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): January 13, 2021
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | 1-13283 | 23-1184320 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
16285 Park Ten Place, Suite 500 Houston, Texas | 77084 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 722-6500
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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:
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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 | PVAC | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Special Meeting of Shareholders
Penn Virginia Corporation (the “Company”) held a virtual Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) via live audio webcast on January 13, 2021. An aggregate of 15,200,435 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), were outstanding as of the record date and, therefore, entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, and a total of 9,370,254 shares, constituting a quorum, were present online or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting.
At the Special Meeting, the shareholders of the Company were asked to consider and vote on the following proposals:
• | to approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a), the potential issuance of up to 22,597,757 shares of Common Stock, upon the redemption or exchange of up to 225,977.57 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (which Series A Preferred Stock will be a non-economic voting interest) (“Series A Preferred Stock”), together with up to 22,597,757 common units representing limited partner interests of PV Energy Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Partnership”), proposed to be issued to affiliates of Juniper Capital Advisors, L.P. (“Juniper Capital”) in exchange for a cash contribution of $150,000,000 and certain oil and gas assets pursuant to the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in (a) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2020 (the “Contribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Partnership and JSTX Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Juniper Capital, and (b) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2020 (the “Asset Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Partnership and Rocky Creek Resources, LLC, an affiliate of Juniper Capital, which proposal is conditioned upon the approval of the Change of Control Proposal (as defined below) (the “Issuance Proposal”); |
• | to approve, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b), the change of control under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b) that would result from the proposed issuance to affiliates of Juniper Capital of up to 225,977.57 shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement and the Asset Agreement, which proposal is conditioned upon the approval of the Issuance Proposal (the “Change of Control Proposal” and, together with the Issuance Proposal, the “Nasdaq Proposals”); and |
• | to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies if there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of the Nasdaq Proposals (the “Adjournment Proposal”). |
Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated December 8, 2020. The voting results for each of the proposals are detailed below:
The Company’s shareholders approved the Issuance Proposal. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
7,270,869 | 2,049,661 | 49,724 |
The Company’s shareholders approved the Change of Control Proposal. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
7,279,647 | 2,042,568 | 48,039 |
The Company’s shareholders approved the Adjournment Proposal. The voting results were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | ||
7,381,328 | 1,931,427 | 57,499 |
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 13, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing shareholder approval of the Nasdaq Proposals, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Exhibit Title or Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated January 13, 2021. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: January 14, 2021 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Katherine Ryan | |||||
Katherine Ryan | ||||||
Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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