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): June 20, 2023
Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41537 | 88-2227812 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5217 McKinney Avenue, Suite 400 Dallas, Texas | 75205 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(214) 396-2850
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | GRNT | New York Stock Exchange |
| Warrants to purchase Common Stock, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | GRNT.WS | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As previously disclosed, on May 19, 2023, Granite Ridge Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Granite Ridge” or the “Company”), announced the commencement of an exchange offer (the “Offer”) and consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) relating to its outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), which warrants trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GRNT.WS” (the “Warrants”). The Company offered to all holders of the Warrants the opportunity to receive 0.250 shares of Common Stock in exchange for each outstanding Warrant tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the Offer. Concurrently with the Offer, the Company solicited consents from holders of the Warrants to amend that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2020, by and between Executive Network Partnering Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ENPC”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (“Continental”), as amended on March 24, 2021, by and between ENPC and Continental, and as assigned pursuant to the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2022, by and between Granite Ridge, ENPC and Continental (as amended and assigned, the “Warrant Agreement”) to permit the Company to require that each Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer be exchanged for 0.225 shares of Common Stock, which is a ratio 10% less than the exchange ratio applicable to the Offer (such amendment, the “Warrant Amendment”).
The Offer and Consent Solicitation expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 16, 2023. The Company has been advised that 9,887,035 Warrants (including 279,161 Warrants tendered through guaranteed delivery), or approximately 95.5% of the outstanding Warrants, were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The Company expects to accept all validly tendered Warrants for exchange and settlement on or before June 22, 2023.
In addition, pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, the Company received the approval of parties representing approximately 95.5% of the outstanding Warrants to enter into the Warrant Amendment, which exceeds the threshold of 50% of the outstanding Warrants required to effect the Warrant Amendment. Accordingly, the Company and Continental entered into the Warrant Amendment, dated June 20, 2023, and the Company announced that it will exercise its right, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment, to exchange each Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer for 0.225 shares of Common Stock per warrant (the “Post-Offer Exchange”). The Company has fixed the date for the Post-Offer Exchange as July 5, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Warrant Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrant Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.07.
On June 20, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the final results of the Offer and Consent Solicitation and the Company’s entry into the Warrant Amendment. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
No Offer or Solicitation
This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the Warrants or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of Common Stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. The Offer and Consent Solicitation were made only through, and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Company’s Schedule TO, prospectus/offer to exchange, and related letter of transmittal, and the complete terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation are set forth in the Schedule TO, prospectus/offer to exchange, and related letter of transmittal.
A registration statement on Form S-4 filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registering the Common Stock issuable in the Offer and the Post-Offer Exchange was declared effective by the SEC on June 16, 2023.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the expected acceptance by the Company of all validly tendered Warrants for exchange, the closing of the Offer and Consent Solicitation, and the consummation of the Post-Offer Exchange. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including, but not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4/A, filed June 5, 2023, as such factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
*Filed herewith
SIGNATURE
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.
| | | GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES, INC. |
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| Date: June 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Luke C. Brandenberg |
| | | Name: | Luke C. Brandenberg |
| | | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
