UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On February 8, 2021, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell $550,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 8.125% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) to the Initial Purchasers. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Initial Purchasers, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Notes will be issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and resold by the Initial Purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The sale of the Notes is expected to close on February 18, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
The foregoing summary of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements relating to, among other things, the expected closing date of the offering of the Notes constitute forward-looking statements. For a description of factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or expectations to differ from any forward-looking statements, please review the information under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 11, 2020, August 7, 2020 and November 6, 2020, respectively, and other documents of the Company on file with or furnished to the SEC. Any forward-looking statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by the Company will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company or its business or operations. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted by the Company’s forward-looking statements.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Description | |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated February 8, 2021, between Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
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.
| Date: February 11, 2021 | NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. | |||||
| By | /s/ Erik J. Romslo | |||||
| Erik J. Romslo Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||