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): October 27, 2022
Talos Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38497 | 82-3532642 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(713) 328-3000
(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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☒ | 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) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock | TALO | NYSE |
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 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 21, 2022, Talos Production Inc. (“Talos Production”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company” or “Talos”), commenced a consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) seeking consents for amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture, dated as of January 4, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), among Talos Production, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of January 14, 2021 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, collectively with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), which governs the Company’s 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The terms and conditions of the Consent Solicitation were described in detail in the consent solicitation statement, dated October 21, 2022 (the “Consent Solicitation Statement”). Because the consents of the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding (excluding any Notes held by Talos Production, any Guarantor or their respective affiliates) were received as of October 27, 2022, Talos Production entered into a supplemental indenture to the Indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) with the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent. The Second Supplemental Indenture became effective upon its execution.
Upon the consummation of the Second Merger (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) and the cash payment by Talos Production of $5.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes for which consents were delivered, the Proposed Amendments will become operative, which amend the Indenture to permit the incurrence of indebtedness in respect of the 11.750% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026 of EnVen Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“EnVen”). If the Second Merger is not consummated, no Consent Fee (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) will be paid, the Proposed Amendments will not become operative and the Notes will continue to be subject to the current terms and conditions of the Indenture. The Consent Fee is expected to be paid substantially concurrently with the Merger Closing (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement).
The foregoing description of the Second Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Supplemental Indenture, which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Consent Solicitation
On October 28, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing that Talos Production had completed the Consent Solicitation. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” solely pursuant to Item 7.01 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 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Additional Information and Where To Find It
In connection with the proposed merger (the “Proposed Transaction”) between Talos and EnVen, Talos intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) to register the shares of Talos’s common stock to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Registration Statement will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Talos and a consent solicitation statement of EnVen (the “proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus”), and each party will file other documents regarding the Proposed Transaction with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF TALOS AND ENVEN ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY READ, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY TALOS AND ENVEN WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TALOS AND ENVEN, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, THE RISKS RELATED THERETO AND RELATED MATTERS.
After the Registration Statement has been declared effective, a definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of each of Talos and EnVen. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by Talos and EnVen with the SEC (when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Talos, including the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus (when available), will be available free of charge from Talos’s website at www.talosenergy.com under the “Investor Relations” tab.
Participants in the Solicitation
Talos, EnVen and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Talos’s stockholders and the solicitation of written consents from EnVen’s stockholders, in each case with respect to the Proposed Transaction. Information about Talos’s directors and executive officers is available in Talos’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2021 fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022, and its definitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022. Information about EnVen’s directors and executive officers is available via EnVen’s website at www.enven.com. Other information regarding the participants in the solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transaction when they become available. Security holders, potential investors and other readers should read the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words “will,” “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “forecast,” “may,” “objective,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (1) statements regarding the payment of the Consent Fee and (2) statements regarding the Proposed Transaction with EnVen described herein and as adjusted descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration, debt levels, acreage, well performance, development plans, per unit costs, ability to maintain production within cash flow, production, cash flows, synergies, type curves, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Information adjusted for the Proposed Transaction should not be
considered a forecast of future results. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. These include the possibility that Talos stockholders may not approve the issuance of new shares of Talos common stock in the Proposed Transaction or that stockholders of EnVen may not approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), among Talos, Talos Production, EnVen, and the other parties thereto; the risk that a condition to closing of the Proposed Transaction may not be satisfied, that either party may terminate the Merger Agreement or that the closing of the Proposed Transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Proposed Transaction; the parties do not receive regulatory approval of the Proposed Transaction; the risk that changes in Talos’s capital structure and governance could have adverse effects on the market value of its securities; the ability of Talos to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its suppliers and customers and on Talos’s operating results and business generally; the risk that the Proposed Transaction could distract management from ongoing business operations or cause Talos to incur substantial costs; the risk that Talos does not realize expected benefits of its hedges; the success of our carbon capture and sequestration projects; commodity price volatility due to the continued impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including any new strains or variants, and governmental measures related thereto on global demand for oil and natural gas and on the operations of our business; the ability or willingness of OPEC and other state-controlled oil companies (OPEC Plus), such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, to set and maintain oil production levels; the impact of any such actions; the lack of a resolution to the war in Ukraine and its impact on certain commodity markets; lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government and regulations; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services; adverse weather events, including tropical storms, hurricanes and winter storms; cybersecurity threats; inflation; environmental risks; failure to find, acquire or gain access to other discoveries and prospects or to successfully develop and produce from our current discoveries and prospects; geologic risk; drilling and other operating risks; well control risk; regulatory changes; the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production; cash flow and access to capital; the timing of development expenditures; potential adverse reactions or competitive responses to our acquisitions and other transactions, generally, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on February 25, 2022 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that are available on Talos’s website at www.talosenergy.com and on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Talos believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and Talos undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
4.1 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 27, 2022, among Talos Production, the Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent. | |
99.1 | Press Release of Talos Energy, Inc., dated October 28, 2022, announcing the completion of the Consent Solicitation. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 28, 2022
TALOS ENERGY INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ William S. Moss III | |||||
Name: | William S. Moss III | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
TALOS PRODUCTION INC.
