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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):  April 26, 2011

 

CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-10924

 

75-2396863

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Number)

 

Identification Number)

 

6 Desta Drive, Suite 6500, Midland, Texas

 

79705-5510

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code:  (432) 682-6324

 

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01—Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Purchase Agreement

 

On April 26, 2011, the Company and several of its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with RBS Securities Inc. (the “Initial Purchaser”), relating to the issuance and sale of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”).  The Notes are part of the same class as the $300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019 the Company issued in March 2011.  The Notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The Notes may be resold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A of the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties and indemnification and contribution provisions under which the Company and the Guarantors, on one hand, and the Initial Purchaser, on the other, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The Company and the Guarantors also agreed to enter into the Registration Rights Agreement described below.

 

A copy of the Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Purchase Agreement in this report is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a registration rights agreement dated as of April 29, 2011 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Initial Purchaser.  Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) so that holders of the Notes can exchange the Notes for registered notes that have substantially identical terms as the Notes.  In addition, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to exchange the guarantees related to the Notes for registered guarantees having substantially the same terms as the original guarantees.  The Company and the Guarantors are required to pay additional interest on the Notes if they fail to comply with their obligations to register the Notes by March 16, 2012.

 

A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.  The description of the Registration Rights Agreement in this report is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Relationships

 

The Initial Purchaser and its affiliates from time to time have provided other investment banking, commercial banking and financial advisory services to the Company and its affiliates in the

 

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ordinary course of business, for which they have received and will receive customary fees and commissions, and they may provide these services to the Company and its affiliates in the future, for which they expect to receive customary fees and commissions. An affiliate of the Initial Purchaser is a lender under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Notes were issued pursuant to the indenture dated as of March 16, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, a copy of which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  The terms of the Notes are identical to the Company’s 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019 issued in March 2011.  A description of certain terms of the Indenture and the Notes is included in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1.1*

 

Purchase Agreement, dated April 26, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Initial Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchaser named therein.

4.1**

 

Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-10924) filed with the SEC on March 17, 2011.

4.2*

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchaser named therein.

 


*                                         Filed herewith.

 

**                                  Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.

 

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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.

 

 

CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2011

By:

/s/ Mel G. Riggs

 

Name:

Mel G. Riggs

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 29, 2011

By:

/s/ Michael L. Pollard

 

Name:

Michael L. Pollard

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

1.1*

 

Purchase Agreement, dated April 26, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Initial Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchaser named therein.

4.1**

 

Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-10924) filed with the SEC on March 17, 2011.

4.2*

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2011, by and among Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchaser named therein.

 


*                                         Filed herewith.

 

**                                  Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.

 

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