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): July 14, 2016
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-08246 | 71-0205415 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10000 Energy Drive
Spring, Texas 77389
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(832) 796-1000
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On July 14, 2016, Southwestern Energy Company (the “Company”) announced amendments (the “Amendments”) with respect to its previously announced offers (the “Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash up to $750.0 million maximum aggregate purchase price of its 3.30% senior notes due 2018, 7.50% senior notes due 2018 and 4.05% senior notes due 2020.
A copy of the press release describing the Amendments is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Other than the terms and conditions amended thereby, all terms and conditions of the Tender Offers described in the Company’s Offer to Purchase, dated June 29, 2016, remain unchanged.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Southwestern Energy Company, dated July 14, 2016. | |
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.
| SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | ||||||||
| Dated: July 14, 2016 | By: | /s/ R. Craig Owen | ||||||
| Name: | R. Craig Owen | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Southwestern Energy Company, dated July 14, 2016. | |