12.00% SECOND-PRIORITY SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2026
FORM OF SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture), dated as of October 27, 2022, among TALOS PRODUCTION INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the Issuer), the Guarantors and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (in such capacity, the Trustee) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are party to an indenture, dated as of January 4, 2021 (the Base Indenture), relating to the Issuers 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026, which was amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2021 (the First Supplemental Indenture and, collectively with the Base Indenture, the Indenture);
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2022, the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, Tide Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a directly wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (Merger Sub Inc.), Tide Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a directly wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (Merger Sub LLC), Tide Merger Sub III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, EnVen Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (EnVen), and BCC EnVen Investments, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, in its capacity as the representative of the equityholders of EnVen, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Merger Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement and upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, (i) Merger Sub Inc. will merge with and into EnVen (the First Merger), with EnVen continuing as the surviving corporation in the First Merger (the First Surviving Corporation); (ii) immediately following the First Merger, the First Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Merger Sub LLC (the Second Merger), with Merger Sub LLC continuing as the surviving entity in the Second Merger (the Surviving Company) and (iii) if the Solicitation (as defined below) is consummated, the Surviving Company will merge with and into the Issuer;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to amend and supplement the Indenture as contemplated by Section 4 of this Supplemental Indenture (the Amendments);
WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that the Issuer, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may, in certain circumstances, amend the Indenture, the Notes and any other Note Document with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for the Notes), subject to Section 2.09 of the Indenture (the Required Consents);
WHEREAS, the Issuer has solicited the consent of the holders of the outstanding Notes (the Solicitation), and the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes have validly consented to the amendments set forth in this Supplemental Indenture, pursuant to and in accordance with the Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October 21, 2022 (the Consent Solicitation Statement), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture is authorized pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Issuer has, pursuant to Section 9.05 of the Indenture, furnished the Trustee and the Collateral Agent with (i) an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel complying with the requirements of Section 13.04 and 13.05 of the Indenture, (ii) a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors and (iii) evidence of Required Consents (constituting consents of holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes);
WHEREAS, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent each is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or comparable constituent documents) of the Issuer and of the Guarantors necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture. The words herein, hereof and hereby and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof.
2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
3. Effectiveness of Supplemental Indenture; Operativeness of Amendments.
(a) | This Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes. |
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(b) | This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent; provided, however, that the Amendments shall only become operative once (i) the Second Merger is consummated and (ii) the Issuer pays (or causes to be paid) each consenting holders Consent Fee (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) to The Depository Trust Company for the benefit of the consenting holders in accordance with the terms set forth in the Consent Solicitation Statement (collectively, the Conditions). The Issuer shall notify the Trustee promptly in writing after the satisfaction of the Conditions. |
4. Amendments.
(a) | The Indenture and the Notes are hereby amended by adding the definition of EnVen Notes to Section 1.01 of the Indenture as follows: |
EnVen Notes means the 11.750% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2026 issued by Energy Ventures GoM LLC (or any successor) and EnVen Finance Corporation (or any successor) pursuant to that certain indenture, dated April 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among Energy Ventures GoM LLC, as issuer, EnVen Finance Corporation, as co-issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association (or any successor), as trustee and collateral agent.
