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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:18pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Amendment to Crude Oil Purchase Agreement </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:6pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On December 11, 2015, Resolute Natural Resources Company, LLC (&#8220;RNRC&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Energy Corporation, Western Refining Southwest, Inc. (&#8220;Western&#8221;) and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company (&#8220;NNOGC&#8221;) entered into an amendment (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Crude Oil Purchase Agreement dated July 7, 2014, among Western, RNRC and NNOGC.  The Amendment provides that the discount (to NYMEX) at which crude oil is purchased by Western be reduced from $8.00 to $7.50 per barrel effective as of December 8, 2015.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 9.01.<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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>
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ren-8k_20151211.htm
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):
December 11, 2015
RESOLUTE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-34464
27-0659371
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2800
Denver, CO
80203
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
303-534-4600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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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)
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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))
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Amendment to Crude Oil Purchase Agreement
On December 11, 2015, Resolute Natural Resources Company, LLC ("RNRC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Resolute Energy Corporation, Western Refining Southwest, Inc. ("Western") and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company ("NNOGC") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Crude Oil Purchase Agreement dated July 7, 2014, among Western, RNRC and NNOGC.  The Amendment provides that the discount (to NYMEX) at which crude oil is purchased by Western be reduced from $8.00 to $7.50 per barrel effective as of December 8, 2015.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
10
.1
Amendment to Crude Oil Purchase Agreement, dated December 11, 2015, by and among Resolute Natural Resources Company, LLC, Western Refining Southwest, Inc. and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company.
SIGNATURE
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:  December 14, 2015
RESOLUTE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
/s/ James M. Piccone
James M. Piccone
President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment to Crude Oil Purchase Agreement, dated December 11, 2015, by and among Resolute Natural Resources Company, LLC, Western Refining Southwest, Inc. and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company.