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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Rice Midstream Partners LP | d119068dex101.htm |
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 13, 2016
RICE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36789 | 47-1557755 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 Woodcliff Drive
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(724) 746-6720
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 13, 2016, Rice Midstream Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, among the Partnership, as parent guarantor, Rice Midstream OpCo LLC, as borrower (“Rice OpCo”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The First Amendment modifies the definition of “Acquisition Period” in the Credit Agreement to allow Rice OpCo to elect in its sole discretion to commence an Acquisition Period when a material acquisition has been consummated. Prior to giving effect to the First Amendment, an Acquisition Period would commence automatically upon consummation of a material acquisition.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 concerning the First Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2016, among Rice Midstream Partners LP, as parent guarantor, Rice Midstream OpCo LLC, as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties thereto. |
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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.
| RICE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP | ||
| By: | Rice Midstream Management LLC, its general partner | |
| By: | /s/ Daniel J. Rice IV | |
| Daniel J. Rice IV Director, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: January 15, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 13, 2016, among Rice Midstream Partners LP, as parent guarantor, Rice Midstream OpCo LLC, as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties thereto. |
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