UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 27, 2017
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TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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Bermuda |
001-34574 |
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16803 Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 220-4323
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 23, 2016, the Turkish branch of TransAtlantic Exploration Mediterranean International Pty Ltd (“TEMI”), entered into a general credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with DenizBank, A.S. (the “Lender”). The Credit Agreement is a master agreement pursuant to which the Lender may make loans to TEMI from time to time pursuant to additional loan agreements. On August 31, 2016, the Lender entered into a $30.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) with TEMI under the Credit Agreement. The Term Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% (plus 0.2625% for Banking and Insurance Transactions Tax per the Turkish Government) per annum. TEMI is a subsidiary of TransAtlantic Petroleum, Ltd.
On April 27, 2017, TEMI and the Lender approved a revised amortization schedule for the Term Loan. Pursuant to the revised amortization schedule, the maturity date of the Term Loan was extended from February 2018 to June 2018, and the monthly principal payments under the Term Loan were reduced from $1.88 million to $1.38 million. The other terms of the Term Loan remain unchanged.
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.
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May 3, 2017 |
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/s/ Chad D. Burkhardt |
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Chad D. Burkhardt |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |