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): March 23, 2023
Excelerate Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-41352 | 87-2878691 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2445 Technology Forest Blvd. | ||
Level 6 | ||
The Woodlands, Texas | 77381 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 832 813-7100
(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 | Name of each exchange | ||
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | EE | 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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 23, 2023, Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership (“EELP”), the entity through which Excelerate Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) conducts its business, exercised an option to purchase the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (“FSRU”) Sequoia for a purchase price of $265 million (the “Sequoia Purchase”) from Anemoesa Marine Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (“Seller”). The Sequoia Purchase was undertaken pursuant to the terms of that certain Memorandum of Agreement Saleform 2012 between EELP and Seller (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Sequoia Purchase is expected to close in April 2023, with payment of the purchase price due on closing. As disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2023, the Company intends to use proceeds from the Company’s new $250 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) to fund the acquisition of the FSRU Sequoia.
The FSRU Sequoia is currently providing regasification services at the Bahia Regasification Terminal in Bahia, Brazil.
The forgoing summary of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Memorandum of Agreement Saleform 2012 effective as of March 23, 2023 by and between Anemoesa Marine Inc. and Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K (“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 contained in this Form 8-K, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s business strategy and plans, including its intention to acquire the FSRU Sequoia with the proceeds from its new Term Loan Facility, and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions or judgments about future events and economic conditions that may or may not be correct or necessarily take place and that are by their nature subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, including the risk factors that the Company identifies in its Securities and Exchange Commission filings, many of which are outside the control of the Company. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Form 8-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 8-K or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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.
Excelerate Energy, Inc. | ||||||
Date: March 23, 2023 | By: | /s/ Dana Armstrong | ||||
Dana Armstrong Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |