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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:20pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;21, 2013 (November 19, 2013) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MEMORIAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:20pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-35364</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>90-0726667</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Public Equity Offering </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;19, 2013, Memorial Production Partners LP (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) entered into an underwriting agreement (the
&#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;), by and among the Partnership, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC (the &#147;General Partner&#148;) and Memorial Production Operating LLC (&#147;Operating LLC&#148; and, together with the Partnership and the
General Partner, the &#147;Partnership Parties&#148;), Memorial Resource Development LLC (&#147;Memorial Resource&#148;) and Barclays Capital Inc., as the underwriter named therein (the &#147;Underwriter&#148;), providing for the offer and sale by
Memorial Resource (the &#147;Offering&#148;), and purchase by the Underwriter, of 7,061,294 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the &#147;Common Units&#148;) at a price to the public of $19.34 per Common Unit. The
Offering is expected to close on November&nbsp;22, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The Partnership will not receive any of the proceeds from the Offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), pursuant to the
Partnership&#146;s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-189449) (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus supplement dated November&nbsp;19, 2013 filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act and the accompanying prospectus dated June&nbsp;28, 2013 constituting a part of the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of each of the Partnership Parties and Memorial
Resource and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Partnership Parties and Memorial Resource have agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and other provisions that were made or agreed to, among other
things, to provide the parties thereto with specified rights and obligations and to allocate risk among them. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement should not be relied upon as constituting a description of the state of affairs of any of the
parties thereto or their affiliates at the time it was entered into or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement
is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item&nbsp;1.01 by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;19, 2013, the Partnership announced that
Memorial Resource had priced the Offering described in Item&nbsp;1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this Item&nbsp;7.01, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is being &#147;furnished&#148; pursuant to General Instruction
B.2 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into
any Partnership filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Memorial Production Partners LP, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, Memorial Production Operating LLC, Memorial Resource Development LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as
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<P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Memorial Production Partners GP LLC,</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">its
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November&nbsp;21, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kyle N. Roane</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Memorial Production Partners LP, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, Memorial Production Operating LLC, Memorial Resource Development LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as
the underwriter named therein</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP regarding certain federal income tax matters</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 hereto)</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): November 21, 2013 (November 19, 2013)
MEMORIAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-35364
90-0726667
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1301 McKinney, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas
77010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(713) 588-8300
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:
¨
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.
Public Equity Offering
On November 19, 2013, Memorial Production Partners LP (the "Partnership") entered into an underwriting agreement (the
"Underwriting Agreement"), by and among the Partnership, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC (the "General Partner") and Memorial Production Operating LLC ("Operating LLC" and, together with the Partnership and the
General Partner, the "Partnership Parties"), Memorial Resource Development LLC ("Memorial Resource") and Barclays Capital Inc., as the underwriter named therein (the "Underwriter"), providing for the offer and sale by
Memorial Resource (the "Offering"), and purchase by the Underwriter, of 7,061,294 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the "Common Units") at a price to the public of $19.34 per Common Unit. The
Offering is expected to close on November 22, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The Partnership will not receive any of the proceeds from the Offering.
The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to the
Partnership's effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-189449) (the "Registration Statement"). The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus supplement dated November 19, 2013 filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act and the accompanying prospectus dated June 28, 2013 constituting a part of the Registration Statement.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of each of the Partnership Parties and Memorial
Resource and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Partnership Parties and Memorial Resource have agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and other provisions that were made or agreed to, among other
things, to provide the parties thereto with specified rights and obligations and to allocate risk among them. Accordingly, the Underwriting Agreement should not be relied upon as constituting a description of the state of affairs of any of the
parties thereto or their affiliates at the time it was entered into or otherwise.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement
is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 19, 2013, the Partnership announced that
Memorial Resource had priced the Offering described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is being "furnished" pursuant to General Instruction
B.2 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into
any Partnership filing, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Memorial Production Partners LP, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, Memorial Production Operating LLC, Memorial Resource Development LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as
the underwriter named therein
8.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP regarding certain federal income tax matters
23.1
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 hereto)
99.1
Press release dated November 19, 2013
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.
MEMORIAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS LP
By:
Memorial Production Partners GP LLC,
its
general partner
Date:  November 21, 2013
By:
/s/ Kyle N. Roane
Kyle N. Roane
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated November 19, 2013, by and among Memorial Production Partners LP, Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, Memorial Production Operating LLC, Memorial Resource Development LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as
the underwriter named therein
8.1
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP regarding certain federal income tax matters
23.1
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 hereto)
99.1
Press release dated November 19, 2013