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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 20, 2010

 

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-16317   95-4079863

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, SUITE 960

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098

(Address of principal executive offices)

(713) 960-1901

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

 

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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Operators, Inc. (“Contango Operators” and together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), has completed the arrangement of a $40 million Hydrocarbon Borrowing Base secured revolving credit agreement with Amegy Bank (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement will be available to fund the Company’s offshore Gulf of Mexico exploration and development activities, as well as repurchase shares of common stock, pay dividends, and to fund working capital as needed. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.5%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. The principal is due October 1, 2014, and may be prepaid at any time with no prepayment penalty. An arrangement fee of 0.75%, or $300,000, was paid in connection with the facility and a commitment fee of 0.375% will be paid on unused borrowing capacity. No amounts have been drawn under the Credit Agreement.

The above description is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Credit Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Document

10.1    Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2010 among Contango Oil & Gas Company, Contango Operators, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer, together with First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 20, 2010 among Contango Oil & Gas Company, Contango Operators, Inc. and Amegy Bank National Association.
99.1    Press release dated October 22, 2010


 

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.

 

    CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Date: October 25, 2010   By:  

/s/ KENNETH R. PEAK

    Kenneth R. Peak
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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