Approach Resources Inc (Form: 8-K, Received: 06/24/2019 06:07:49)

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)

June 21, 2019

APPROACH RESOURCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-33801	51-0424817
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Ridgmar Centre 6500 West Freeway, Suite 800 Fort Worth, Texas		76116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(817) 989-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


(Title of each class)	(Trading Symbol(s))	(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	AREX	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on May 9, 2019, Approach Resources Inc. (“Approach” or the “Borrower”) and certain subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors,” and together with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties”) entered into the Limited Forbearance Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with certain lenders named therein (the “Consenting Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent, with respect to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2014, as amended, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Item 1.01 but not otherwise defined in this Item 1.01 have the meanings ascribed to them in the Forbearance Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, the Administrative Agent, Consenting Lenders, and the Issuing Bank have agreed, during a “forbearance period,” to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement (and related loan documents) and applicable law with respect to the occurrence or continuance of events of default that may occur on account of the failure of the Borrower to: (i) maintain a ratio of EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarter period ending March 31, 2019 to Interest Expense for such period of not less than 2.25 to 1.00 as required by the Credit Agreement; (ii) maintain a Total Leverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019 of less than 5.00 to 1.00 as required by the Credit Agreement; and (iii) deliver notice as required by the Credit Agreement with respect to the events of default described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).

On June 21, 2019, Approach entered into the First Amendment to the Forbearance Agreement (the “First Amendment”). The First Amendment amends the Forbearance Agreement to extend the forbearance period from 5:00 p.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on June 22, 2019 until 5:00 p.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on the earlier of (a) July 22, 2019 and (b) the date on which a Forbearance Termination Event occurs, which includes the occurrence of any event of default other than foregoing specified events of default.

In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, one or more of the Lenders, or their affiliates, have or may have various relationships with the Company and its subsidiaries involving the provision of a variety of financial services, including cash management, commercial banking, investment banking, advisory or other financial services, for which they received, or will receive, customary fees and expenses. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries may have entered into commodity derivative arrangements with one or more Lenders, or their affiliates.

The foregoing does not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the First Amendment. A copy of the First Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Forbearance Agreement and First Amendment were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Forbearance Agreement and First Amendment are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company and its subsidiaries at the time they were made or otherwise and should be read only in conjunction with the other information that the Company makes publicly available in reports, statements and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		First Amendment to Limited Forbearance Agreement dated June 21, 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.


APPROACH RESOURCES INC.

By:		/s/ Joshua E. Dazey
		Joshua E. Dazey
		Vice President – General Counsel

Date: June 24, 2019

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO LIMITED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT

FIRST AMENDMENT TO LIMITED FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of June 21, 2019, to the Limited Forbearance Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Forbearance Agreement ”), among APPROACH RESOURCES INC. , a Delaware corporation, as the Borrower (the “ Borrower ”), each Guarantor (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement referenced below) (the Borrower, together with each Guarantor, collectively, the “ Credit Parties ”), the lenders party to this Amendment (collectively, the “ Consenting Lenders ”), the Issuing Bank and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a national banking association, as administrative agent for itself and the other Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

WHEREAS , the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the financial institutions named therein as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2014 (as heretofore amended, restated, amended and restated, or otherwise modified, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to make Loans and provide certain other financial accommodations to the Borrower;

WHEREAS , the Credit Parties have requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Forbearance Agreement as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS , the Administrative Agent and the Consenting Lenders, which constitute at least the Majority Lenders, are willing to amend the Forbearance Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions . All terms used herein that are defined in the Forbearance Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Forbearance Agreement.

2. Amendment to Forbearance Agreement . The Forbearance Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “June 22, 2019” contained in the definition of “Forbearance Termination Date” set forth in Section 1 thereof with “July 22, 2019”.

3. Condition to Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts to this Amendment duly executed by the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties, the Issuing Bank and Lenders constituting Majority Lenders.

4. Amendment . The provisions of this Amendment may be amended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders.

5. Lender Direction . Each Consenting Lender hereby directs and authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into this Amendment.

6. NO CLAIMS; RELEASE; COVENANT NOT TO SUE . EACH CREDIT PARTY (IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND ON BEHALF OF ITS PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS) HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, IT HAS NO SETOFFS, COUNTERCLAIMS, ADJUSTMENTS, RECOUPMENTS, DEFENSES, CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, ACTIONS OR DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER OR NATURE, WHETHER CONTINGENT, NONCONTINGENT, LIQUIDATED, UNLIQUIDATED, FIXED, MATURED, UNMATURED, DISPUTED, UNDISPUTED, LEGAL, EQUITABLE, SECURED OR UNSECURED, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ACTUAL OR PUNITIVE, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, DIRECT, OR INDIRECT, AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE ISSUING BANK, ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, CONSULTANTS TO ATTORNEYS OR REPRESENTATIVES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ LENDER-RELATED PARTIES ”), IN EACH CASE WHICH EXISTED, AROSE OR OCCURRED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF OR ANY GROUNDS OR CAUSE FOR REDUCTION, MODIFICATION, SET ASIDE OR SUBORDINATION OF THE SECURED INDEBTEDNESS OR ANY LIENS OR SECURITY INTERESTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. IN PARTIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE AGREEMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE CONSENTING LENDERS AND THE ISSUING BANK TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT, EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND FULLY AND FINALLY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES THE LENDER-RELATED PARTIES FROM, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE THE LENDER-RELATED PARTIES FOR, ANY AND ALL SETOFFS, COUNTERCLAIMS, ADJUSTMENTS, RECOUPMENTS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, ACTIONS, GROUNDS, CAUSES, DAMAGES, REMEDIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF EVERY NATURE AND CHARACTER, WHETHER CONTINGENT, NONCONTINGENT, LIQUIDATED, UNLIQUIDATED, FIXED, MATURED, UNMATURED, DISPUTED, UNDISPUTED, LEGAL, EQUITABLE, SECURED OR UNSECURED, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ACTUAL OR PUNITIVE, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, ARISING OUT OF OR FROM OR RELATED TO ANY LAW, STATUTE, RULE, REGULATION, OR ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, WHETHER AT LAW, IN EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, WHICH ANY CREDIT PARTY OWNS AND HOLDS AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, OR HAS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF OWNED OR HELD, SUCH WAIVER, RELEASE AND DISCHARGE BEING MADE WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND EFFECTS OF SUCH WAIVER, RELEASE AND DISCHARGE AND AFTER HAVING CONSULTED LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS OWN CHOOSING WITH RESPECT THERETO. THIS SECTION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER RELEASE OF ANY OF THE LENDER-RELATED PARTIES BY ANY CREDIT PARTY AND SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY LIMIT ANY OTHER RELEASE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, OR WAIVER BY ANY CREDIT PARTY IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THE LENDER-RELATED PARTIES, IT BEING THE INTENT OF THE CREDIT PARTIES THAT THIS RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE BE AS BROAD AND INCLUSIVE AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW .

7. Miscellaneous . The provisions of Sections 14, 15, 17 and 19 through 26 of the Forbearance Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Amendment by reference, mutatis mutandis .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date set forth on the first page hereof.


BORROWER:	APPROACH RESOURCES INC.,
	a Delaware corporation

	By:	/s/ Sergei Krylov
	Name:	Sergei Krylov
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer