MTDR-2014.09.08-8K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) September 5, 2014
 
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Matador Resources Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
 
001-35410
 
27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas
 
75240
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 371-5200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 5, 2014, MRC Energy Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Matador Resources Company (the “Company”), as borrower, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the third amended and restated senior secured revolving credit agreement, dated as of September 28, 2012 (as amended, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), and the Company reaffirmed its guaranty of MRC Energy Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Amendment amends the Revolving Credit Agreement to increase the borrowing base from $385 million to $450 million based on the lenders’ review of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves at July 31, 2014 and to increase the conforming borrowing base from $310 million to $375 million. For a summary of the key terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement, see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2014.
The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Amendment and does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, certain of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement or their affiliates have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, advisory, lending and/or commercial banking or other financial services for the Company for which they received, or may receive, customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release (the “Press Release”) issued by Matador Resources Company on September 8, 2014, providing updated operational information. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description of Exhibit
10.1

  
Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, by and among MRC Energy Company, as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent.
99.1

 
Press Release, dated September 8, 2014.





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
 
 
 
 
Date: September 8, 2014
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President





Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description of Exhibit
10.1

  
Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, by and among MRC Energy Company, as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as Administrative Agent.
99.1

 
Press Release, dated September 8, 2014.