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): January 16, 2013
Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Delaware | 1-35317 | 45-3591625 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Park Place Corporate Center One 1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Pittsburgh, PA |
15275 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-251-0171
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 16, 2013, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (“ARP”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlas Resource Finance Corporation (collectively with ARP, the “Issuers”), entered into a purchase agreement with the initial purchasers named therein to issue and sell $275 million of their 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold in a private transaction under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
This summary of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement dated as of January 16, 2013 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 17, 2013 | ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. | |||||
| By: | Atlas Resource Partners GP, LLC, its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Sean P. McGrath | |||||
| Name: | Sean P. McGrath | |||||
| Its: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement dated as of January 16, 2013 | |
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