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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): May 25, 2011
LONE PINE RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-35191 |
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27-3779606 |
(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 2500, 645-7 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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T2P 4G8 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
403.292.8000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Lone Pine Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Forest Oil Corporation, a New York corporation (Forest), entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters set forth on Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriters), providing for the offer and sale (the Offering) in a firm commitment underwritten offering of an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock (the Common Stock) at an initial public offering price of $13.00 per share ($12.22 per share, net of underwriting discounts and commissions). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters were granted an over-allotment option for a period of 30 days to purchase from the Company up to an additional 2,250,000 shares of common stock, at the same price per share, to cover over-allotments, if any. The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated May 25, 2011 (the Prospectus), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on May 26, 2011 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the final base PREP prospectus, dated May 25, 2011, filed by the Company on May 26, 2011 with the applicable securities regulatory authority in each of the Canadian provinces other than Quebec. The Offering is registered with the Commission pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-171123)(the Registration Statement), initially filed by the Company on December 13, 2010.
The transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement were completed on June 1, 2011. Upon completion of the Offering, Forest owned 82.3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, received by the Company were approximately $178.3 million. As described in the Prospectus, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to pay $29 million to Forest as partial consideration for the Contribution (as defined below) to the Company pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement as described below. The Company intends to use the remaining net proceeds and borrowings under its bank credit facility to repay the Companys outstanding indebtedness owed to Forest, including intercompany advances and accrued interest. As of May 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $354 million of intercompany debt payable to Forest pursuant to a promissory note, and $47 million of intercompany advances and accrued interest due to Forest. On a pro forma basis as of May 31, 2011, after giving effect to the Offering, the application of the net proceeds therefrom, and the related transactions, the Company estimates that it would have no indebtedness to Forest and $248 million in borrowings under the Lone Pine Credit Agreement (as defined below).
In the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and Forest agreed 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.
As described under the caption Underwriting in the Prospectus, certain of the Underwriters have in the past provided and may from time to time in the future provide commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking, and other services in the ordinary course of their business for the Company for which they have received, and in the future will be entitled to receive, customary fees and commissions. An affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is the administrative agent and a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of TD Securities (USA) LLC is a Co-Syndication Agent and a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and a Co-U.S. Documentation Agent and a lender under Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of BMO Capital Markets Corp. is a Co-Syndication Agent and a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and a Co-U.S. Documentation Agent and a lender under Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is a Co-Documentation Agent and a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and a lender under Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of CIBC World Markets Corp. is a lender under the Companys bank credit facility. An affiliate of RBC Capital Markets LLC is a lender under the Companys bank credit facility. An affiliate of BNP Paribas Securities Corp. is a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and a Co-U.S. Documentation Agent and a lender under Forests bank credit facility. An affiliate of Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. is a Co-Documentation Agent and a lender under the Companys bank credit facility and a lender under Forests bank credit facility. In addition, from time to time, certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates may effect
transactions for their own account or the account of customers, and hold, on behalf of themselves or their customers, long or short positions in the Companys equity or debt securities or loans, and may do so in the future.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Separation and Distribution Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Forest, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., an Alberta corporation (CFOL), and the Company entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Separation and Distribution Agreement). The Separation and Distribution Agreement contains the key provisions related to the Companys separation from Forest, the Offering, and the distribution, or spin-off (the Spin-off), by Forest of the remaining shares of the Common Stock held by Forest to its shareholders. Forest has advised the Company that as soon as practicable following the completion of the Offering and the expiration or waiver of the applicable lock-up period under the Underwriting Agreement, Forest intends to distribute all of the remaining shares of Common Stock that it owns by means of a special dividend to its shareholders. Forest has advised the Company that it expects that the Spin-off will occur approximately four months following the completion of the Offering.
The separation. Prior to the completion of the Offering, the following transactions, among others, occurred pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement: Forest contributed its approximate 86.6% direct ownership interest in CFOL and its 100% direct and indirect ownership interest in each of Wiser Oil Delaware, LLC (Wiser Oil Delaware) and Wiser Delaware LLC (together with Wiser Oil Delaware, the Wiser Entities), which collectively own the remaining interest in CFOL, to the Company in exchange for 69,999,999 shares of the Common Stock and cash consideration of $29 million (the Contribution).
Claims. Generally, the Company assumed liability for all pending, threatened, and unasserted legal matters related to the Companys business or the Companys assumed or retained liabilities, and Forest retained liability for all pending, threatened, and unasserted legal matters related to its business or its assumed or retained liabilities. The Company and Forest will each indemnify the other for any liability to the extent arising from such assumed or retained legal matters.