(b) | The Indenture and the Notes are hereby amended by modifying clause (6)(D) of the definition of Permitted Liens to insert the bold and underlined language in Section 1.01 of the Indenture as follows: |
Permitted Liens means, with respect to any Person:
(6) (D) Liens securing the Notes Obligations issued on the Issue Date and Liens securing the Obligations under the EnVen Notes;
(c) | The Indenture and the Notes are hereby amended by modifying Section 4.03(b)(ii) of the Indenture to insert the bold and underlined language in Section 4.03(b)(ii) as follows: |
(b) The limitations set forth in Section 4.03(a) shall not apply to:
(ii) the Incurrence by the Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any guarantee thereof (including the Subsidiary Guarantees)) (including any Exchange Notes and related guarantees thereof) (not including any Additional Notes) and the Indebtedness in respect of the EnVen Notes (including any guarantee thereof);
5. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent Make No Representations. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent makes any representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
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6. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
7. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original (which may be delivered in original form or facsimile or an electronic file thereof), but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. The words execution, signed, signature, endorse and words of similar import in this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic or digital signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same effect, validity, and enforceability as manually executed signatures or a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for under applicable law, including the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (15 U.S.C. §§ 7001-7006), the Electronic Signatures and Records Act of 1999 (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent is under any obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent pursuant to procedures approved by such Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.
8. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.
[Signatures on following pages]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
TALOS PRODUCTION INC. TALOS ENERGY INC. CKB PETROLEUM, LLC STONE ENERGY HOLDING, L.L.C. TALOS ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC TALOS ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LLC TALOS ENERGY LLC TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE LLC TALOS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC TALOS ENERGY PHOENIX LLC TALOS ERT LLC TALOS EXPLORATION LLC TALOS GULF COAST LLC TALOS GULF COAST OFFSHORE LLC TALOS GULF COAST ONSHORE LLC TALOS OIL AND GAS LLC TALOS PETROLEUM LLC TALOS PRODUCTION FINANCE INC. TALOS RESOURCES LLC TALOS THIRD COAST LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Shannon E. Young III | |||
Name: | Shannon E. Young III | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page Second Supplemental Indenture]
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Barry D. Somrock | |
Name: Barry D. Somrock | ||
Title: Vice President |
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Collateral Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Barry D. Somrock | |
Name: Barry D. Somrock | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page Second Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 99.1
Talos Announces Successful Completion of Consent Solicitation
Houston, Texas, October 28, 2022Talos Energy Inc. (the Company or Talos Energy) (NYSE: TALO) today announced that Talos Production Inc. (Talos Production), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has successfully completed its previously announced consent solicitation (the Consent Solicitation) with respect to its 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the Notes) to approve certain amendments (the Proposed Amendments) to the indenture governing the Notes (the Indenture).
In connection with the Consent Solicitation, Talos Production has received the consents (Consents) from holders of 95.77% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding to the Proposed Amendments as described in the consent solicitation statement, dated October 21, 2022 (the Consent Solicitation Statement). The Consent Solicitation expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 27, 2022.
Accordingly, Talos Production executed the second supplement to the Indenture, which became effective upon its execution. Upon the consummation of the Second Merger (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) and the cash payment by Talos Production of $5.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes for which Consents were delivered on the date hereof, the Proposed Amendments will become operative. If the Second Merger is not consummated, no Consent Fee (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) will be paid, the Proposed Amendments will not become operative and the Notes will continue to be subject to the current terms and conditions of the Indenture. The Consent Fee is expected to be paid substantially concurrently with the Merger Closing (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement), currently expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2022 or early in the first quarter of 2023. If the Merger Closing does not occur by June 21, 2023 (subject to extension under certain circumstances), the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Merger Agreement), among Talos, Talos Production, EnVen Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (EnVen), and the other parties thereto, may be terminated by Talos Energy or EnVen.
