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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - PETROQUEST ENERGY INC | ex991pressrelease260215.htm |
| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - PETROQUEST ENERGY INC | ex101ninthamendmentcredita.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
February 26, 2015
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PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE (State of Incorporation) | 72-1440714 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 6000 Lafayette, Louisiana (Address of principal executive offices) | 70508 (Zip code) |
Commission File Number: 001-32681
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 26, 2015, PetroQuest Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company (the “Borrower”), entered into the Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”), which amends the Credit Agreement dated as of October 2, 2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 24, 2009, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2009, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 5, 2010, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2011, that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2013, that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2013, that certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2014, and that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 29, 2014 (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Capital One, N.A., Iberiabank, Bank of America, N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia (collectively, “Lenders”).
Pursuant to the Ninth Amendment, the Lenders have agreed to amend certain restrictive financial covenants to which the Company and its subsidiaries are subject by (i) removing the maximum ratio of total debt to EBITDAX, determined on a rolling four quarter basis, of 3.5 to 1.0 and replacing it with a maximum ratio of total senior secured debt to EBITDAX, determined on a rolling four quarter basis, of 2.25 to 1.0, and (ii) adding a minimum ratio of EBITDAX to total cash interest expense, determined on a four quarter basis as of the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, of 2.0 to 1.0, all as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Ninth Amendment is not complete and is qualified by reference to the complete document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On February 26, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Ninth Amendment. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
10.1 | Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 26, 2015, among PetroQuest Energy, Inc., PetroQuest Energy, L.L.C., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Capital One, N.A., Iberiabank, Bank of America, N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia. |
99.1 | Press Release dated February 26, 2015, announcing the closing of the Ninth Amendment. |
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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.
Date: February 26, 2015
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
/s/ J. Bond Clement
J. Bond Clement
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer