The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 12, 2021
Southwestern Energy Company
Offer to Exchange
Up to $698,528,000 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Outstanding Notes”)
for up to
$698,528,000 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “New Notes”) that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)
Guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors
We are offering to exchange up to $698,528,000 aggregate principal amount of our registered New Notes for up to $698,528,000 aggregate principal amount of our unregistered Outstanding Notes. The Outstanding Notes are, and the New Notes will be, guaranteed (the “guarantees”) by our subsidiaries Angelina Gathering Company, LLC, A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN Drilling Company, LLC, SWN E&P Services, LLC, SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, SWN International, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Producer Services, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, SWN Water Resources Company, LLC and SWN Well Services, LLC.
The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 2021 (the “Expiration Date”), unless we extend the Exchange Offer with respect to the Outstanding Notes in our sole and absolute discretion. We will announce any extension by press release or other permitted means no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. You may withdraw any Outstanding Notes tendered until the expiration of the Exchange Offer.
Terms of the Exchange Offer:
| • | | We will exchange the New Notes for the Outstanding Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer. |
| • | | You may validly withdraw tenders of the Outstanding Notes at any time prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer. |
| • | | The form and terms of the New Notes are substantially identical to the form and terms of the Outstanding Notes, except that (i) the New Notes are registered under the Securities Act, (ii) the transfer restrictions, restrictive legends and registration rights applicable to the Outstanding Notes do not apply to the New Notes and (iii) the New Notes will not have the right to earn additional interest under certain circumstances related to our registration obligations. |
| • | | We believe that the exchange of Outstanding Notes for New Notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You should see the discussion under “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for more information. |
| • | | We will not receive any proceeds from the Exchange Offer. |
Each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes. The letters of transmittal state that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of New Notes received in exchange for Outstanding Notes where such Outstanding Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 90 days after the Expiration Date, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”
For a discussion of factors you should consider in determining whether to tender your Outstanding Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer, see the information under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22 of this prospectus, as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 and in the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2021.