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): January 12, 2015
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-08246 | 71-0205415 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10000 Energy Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(832) 796-4700
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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SECTION 7 – Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 12, 2015, Southwestern Energy Company issued a press release announcing that it is commencing a registered underwritten public offering of its common stock and a separate registered underwritten public offering of depositary shares. The full text of the press release announcing the offerings is listed under Item 9.01 as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SECTION 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Southwestern Energy Company on January 12, 2015. | |
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.
| SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | ||||||
| Dated: January 12, 2015 | By: | /s/ Craig Owen | ||||
| Name: R. Craig Owen | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Southwestern Energy Company on January 12, 2015. | |