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): March 23, 2015

 

 

RICE ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-36273		46-3785773
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 Woodcliff Drive

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(724) 746-6720

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 23, 2015, Rice Energy Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other parties thereto. The Third Amendment provides that the Company will not incur an automatic reduction in the borrowing base under its revolving credit facility as a result of the Company’s issuance of up to $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes on or after the date of the Third Amendment and before the date of the next redetermination, which is scheduled for May 1, 2015. As such, the borrowing base under the Company’s revolving credit facility will remain at $550.0 million until its next redetermination.

The foregoing description of the Third Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Third Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and 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 under Item 1.01 concerning the Third Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2015, among Rice Energy Inc., as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders and other parties thereto.

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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.

 

Dated: March 23, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2015, among Rice Energy Inc., as borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders and other parties thereto.