Releases. Except as otherwise provided in the Separation and Distribution Agreement, each of Forest and the Company released and discharged the other and their respective subsidiaries, successors, and assigns from all liabilities existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur, or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur, or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the separation from Forest. The releases do not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between Forest and the Company that remain in effect following the separation, which agreements include, but are not limited to, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement (as defined below), the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), the Tax Sharing Agreement (as defined below), and the Employee Matters Agreement (as defined below).
Indemnification. In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides for cross-indemnities principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of the Companys business with the Company and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of Forests business with Forest. Specifically, each party will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party, its affiliates, and subsidiaries, successors, and assigns, and its officers, directors, employees, and agents for any losses arising out of or otherwise in connection with:
· the liabilities each such party assumed or retained pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement;
· the operation of such partys business; and
· any breach by such party of the separation and distribution agreement or the other separation agreements.
Each of the Company and Lone Pine will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other, its affiliates, and subsidiaries, successors, and assigns, and its officers, directors, employees, and agents for any losses arising out of or
otherwise in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or in the Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus not misleading.
The Separation and Distribution Agreement also specifies procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters.
Insurance. The Separation and Distribution Agreement provides for the allocation among the parties of rights and obligations under existing insurance policies with respect to occurrences prior to the separation and sets forth procedures for the administration of insured claims and the allocation of proceeds. In addition, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides that upon completion of the Spin-off, Forest and the Company will be solely responsible for their respective programs of insurance, which will be separate and apart from one another. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also provides that each party will obtain, subject to the terms of the agreement, certain directors and officers insurance policies for acts and omissions occurring on or after the effective date of the Registration Statement.
The spin-off. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also governs the rights and obligations of Forest and the Company regarding the proposed Spin-off by Forest to its shareholders of the remaining shares of the Common Stock held by Forest following the Offering. Forest expects to accomplish the Spin-off through a pro rata distribution by Forest of its remaining shares of the Common Stock to holders of Forests common stock. Forest has the sole discretion to determine the timing, form, structure, and all other terms of any transactions to effect the Spin-off.
The Separation and Distribution Agreement provides that the Spin-off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. In particular, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provides that Forest will not effect the Spin-off unless Forest has obtained a private letter ruling from the IRS and/or an opinion of its outside tax advisor, in either case reasonably acceptable to Forests board of directors, to the effect that the contribution by Forest of its direct and indirect ownership interest in CFOL to the Company and the distribution by Forest of the shares of the Common Stock held by Forest after the Offering should qualify, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Forest has obtained an opinion of its outside tax advisor that is acceptable to Forests board of directors to the effect that the contribution by Forest of its direct and indirect ownership interest in CFOL to the Company and the distribution by Forest of the shares of Common Stock held by Forest after the Offering should qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, which opinion satisfies the related condition to the Spin-off. Forest has requested, but has not yet received, a private letter ruling from the IRS. Forest may determine not to complete the Spin-off at any time if Forests board of directors, in its sole discretion, determines that the Spin-off is not in the best interests of Forest or its shareholders. If Forest determines to effect the Spin-off, the Company will be required by the Separation and Distribution Agreement to cooperate with Forest in all respects to accomplish the Spin-off and to promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Spin-off.
Financial and reserve reporting. The Company has agreed that, for so long as Forest is required to consolidate the Companys results of operations and financial position, or to account for its investment in the Company under the equity method of accounting, the Company will:
· maintain the same fiscal year as Forest;
· deliver annual and other budgets, financial and other projections, and monthly financial reports to Forest;
· deliver monthly and other reserve and production reports to Forest;
· provide to Forest an opportunity for preliminary review of any reports or other information that the Company sends to its stockholders or file with the Commission or any securities exchange, as well as any press releases regarding annual and quarterly earnings and interim financial guidance;
· cooperate, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its auditors and independent reserve engineers to cooperate, to the extent reasonably requested by Forest, in connection with the preparation of Forests
financial statements and other information provided to the public, the Commission, or any securities exchange by Forest;
· unless otherwise required by law, to the extent requested by Forest, use the auditors and independent reserve engineers directed by Forest; and
· unless otherwise required by law, to the extent requested by Forest, keep its accounting practices and principles consistent with those of Forest.
The Company has also agreed that, for so long as Forest is required to consolidate the Companys results of operations and financial position or account for its investment in the Company under the equity method of accounting, the Company will provide quarterly and annual financial statements and related information to Forest prior to their inclusion in Forests financial statements and consistent with Forests financial statement presentation.
Contractual restrictions. So long as Forest owns 50% or more of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Companys capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Company will not:
· without the prior written consent of Forest, take any action limiting the rights of Forest as the Companys stockholder (including limiting its rights to transfer shares of the Companys stock that it owns) or limit the rights of any transferee of Forest; or
· take any action, or fail to take any action, to the extent such action or failure could reasonably result in Forest being in breach or default under a contract of which Forest has notified the Company.
For so long as Forest is required to consolidate the Companys results of operations and financial position, the Company may not incur any additional indebtedness if the incurrence of indebtedness either (1) will cause Forest to be in breach of or default under any contract or agreement, (2) is reasonably likely, in Forests reasonable opinion, to adversely impact Forests credit rating, or (3) involves more than $5 million, except that the restriction against the incurrence of additional indebtedness contained in this clause (3) will not, however, affect the Companys ability to borrow under the Companys bank credit facility.
For two years after the completion of the Offering, (1) Forest has agreed not to acquire any oil and gas properties in Canada, unless such oil and gas properties in Canada constitute less than a majority of the assets included in a particular business opportunity, and (2) the Company has agreed not to acquire any oil and gas properties in the United States, unless such oil and gas properties in the United States constitute less than a majority of the assets included in a particular business opportunity. However, during this two-year period, if Forest obtains the Companys prior consent with respect to a defined area in Canada, it may engage in activities in that area, and, similarly, if the Company obtains Forests prior consent with respect to a defined area in the United States, the Company may engage in activities in that area.
For two years after the completion of the Offering, neither the Company nor Forest will be permitted to solicit each others active employees for employment without the others consent.
Until the earlier of the date (1) the Spin-off occurs, (2) Forest notifies the Company that it no longer intends to pursue the Spin-off, or (3) Forest ceases to own at least 80.1% of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Companys capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Company will not be permitted, without Forests consent, to (a) acquire any businesses or other assets with an aggregate value of more than $20 million, (b) dispose of assets with an aggregate value of more than $20 million, or (c) acquire any equity or debt securities of any other entity, or loan funds to any other person or entity, with an aggregate value of more than $5 million.
Expenses. The Company will be responsible for all costs incurred in connection with the Offering. The Company and Forest generally will each be responsible for 50% of all costs (including all third-party costs) incurred in connection with the Spin-off of the Common Stock to the shareholders of Forest following completion of the Offering. In connection with the Offering, Forest has provided corporate services such as legal, accounting, tax,
human resources, and other services to the Company. In addition, Forest has incurred third-party costs attributable to the Offering on the Companys behalf. The Company will reimburse Forest for the services and third-party costs incurred.
Termination. Forest may determine not to complete the Spin-off at any time if Forests board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the Spin-off is not in the best interests of Forest or its shareholders. In the event of a termination of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, only the provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement relating to the Spin-off will terminate. Forest and the Company will similarly be able to amend the Tax Sharing Agreement to terminate provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement relating to the Spin-off. The other provisions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, and the other separation agreements that Forest and the Company enter into will remain in full force and effect.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Transition Services Agreement
On June 1, 2011, Forest and the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the Transition Services Agreement), pursuant to which Forest agreed to provide to the Company, on a transitional basis, certain administrative services, including, among other things, executive oversight, insurance and risk management, treasury, information technology, legal, accounting, tax, marketing, corporate engineering, human resources, and investor relations, consistent with the services provided by Forest to the Company before the separation. The charges for the transition services generally are intended to allow Forest to fully recover the costs directly associated with providing the services to the Company, plus all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, without profit. The charges of each of the transition services generally will be based on the product of (1) the number of hours each applicable employee bills during the billing month, and (2) such employees total hourly compensation (based on his or her base salary plus applicable burden and bonus). Forest will provide the Company with reasonable information that supports the charges for such transition services. Unless the Company requires services that are materially greater than the Companys current expectations, the Company expects that the total amount to be paid to Forest under the Transition Services Agreement will not exceed $1 million.
The services provided under the Transition Services Agreement will terminate upon the later of (1) six months after the completion of the Offering or (2) the Spin-off; provided, however, that if the Spin-off has not occurred by December 31, 2011, then the Transition Services Agreement will terminate on such date.
Subject to certain exceptions, Forests liability for providing services under the Transition Services Agreement will generally be limited to the aggregate amount (excluding any third-party costs and expenses included in such amount) actually paid to Forest by the Company pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement. The Transition Services Agreement also will provide that Forest shall not be liable to the Company for any consequential, special, indirect, incidental, punitive, or exemplary damages.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Transition Services Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
On June 1, 2011, Forest and the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement). If Forest does not complete the Spin-off or another similar transaction, Forest could not freely sell its shares of the Common Stock without registration under the Securities Act or a valid exemption thereunder. Accordingly, the Registration Rights Agreement provides Forest with certain registration rights relating to the shares of the Common Stock that it holds. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company may be required to register for offer and sale all or a portion of the Common Stock held by Forest (or certain permitted transferees).
