 | 366 Walker Drive | |||
| State College, PA 16801 | ||||
| Ph: 814.278.7244 | ||||
| Fax: 814.278.7286 | ||||
| www.rexenergy.com |
November 23, 2015
Via EDGAR Transmission
Mr. Karl Hiller
Branch Chief
Office of Natural Resources
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Rex Energy Corporation |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014
Filed March 2, 2015
File No. 001-33610
Dear Mr. Hiller:
As discussed by phone on November 23, 2015 by Jessica Hammons at Thompson & Knight LLP, outside counsel to Rex Energy Corporation (the “Company”), and Ms. Lily Dang, Staff Accountant, the Company hereby respectfully requests an extension of time to respond to the letter dated October 7, 2015 containing the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission with regard to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Letter”). The Letter originally transmitted by Ms. Dang to the Company by electronic mail on October 7, 2015 was not actually received by the Company until November 23, 2015.
The Company intends to file its response to the Letter as soon as possible and no later than December 7, 2015. Please contact the undersigned at (814) 278-7267 if you would like to discuss this request. We appreciate your consideration.
| Sincerely, | ||
| Rex Energy Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Rajan | |
| Thomas Rajan, Chief Financial Officer | ||