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Item 1.03
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Bankruptcy or Receivership
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On April 2, 2018, EV Energy Partners, L.P.
(“EVEP”), EV Energy GP, L.P., EV Management, LLC and certain of EVEP’s wholly owned subsidiaries (each a “Debtor”
and, collectively, the “Debtors”), filed a prepackaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy
Court”). The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases are being administered jointly under the caption
In re EV Energy Partners,
L.P., et al.
, Case No. 18-10814 (the “Chapter 11 Cases”).
On May 17, 2018, the Court entered an order
(the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Debtors’ First Modified Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization (as
amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, the “Plan”) under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated May
11, 2018.
The Debtors expect that the effective date
of the Plan will occur as soon as all conditions precedent to the Plan have been satisfied (defined in the Plan as the “Effective
Date”). Although the Debtors are targeting occurrence of the Effective Date on or before June 4, 2018, the Debtors can make
no assurances as to when, or ultimately if, the Plan will become effective. It is also possible that technical amendments could
be made to the Plan.
The following is a summary of the material
terms of the Plan. This summary highlights only certain substantive provisions of the Plan and is not intended to be a complete
description of the Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan and the Confirmation
Order, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 99.1, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.
The Plan of Reorganization and Treatment of Claims and Interests
The Plan provides that, among other things,
on the Effective Date:
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certain of the holders (the “Supporting Holders”) of the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019
(the “Senior Notes”) will contribute their Senior Notes (the “Contributed Notes”) to a newly formed C-corporation
(“New EVEP Parent Inc.”) in exchange for 95% of all of the then outstanding new common stock (subject to dilution)
in New EVEP Parent Inc. (the “New Equity Interests”), on a pro rata basis;
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New EVEP Parent Inc. would contribute to a newly formed subsidiary (“Acquisition Inc.”)
(i) the Contributed Notes, (ii) a number of shares of New Equity Interests sufficient to satisfy (a) the claims of the holders
of the Senior Notes (the “Notes Claims”) other than the Notes Claims in respect of the Contributed Notes and (b) shares
of New Equity Interests to be distributed to the holders of existing equity interests in EVEP (the “Existing Unitholders”)
and (iii) 5-year warrants for 8% of the New Equity Interests (subject to dilution by the shares (the “MIP Shares”)
reserved to participants in the new management incentive plan (the “MIP”)), with a strike price set at an equity value
at which the Supporting Holders would receive a recovery equal to par plus accrued and unpaid interest as of the petition date
of the Chapter 11 Cases in respect of the Senior Notes (after taking into account value dilution on account of the initial distribution
of participants in the MIP) (the “New Warrants”), and in return, New EVEP Parent Inc. will receive all of the equity
interests of Acquisition Inc.;
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Acquisition Inc. will acquire all of the assets of EVEP as provided for under the Plan in exchange
for (i) full and final satisfaction of the Contributed Notes, (ii) the New Equity Interests it received from New EVEP Parent Inc.
and (iii) the New Warrants;
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New EVEP Parent Inc. will distribute the New Equity Interests it received from Acquisition Inc.
to the (i) holders of the Senior Notes that did not contribute Contributed Notes and (ii) Existing Unitholders;
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New EVEP Parent Inc. will distribute the New Warrants to the Existing Unitholders;
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the Senior Notes will be cancelled and discharged and the holders of those Senior Notes will receive
(directly or indirectly) New Equity Interests representing, in the aggregate, 95% of the New Equity Interests issued on the Effective
Date (subject to dilution by the MIP Shares and the New Equity Interests issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants);
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the lenders under the reserve-based lending facility (the “RBL Facility”) will receive
(a) pro rata loans under an amendment to the RBL Facility (the “Amended RBL Facility”), (b) cash in an amount equal
to the accrued but unpaid interest and letter of credit fees payable to such lenders under the RBL Facility as of the Effective
Date, and (c) unfunded commitments and letter of credit participation under the Amended RBL Facility equal to the unfunded commitments
and letter of credit participation of such lender as of the Effective Date;
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each Existing Unitholder will receive its pro rata share of (i) New Equity Interests representing,
in the aggregate, 5% of the New Equity Interests issued on the Effective Date and (ii) the New Warrants (in each case, subject
to dilution by the MIP Shares and, in the case of the New Equity Interests, subject to dilution by the New Warrants);
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general unsecured claims will receive, (i) if such claim is due and payable on or before the Effective
Date, payment in full, in cash, or the unpaid portion of its allowed general unsecured claim, (ii) if such claim is not due and
payable before the Effective Date, payment in the ordinary course, and (iii) other treatment, as may be agreed upon by the Debtors,
the Supporting Noteholders and the holder of such general unsecured claim; and
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the reorganized Debtors will enter into the Amended RBL Facility.
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Unless otherwise specified, the treatment
set forth in the Plan and Confirmation Order will be in full satisfaction of all claims against and interests in the Debtors, which
will be discharged on the Effective Date. All of the Company’s existing funded debt and equity will be extinguished by the
Plan.
Additional information regarding the classification
and treatment of claims and interests can be found in Article III of the Plan.
Capital Structure
Pursuant to the Plan, each of the Company’s
units outstanding immediately before the Effective Date (including any options to purchase such units) will be cancelled and of
no further force or effect after the Effective Date. As of May 10, 2018, there were 49,368,869 units outstanding. Under the Plan,
the Debtors’ new organizational documents will become effective on the Effective Date. The Company’s new organizational
documents will authorize the Company to issue new equity, certain of which will be issued pursuant to the Plan on the Effective
Date. In addition, on the Effective Date, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement with certain equityholders.
Settlement, Releases and Exculpations
The Plan incorporates an integrated compromise
and settlement of claims. Unless otherwise specified, the settlement, distributions, and other benefits provided under the Plan,
including the discharge, release exculpation, and injunction provisions included therein, are in full satisfaction of all claims
and causes of action that could be asserted.
The Plan provides discharge, release, exculpation,
and injunction provisions for the benefit of the Debtors, certain of the Debtors’ claimholders, other parties in interest
and various parties related thereto, each in their capacity as such, from various claims and causes of action, as further set forth
in Article VIII of the Plan.
Certain Information Regarding Assets and Liabilities of the
Company
Information regarding the assets and liabilities
of the Company as of the most recent practicable date is hereby incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018.