Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

April 20, 2020

KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-35167	98-0686001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8176 Park Lane Dallas, Texas		75231
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +214-445-9600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	KOS	New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On April 20, 2020, Kosmos Energy Ltd. (the “Company”) was formally notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that the average closing price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), over the prior 30-consecutive trading day period was below $1.00 per share, which is the minimum average closing price per share required to maintain listing on the NYSE under Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (“Section 802.01C”).

Pursuant to Section 802.01C, as supplemented by the related NYSE rule filing that became effective on April 21, 2020, the Company has until December 29, 2020 to regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement. Under the NYSE rules, the Company can regain compliance at any time during such cure period if, on the last trading day of any calendar month during the cure period, its common stock has a closing share price of at least $1.00 and an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the 30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of that month.

The Company has notified the NYSE of its intent to regain compliance with the price criteria. The Company intends to consider options to regain compliance with the requirements of Section 802.01C, including, if necessary, by implementing a reverse stock split.

The NYSE notice has no immediate impact on the listing of the Shares, which will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE during this period. The Shares will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol “KOS”. The notice does not affect ongoing business operations of the Company or its reporting requirements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 23, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of the notice of noncompliance from the NYSE, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1	Press release dated April 23, 2020
104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 23, 2020