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): October 27, 2017

Basic Energy Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	1-32693		54-2091194
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100
Fort Worth, Texas		76102
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 334-4100

Not Applicable

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 27, 2017, Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 29, 2017, by and among Basic Energy Receivables, LLC, as borrower, Basic Energy Services, L.P., as initial servicer, the Company, as the performance guarantor, the lenders party thereto and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative and collateral agent (the “Credit Agreement”).

Among other things, the Amendment (i) increased the aggregate commitments under the Credit Agreement from $100 million to $120 million, (ii) appointed CIT Bank, N.A. to serve as syndication agent under the terms of the Credit Agreement and (iii) added new lenders and amended the commitment schedule to the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 regarding the Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.




Exhibit
Number		Description

10.1		Amendment No. 1 to the Credit and Security Agreement dated October 27, 2017

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.