UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i March 25, 2024

 

Matador Resources Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Texas		i 001-35410		i 27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 5400 LBJ Freeway,  i Suite 1500
i Dallas,  i Texas		i 75240
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  i (972)  i 371-5200

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
i Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		i MTDR		i New York Stock Exchange

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  i ☐

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 March 25, 2024, Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as underwriters (the “Underwriters”), providing for the issuance and sale in an underwritten public offering by the Company of 5,250,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock (the “Offering”). The Offering closed on March 28, 2024. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters purchased the Shares from the Company at a price of $65.65 per share.

The offer and sale of the Shares was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-278215) (the “Registration Statement”), which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2024.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, including the Company’s agreement to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Underwriting Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties.

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 (this “Current Report”) and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

In connection with the Offering, the Company is filing the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. as part of this Current Report that is to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. The opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated March 25, 2024, by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as underwriters.
5.1		Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1		Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
Date: March 28, 2024				By:		/s/ Bryan A. Erman
				Name:		Bryan A. Erman
				Title:		Executive Vice President