UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 30, 2014
Atlas Energy, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Delaware | 001-32953 | 43-2094238 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Park Place Corporate Center One 1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA |
15275 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 489-0006
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.01. | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On June 30, 2014, ARP Rangely Production, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (“ARP”), whose general partner is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Energy, L.P., completed its previously announced acquisition of oil and gas related interests from Merit Management Partners I, L.P., Merit Energy Partners III, L.P., and Merit Energy Company, LLC for $420 million in cash.
The purchase and sale agreement was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to ARP’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2014.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
Historical financial statements for the business acquired, as described in Item 2.01, above, are not included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. This information will be filed in a subsequent amendment to this Current Report as required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
| (b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
Pro forma financial information relating to the acquisition described in Item 2.01, above, is not included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. This information will be filed in a subsequent amendment to this Current Report as required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: July 2, 2014 | ATLAS ENERGY, L.P. | |||||
| By: | Atlas Energy GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Lisa Washington | |||||
| Name: | Lisa Washington | |||||
| Its: | Chief Legal Officer | |||||