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): July 31, 2015
WPX Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-35322 | 45-1836028 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3500 One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74172-0172 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (855) 979-2012
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 31, 2015, WPX Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Commitment Increase Agreement for Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Commitment Increase Agreement”), with the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Issuing Banks party thereto. Under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 28, 2014 (as amended, amended and restated, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined ) among the Company, the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender, the Company has the right to request increases in commitments from existing lenders or new lenders in an amount up to $300 million. The Commitment Increase Agreement increases the aggregate commitments of the Lenders under the Company’s Credit Agreement from $1.5 billion to $1.75 billion.
The foregoing description of the Commitment Increase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Commitment Increase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | ||
| 10.1 | Commitment Increase Agreement for Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2015 among WPX Energy, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Issuing Banks 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.
| WPX ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen E. Brilz | |
| Stephen E. Brilz | ||
| Vice President and Secretary | ||
DATED: August 6, 2015
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Commitment Increase Agreement for Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2015 among WPX Energy, Inc., the Lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Issuing Banks party thereto. | |
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