Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 17, 2020

WPX Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-35322	45-1836028
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

3500 One Williams Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma		74172-0172
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 979-2012

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:

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Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value		WPX		New York 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).

Emerging growth company ¨

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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 17, 2020, WPX Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a $500 million registered offering (the “Offering”) of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-221301) (the “Registration Statement”) of the Company, and the prospectus supplement dated June 3, 2020 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on June 5, 2020.

The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2020 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), each between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”).

The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations ranking equally with the Company’s other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum and were priced at 100.000% of par. The Notes will pay interest semi-annually in cash in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year commencing on December 15, 2020. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2028. At any time prior to June 15, 2023, the Company may, on one or more occasions and subject to certain conditions described in the Indenture, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.875% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed with an amount of cash not greater than the net proceeds that the Company raises in certain equity offerings, as described in the Indenture. The Company also has the option, at any time prior to June 15, 2023, on one or more occasions, to redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus a specified “make whole” premium as described in the Indenture. At any time on or after June 15, 2023, the Company may, on one or more occasions, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to grant liens on its assets and merge, consolidate or transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions.

The foregoing description of the Notes and the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Base Indenture, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Each of the foregoing documents is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2020, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document (contained in Exhibit 101).

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.