Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
In August 2016, the Company executed various
confidentiality agreements (collectively, the “Noteholder Confidentiality Agreements”) with certain holders of the
Company’s 6.75% Senior Notes due 2023 and 5.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (collectively, the “Notes”) to engage in
discussions regarding a possible restructuring transaction. As of the date hereof, the Noteholder Confidentiality Agreements remain
in effect to permit the Company to disclose confidential information to the holders of Notes party thereto from time to time. On
January 25, 2017, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) executed various confidentiality agreements (collectively,
as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Equity Confidentiality Agreements”)
with certain holders of the Company’s common stock that are members of an ad hoc committee of equity security holders (the
“Ad Hoc Equity Committee”) represented by Brown Rudnick LLP.
Pursuant to the Equity Confidentiality
Agreements, the Company agreed to publicly disclose certain information, including certain information prepared by, or by
certain representatives of, the Ad Hoc Equity Committee, upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Equity
Confidentiality Agreements, including upon the delivery of notice (the “Noteholder Notice”) by certain holders of
Notes represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP (the “Ad Hoc Noteholder Group”). In accordance with the Equity
Confidentiality Agreements, the Noteholder Notice was delivered to the Company by Kirkland & Ellis LLP on February 2,
2017, prompting the disclosure set forth herein. The Company hereby discloses (a) the Company and counsel to the Ad Hoc
Noteholder Group each engaged in discussions with the Ad Hoc Equity Committee relating to a restructuring proposal from the
Ad Hoc Equity Committee (the “Ad Hoc Equity Committee Proposal”), (b) a summary of the Ad Hoc Equity Committee
Proposal that was transmitted to the Company, and to certain members of the Ad Hoc Noteholder Group in connection with a
discussion with representatives of the Ad Hoc Equity Committee, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, (c) the letter dated January 30, 2017, from counsel to the Ad
Hoc Equity Committee to counsel to the Debtors, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and (d) the Ad Hoc Equity Committee Proposal
did not result in an acceptable transaction and no counteroffer was made.
The information furnished in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is not subject to the liabilities of that
section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company’s under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains
certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included
in this Current Report on Form 8-K that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates
will or may occur in the future are forward looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current
expectations and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business. These
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things, the
risk factors discussed in this Current Report and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as in other reports filed
from time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, most of which are beyond our control. The words “believe,”
“may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,”
“expect,” “indicate” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements
other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this Current Report are forward-looking statements. Although we
believe that the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are based upon reasonable assumptions, the forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this Current Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
or implied in the forward-looking statements.