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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): January&nbsp;17, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Yukon, Canada</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-33614</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>116 Inverness Drive East, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 400 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Englewood,
Colorado 80112 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">303-708-9740</FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;17, 2019, Ultra Petroleum Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit (the &#147;Appellate Court&#148;) with respect to the Company&#146;s pending make-whole and postpetition interest claims, as further described under Item 8.01 below. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained or incorporated in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be
&#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into any of the Company&#146;s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other Events. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously disclosed, on April&nbsp;29, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States
Code (the &#147;Bankruptcy Code&#148;) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the &#147;Bankruptcy Court&#148;). The Company&#146;s chapter 11 cases were jointly administered under the caption <I>In re Ultra
Petroleum Corp.</I>, et al, Case <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;16-32202</FONT> (MI) (Bankr. S.D. Tex.). On February&nbsp;13, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Company&#146;s amended Disclosure Statement (by order subsequently
amended on February&nbsp;21, 2017), on March&nbsp;14, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Company&#146;s <I>Debtors&#146; Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization</I>, and on April&nbsp;12, 2017, the Company emerged from
bankruptcy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously disclosed, during the Company&#146;s bankruptcy proceedings, many holders of the Company&#146;s prepetition indebtedness filed
proofs of claim with the Bankruptcy Court, asserting various claims against the Company, including claims for unpaid postpetition interest (including interest at the default rates under the prepetition debt agreements), make-whole amounts, and other
fees and obligations allegedly arising under the prepetition debt agreements. The Company disputed the claims made by the holders of Company&#146;s prepetition indebtedness for certain make-whole amounts and postpetition interest at the default
rates provided for in the prepetition debt agreements. On September&nbsp;22, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court denied the Company&#146;s objection to the pending make-whole and postpetition interest claims. Further, on October&nbsp;6, 2017, the Bankruptcy
Court entered an order requiring the Company to distribute amounts attributable to the disputed claims to the applicable parties. Pursuant to the order, on October&nbsp;12, 2017, the Company distributed $399.0&nbsp;million from a $400.0&nbsp;million
reserve fund set up in connection with its emergence from chapter 11 proceedings to the parties asserting the make-whole and postpetition interest claims and $1.3&nbsp;million (the balance remaining after distributions to the parties asserting
claims) was returned to the Company. The disbursement of $399.0&nbsp;million was comprised of $223.8&nbsp;million representing the fees owed under the make-whole claims described above and $175.2&nbsp;million representing postpetition interest at
the default rate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;17, 2019, the Appellate Court issued an opinion vacating the order of the Bankruptcy Court denying the Company&#146;s
objection to the asserted make-whole and postpetition interest claims, and remanding the matter and those determinations to the Bankruptcy Court for further reconsideration. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,&nbsp;including</FONT> the exhibit hereto, include &#147;forward-looking
statements&#148;&nbsp;within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act and Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to statements relating to the make-whole premium, post-petition interest claims, and the ultimate
outcome of the make-whole litigation on remand to the Bankruptcy Court. Any statement, including any opinions, forecasts, projections or other statements, other than statements of historical fact, are or may be forward-looking statements. Although
the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements herein are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct and actual results may differ materially from those
projected or reflected in such statements. Certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company&#146;s </P>
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business as well as risks and uncertainties related to its operational and financial results are set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;),
particularly in the section entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; included in the Company&#146;s most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the most recent fiscal year, its most recent Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> and from time to time in other filings made by the Company with the SEC. Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company&#146;s ability to decrease its leverage or fixed
charges, increased competition, the timing and extent of changes in prices for oil and gas, particularly in the areas where the Company owns properties, conducts operations, and markets its production, as well as the timing and extent of the
Company&#146;s success in discovering, developing, producing and estimating oil and gas reserves, weather and government regulation, and the availability of oil field services, personnel and equipment. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K.&nbsp;All</FONT> forward-looking statements in this Current Report on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;are</FONT> qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">January&nbsp;18, 2019 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.</B></TD></TR>
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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): January 17, 2019
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Yukon, Canada
001-33614
N/A
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
116 Inverness Drive East,
Suite 400
Englewood,
Colorado 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
303-708-9740
(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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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
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 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 17, 2019, Ultra Petroleum Corp. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit (the "Appellate Court") with respect to the Company's pending make-whole and postpetition interest claims, as further described under Item 8.01 below. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information contained or incorporated in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on April 29, 2016, the Company and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States
Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Company's chapter 11 cases were jointly administered under the caption
In re Ultra
Petroleum Corp.
, et al, Case
No. 16-32202
(MI) (Bankr. S.D. Tex.). On February 13, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Company's amended Disclosure Statement (by order subsequently
amended on February 21, 2017), on March 14, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Company's
Debtors' Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization
, and on April 12, 2017, the Company emerged from
bankruptcy.
As previously disclosed, during the Company's bankruptcy proceedings, many holders of the Company's prepetition indebtedness filed
proofs of claim with the Bankruptcy Court, asserting various claims against the Company, including claims for unpaid postpetition interest (including interest at the default rates under the prepetition debt agreements), make-whole amounts, and other
fees and obligations allegedly arising under the prepetition debt agreements. The Company disputed the claims made by the holders of Company's prepetition indebtedness for certain make-whole amounts and postpetition interest at the default
rates provided for in the prepetition debt agreements. On September 22, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court denied the Company's objection to the pending make-whole and postpetition interest claims. Further, on October 6, 2017, the Bankruptcy
Court entered an order requiring the Company to distribute amounts attributable to the disputed claims to the applicable parties. Pursuant to the order, on October 12, 2017, the Company distributed $399.0 million from a $400.0 million
reserve fund set up in connection with its emergence from chapter 11 proceedings to the parties asserting the make-whole and postpetition interest claims and $1.3 million (the balance remaining after distributions to the parties asserting
claims) was returned to the Company. The disbursement of $399.0 million was comprised of $223.8 million representing the fees owed under the make-whole claims described above and $175.2 million representing postpetition interest at
the default rate.
On January 17, 2019, the Appellate Court issued an opinion vacating the order of the Bankruptcy Court denying the Company's
objection to the asserted make-whole and postpetition interest claims, and remanding the matter and those determinations to the Bankruptcy Court for further reconsideration.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on
Form 8-K, including
the exhibit hereto, include "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including but not limited to statements relating to the make-whole premium, post-petition interest claims, and the ultimate
outcome of the make-whole litigation on remand to the Bankruptcy Court. Any statement, including any opinions, forecasts, projections or other statements, other than statements of historical fact, are or may be forward-looking statements. Although
the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements herein are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct and actual results may differ materially from those
projected or reflected in such statements. Certain risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's
business as well as risks and uncertainties related to its operational and financial results are set forth in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),
particularly in the section entitled "Risk Factors" included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the most recent fiscal year, its most recent Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q,
and from time to time in other filings made by the Company with the SEC. Some of these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to decrease its leverage or fixed
charges, increased competition, the timing and extent of changes in prices for oil and gas, particularly in the areas where the Company owns properties, conducts operations, and markets its production, as well as the timing and extent of the
Company's success in discovering, developing, producing and estimating oil and gas reserves, weather and government regulation, and the availability of oil field services, personnel and equipment. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on
Form 8-K. All
forward-looking statements in this Current Report on
Form 8-K are
qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press Release of Ultra Petroleum Corp., dated January 17, 2019.
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.
January 18, 2019
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.
By:
/s/ Andrew C. Kidd
Name:
Andrew C. Kidd
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary