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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>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) November&nbsp;26, 2013 </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>STONE ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-12074</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Third Supplemental Indenture for 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;26, 2013, Stone Energy Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that approximately $236.4 million, or approximately
63%, of the Company&#146;s $375&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 (the &#147;2017 Notes&#148;) were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November&nbsp;26, 2013
pursuant to its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation, which commenced on November&nbsp;13, 2013. In addition, on November&nbsp;27, 2013, Stone accepted all such 2017 Notes for payment, and later that day Stone made payment of
approximately $256.5 million for the 2017 Notes. The tender offer will expire December&nbsp;11, 2013, unless extended by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company intends to redeem all outstanding 2017 Notes not tendered prior to the
expiration of the tender offer, but the timing of such redemption is in the discretion of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;26, 2013, the
Company, its wholly owned subsidiary, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C. (&#147;Stone Offshore&#148;), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), entered into the third supplemental indenture (the
&#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148;) to the indenture governing the Company&#146;s 2017 Notes following receipt of the requisite consents of the holders of the 2017 Notes. The Third Supplemental Indenture eliminates substantially all of the
restrictive covenants and certain event of default provisions in the indenture governing the 2017 Notes. The Third Supplemental Indenture became operative upon the purchase by the Company of a majority of the outstanding 2017 Notes on
November&nbsp;27, 2013 pursuant to its tender offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Third Supplemental Indenture is a summary and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Issuance of Additional 7.500% Senior Notes due 2022 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;27, 2013, the Company completed the public offering of $475&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes due
2022 (the &#147;2022 Notes&#148;), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Stone Offshore and by certain future restricted subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the &#147;Subsidiary Guarantors&#148;). The
2022 Notes are an additional issuance of the Company&#146;s outstanding 7.500% Senior Notes due 2022, which the Company issued in November 2012 in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the &#147;Original Notes&#148;). The 2022 Notes will be
issued under the same indenture as the Original Notes and will be treated as a single series with the Original Notes for all purposes under the indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the 2022 Notes are governed by the indenture dated as of January&nbsp;26, 2010 (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;), among the
Company, Stone Offshore, and the Trustee, as amended and supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;8, 2012, among the Company, Stone Offshore and the Trustee (the &#147;Supplemental Indenture,&#148; and together
with the Base Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2022 Notes will mature on November&nbsp;15, 2022, and interest is payable on the
2022 Notes on each May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15, with the next interest payment date being May&nbsp;15, 2014. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2022 Notes at any time on or after November&nbsp;15, 2017 at the redemption prices specified
in the Indenture, and it may redeem some or all of the 2022 Notes prior to November&nbsp;15, 2017 at a &#147;make-whole&#148; redemption price as specified in the Indenture. The Company may also redeem up to 35% of the 2022 Notes prior to
November&nbsp;15, 2015 with cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 107.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. If the Company sells certain assets and does
not reinvest the proceeds or repay senior indebtedness, or if the Company experiences certain changes of control, each as described in the Indenture, the Company must offer to repurchase the 2022 Notes. </P>

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payment with all of the Company&#146;s existing and future senior indebtedness, and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s existing and future subordinated indebtedness, including the 2017 Notes that remain outstanding. The
2022 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of the Company&#146;s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness (including all of the Company&#146;s borrowings under the
Company&#146;s bank credit facility) and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of any of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries that is not also a guarantor of the 2022 Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture limits the Company&#146;s ability and the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to, among other
things: (i)&nbsp;incur additional indebtedness; (ii)&nbsp;make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions on equity or purchase, redeem or retire equity; (iii)&nbsp;sell assets, including equity of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iv)&nbsp;restrict dividends or other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries; (v)&nbsp;create liens that secure indebtedness; (vi)&nbsp;enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii)&nbsp;merge or consolidate with another company. These covenants
are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains customary events of default, including: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">default in any payment of interest on any 2022 Note when due, continued for 30 days; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any 2022 Note when due; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with its other obligations under the Indenture, in certain cases subject to notice and grace periods; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">payment defaults and accelerations with respect to other indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million or more; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to pay certain final judgments aggregating in excess of $20.0
million within 60 days; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and effect, is declared null and void
in a judicial proceeding or is denied or disaffirmed by the maker of such Subsidiary Guarantee. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of default
under the Indenture occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding 2022 Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2022 Notes to
be due and payable, or, in the case of certain events of default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, those amounts will automatically become immediately due and payable. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other material terms of the 2022 Notes, the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture are
described in the prospectus supplement, dated November&nbsp;13, 2013, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on November&nbsp;14, 2013. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing descriptions of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the 2022 Notes are summaries and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to such Base Indenture and Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2022 Notes attached thereto). A copy of the Base Indenture was attached as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January&nbsp;29, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2022 Notes attached thereto) was attached as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November&nbsp;8, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and Stone Offshore registered the sale of the 2022 Notes and
the underlying guarantees with the Commission pursuant to a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-184532) that became effective upon filing on October&nbsp;22, 2012 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). The Company
received net proceeds from the offering of the 2022 Notes of approximately $480.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses. The Company used approximately $256.5 million of the net proceeds to fund the
initial settlement of the 2017 Notes and intends to use the remaining proceeds to redeem any of the 2017 Notes not acquired in its pending tender offer and for general corporate purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously reported, on November&nbsp;13, 2013, the Company and Stone Offshore entered into an underwriting agreement with Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the underwritten public offering of the 2022 Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The disclosure contained under Item&nbsp;1.01 above is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item&nbsp;2.03. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of the Third Supplemental Indenture for the 2017 Notes contained under Item&nbsp;1.01 above is incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this Item&nbsp;3.03. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;26, 2013, to the Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;26, 2010, among Stone Energy Corporation, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C., and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">STONE ENERGY CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ J. Kent Pierret</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President,</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief
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<TD VALIGN="top">Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;26, 2013, to the Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;26, 2010, among Stone Energy Corporation, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C., and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
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Form 8-K
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) November 26, 2013
STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-12074
72-1235413
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road
Lafayette, Louisiana
70508
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (337) 237-0410
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)
¨
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.
Third Supplemental Indenture for 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017
On November 26, 2013, Stone Energy Corporation (the "Company") announced that approximately $236.4 million, or approximately
63%, of the Company's $375 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 (the "2017 Notes") were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 26, 2013
pursuant to its previously announced tender offer and consent solicitation, which commenced on November 13, 2013. In addition, on November 27, 2013, Stone accepted all such 2017 Notes for payment, and later that day Stone made payment of
approximately $256.5 million for the 2017 Notes. The tender offer will expire December 11, 2013, unless extended by the Company in its sole discretion. The Company intends to redeem all outstanding 2017 Notes not tendered prior to the
expiration of the tender offer, but the timing of such redemption is in the discretion of the Company.
On November 26, 2013, the
Company, its wholly owned subsidiary, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C. ("Stone Offshore"), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), entered into the third supplemental indenture (the
"Third Supplemental Indenture") to the indenture governing the Company's 2017 Notes following receipt of the requisite consents of the holders of the 2017 Notes. The Third Supplemental Indenture eliminates substantially all of the
restrictive covenants and certain event of default provisions in the indenture governing the 2017 Notes. The Third Supplemental Indenture became operative upon the purchase by the Company of a majority of the outstanding 2017 Notes on
November 27, 2013 pursuant to its tender offer.
The foregoing description of the Third Supplemental Indenture is a summary and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Issuance of Additional 7.500% Senior Notes due 2022
On November 27, 2013, the Company completed the public offering of $475 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes due
2022 (the "2022 Notes"), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Stone Offshore and by certain future restricted subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors"). The
2022 Notes are an additional issuance of the Company's outstanding 7.500% Senior Notes due 2022, which the Company issued in November 2012 in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the "Original Notes"). The 2022 Notes will be
issued under the same indenture as the Original Notes and will be treated as a single series with the Original Notes for all purposes under the indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.
The terms of the 2022 Notes are governed by the indenture dated as of January 26, 2010 (the "Base Indenture"), among the
Company, Stone Offshore, and the Trustee, as amended and supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of November 8, 2012, among the Company, Stone Offshore and the Trustee (the "Supplemental Indenture," and together
with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture").
The 2022 Notes will mature on November 15, 2022, and interest is payable on the
2022 Notes on each May 15 and November 15, with the next interest payment date being May 15, 2014. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2022 Notes at any time on or after November 15, 2017 at the redemption prices specified
in the Indenture, and it may redeem some or all of the 2022 Notes prior to November 15, 2017 at a "make-whole" redemption price as specified in the Indenture. The Company may also redeem up to 35% of the 2022 Notes prior to
November 15, 2015 with cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 107.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. If the Company sells certain assets and does
not reinvest the proceeds or repay senior indebtedness, or if the Company experiences certain changes of control, each as described in the Indenture, the Company must offer to repurchase the 2022 Notes.
The 2022 Notes are the Company's senior unsecured obligations, and rank equally in right of
payment with all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future subordinated indebtedness, including the 2017 Notes that remain outstanding. The
2022 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of the Company's existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness (including all of the Company's borrowings under the
Company's bank credit facility) and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of any of the Company's subsidiaries that is not also a guarantor of the 2022 Notes.
The Indenture limits the Company's ability and the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to, among other
things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions on equity or purchase, redeem or retire equity; (iii) sell assets, including equity of the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iv) restrict dividends or other payments by Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) create liens that secure indebtedness; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (vii) merge or consolidate with another company. These covenants
are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
The Indenture contains customary events of default, including:
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default in any payment of interest on any 2022 Note when due, continued for 30 days;
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default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any 2022 Note when due;
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failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with its other obligations under the Indenture, in certain cases subject to notice and grace periods;
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payment defaults and accelerations with respect to other indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million or more;
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or a Significant Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture) or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary;
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failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to pay certain final judgments aggregating in excess of $20.0
million within 60 days; and
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any Subsidiary Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, ceases to be in full force and effect, is declared null and void
in a judicial proceeding or is denied or disaffirmed by the maker of such Subsidiary Guarantee.
If an event of default
under the Indenture occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding 2022 Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2022 Notes to
be due and payable, or, in the case of certain events of default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, those amounts will automatically become immediately due and payable.
Other material terms of the 2022 Notes, the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture are
described in the prospectus supplement, dated November 13, 2013, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 14, 2013.
The foregoing descriptions of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the 2022 Notes are summaries and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to such Base Indenture and Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2022 Notes attached thereto). A copy of the Base Indenture was attached as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
January 29, 2010 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture (including the form of 2022 Notes attached thereto) was attached as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 8, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company and Stone Offshore registered the sale of the 2022 Notes and
the underlying guarantees with the Commission pursuant to a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-184532) that became effective upon filing on October 22, 2012 (the "Registration Statement"). The Company
received net proceeds from the offering of the 2022 Notes of approximately $480.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses. The Company used approximately $256.5 million of the net proceeds to fund the
initial settlement of the 2017 Notes and intends to use the remaining proceeds to redeem any of the 2017 Notes not acquired in its pending tender offer and for general corporate purposes.
As previously reported, on November 13, 2013, the Company and Stone Offshore entered into an underwriting agreement with Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the underwritten public offering of the 2022 Notes.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure contained under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.03.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The description of the Third Supplemental Indenture for the 2017 Notes contained under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this Item 3.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
4.1
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2013, to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2010, among Stone Energy Corporation, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C., and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A, as trustee.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stone Energy Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: November 27, 2013
By:
/s/ J. Kent Pierret
J. Kent Pierret
Senior Vice President,
Chief
Accounting Officer and Treasurer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description
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Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 26, 2013, to the Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2010, among Stone Energy Corporation, Stone Energy Offshore, L.L.C., and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A, as trustee.