ABOUT TALOS ENERGY
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States and offshore Mexico, both through upstream oil and gas exploration and production and the development of carbon capture and sequestration opportunities. As one of the Gulf of Mexicos largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise towards the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, we are also utilizing our expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial emissions through our carbon capture and sequestration initiatives along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Sergio Maiworm
investor@talosenergy.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed merger (the Proposed Transaction) between Talos Energy and EnVen, Talos Energy intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a registration statement on Form S-4 (the Registration Statement) to register the shares of Talos Energys common stock to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Registration Statement will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Talos Energy and a consent solicitation statement of EnVen (the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus), and each party will file other documents regarding the Proposed Transaction with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF TALOS ENERGY AND ENVEN ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY READ, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY TALOS ENERGY AND ENVEN WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TALOS ENERGY AND ENVEN, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, THE RISKS RELATED THERETO AND RELATED MATTERS.
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After the Registration Statement has been declared effective, a definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus will be mailed to shareholders of each of Talos Energy and EnVen. Investors will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by Talos Energy and EnVen with the SEC (when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Talos Energy, including the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus (when available), will be available free of charge from Talos Energys website at www.talosenergy.com under the Investor Relations tab.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Talos Energy, EnVen and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Talos Energys stockholders and the solicitation of written consents from EnVens stockholders, in each case with respect to the Proposed Transaction. Information about Talos Energys directors and executive officers is available in Talos Energys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2021 fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022, and its definitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022. Information about EnVens directors and executive officers is available via EnVens website at www.enven.com. Other information regarding the participants in the solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transaction when they become available. Security holders, potential investors and other readers should read the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions.
NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act).
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this communication, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words will, could, believe, anticipate, intend, estimate, expect, project, forecast, may, objective, plan and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (1) statements regarding the payment of the Consent Fee and (2) statements regarding the Proposed Transaction with EnVen described herein and as adjusted descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration, debt levels, acreage, well performance, development plans, per unit costs, ability to maintain production within cash flow, production, cash flows, synergies, type curves, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Information adjusted for the Proposed Transaction should not be considered a forecast of future results. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this communication. These include the possibility that Talos Energy stockholders may not
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approve the issuance of new shares of Talos Energy common stock in the Proposed Transaction or that stockholders of EnVen may not approve the Merger Agreement; the risk that a condition to closing of the Proposed Transaction may not be satisfied, that either party may terminate the Merger Agreement or that the closing of the Proposed Transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Proposed Transaction; the parties do not receive regulatory approval of the Proposed Transaction; the risk that changes in Talos Energys capital structure and governance could have adverse effects on the market value of its securities; the ability of Talos to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its suppliers and customers and on Talos Energys operating results and business generally; the risk that the Proposed Transaction could distract management from ongoing business operations or cause Talos Energy to incur substantial costs; the risk that Talos Energy does not realize expected benefits of its hedges; the success of our carbon capture and sequestration projects; commodity price volatility due to the continued impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including any new strains or variants, and governmental measures related thereto on global demand for oil and natural gas and on the operations of our business; the ability or willingness of OPEC and other state-controlled oil companies (OPEC Plus), such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, to set and maintain oil production levels; the impact of any such actions; the lack of a resolution to the war in Ukraine and its impact on certain commodity markets; lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government and regulations; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services; adverse weather events, including tropical storms, hurricanes and winter storms; cybersecurity threats; inflation; environmental risks; failure to find, acquire or gain access to other discoveries and prospects or to successfully develop and produce from our current discoveries and prospects; geologic risk; drilling and other operating risks; well control risk; regulatory changes; the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production; cash flow and access to capital; the timing of development expenditures; potential adverse reactions or competitive responses to our acquisitions and other transactions, generally, including those discussed under the heading Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on February 25, 2022 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q that are available on Talos Energys website at www.talosenergy.com and on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that Talos Energy believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and Talos Energy undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
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