with federal agencies, legal counsel and the other joint venture partners to evaluate the best path forward.
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.
| | RGC RESOURCES, INC. | |
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| Date: April 7, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jason A. Field | |
| | | Jason A. Field | |
| | | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
