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):April 27, 2017
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | | 001-38019 | | 20-4278595 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1021 Main Street, Suite 2626
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(713) 351-3000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 27, 2017, Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the preliminary results of its third-party independent reserve engineer report as of March 31, 2017 that is being prepared by Netherland Sewell and Associates, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”).
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed subject to the requirements of amended Item 10 of Regulation S-K, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. The furnishing of this information hereby shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any such information.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Form 8-K.
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 99.1* | | Press Release issued by Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. on April 27, 2017 |
* Filed herewith.
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.
| Date: April 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Hugh Menown |
| | | Hugh Menown |
| | | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 99.1* | | Press Release issued by Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. on April 27, 2017 |
* Filed herewith.