Shares covered. The Registration Rights Agreement will cover all shares of the Common Stock that are held by Forest or a permitted transferee. No person who received shares in the Spin-off will be a permitted transferee, nor will any person who, together with its affiliates, owns less than 10% of the Common Stock.
Mandatory registration rights. The Company may be required to file and effect the registration of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement in the United States and file and effect the qualification of shares of the Common Stock pursuant to a shelf prospectus in Canada under certain circumstances no earlier than the expiration of the lock-up period contained in the Underwriting Agreement.
Piggyback registration rights. If the Company at any time proposes to file on the Companys behalf or on behalf of any of the Companys other security holders a registration statement or Canadian prospectus in connection with a public offering of any of the Companys securities on a form and in a manner that would permit the registration for offer and sale of common stock covered by the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company may be required to include shares covered by the Registration Rights Agreement in that offering.
Registration expenses. The Company will be responsible for the registration expenses in connection with the performance of the Companys obligations under the registration rights provisions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. Forest will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of counsel to Forest, any applicable underwriting discounts or commissions, and any registration or filing fees with respect to shares of the Common Stock being sold by Forest.
Indemnification. The Registration Rights Agreement will obligate the Company to provide indemnification and contribution for the benefit of Forest and its affiliates and representatives and any underwriters and, in limited situations, will obligate Forest to provide indemnification and contribution for the benefit of the Company and any underwriters with respect to the information included in any registration statement, prospectus, Canadian prospectus, or related document.
Termination. The registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement will remain in effect with respect to any shares of the Common Stock covered by the agreement until the earlier of such time as (1) Forest completes the Spin-off and (2) no registrable shares are outstanding after their original issuance. Shares of common stock subject to the Registration Rights Agreement will no longer be registrable shares upon the earliest of (a) the date on which they have been sold pursuant to a registration statement or are eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act without restriction pursuant to such rule on the volume of securities that may be sold in any single transaction, or (b) the date on which they are sold to the Company or its subsidiaries.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Tax Sharing Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Forest and the Company entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement (the Tax Sharing Agreement). The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations of Forest and the Company with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings, and other matters regarding taxes. The Tax Sharing Agreement will remain in effect until the parties agree in writing to its termination; however, notwithstanding any such termination, the Tax Sharing Agreement will remain in effect with respect to any payments or indemnification due for all taxable periods prior to such termination during which the agreement was in effect.
In general, under the Tax Sharing Agreement:
· the Company and Forest agreed to cooperate in the preparation of tax returns and with regard to any audits related to the Companys or Forests tax returns;
· with respect to any periods (or portions thereof) ending prior to the distribution, Forest will pay any U.S. federal income taxes of the affiliated group of which Forest is the common parent and, if the Company (including any of its subsidiaries) are included in that affiliated group, the Company will pay Forest an amount equal to the amount of U.S. federal income tax the Company would have paid had the Company filed a separate consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, subject to certain adjustments. With respect to
any periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the distribution, the Company will be responsible for any U.S. federal income taxes of the Company or its subsidiaries;
· with respect to any periods (or portions thereof) ending prior to the distribution, Forest will pay any U.S. state or local income taxes that are determined on a consolidated, combined, or unitary basis and, if the Company (including any of its subsidiaries) are included in such determination, the Company will pay Forest an amount equal to the amount of tax the Company would have paid had the Company filed a separate return for such income, subject to certain adjustments;
· with respect to any periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the distribution, the Company will be responsible for any U.S. state or local income taxes of the Company or its subsidiaries;
· Forest will be responsible for any U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign taxes due with respect to tax returns that include only Forest and/or its subsidiaries (excluding the Company and its subsidiaries), and the Company will be responsible for any U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign taxes due with respect to tax returns that include only the Company and/or its subsidiaries;
· to the extent that any gain or income is recognized by Forest (including its controlled subsidiaries) in connection with the failure of the Spin-off to be wholly-tax free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, the Company will indemnify Forest for any taxes on such gain or income to the extent such failure is attributable to:
· any inaccurate written representation or warranty by the Company in connection with any tax ruling requested or received from the IRS or opinions of Forests outside tax advisors;
· any breach by the Company of applicable covenants in the Tax Sharing Agreement; or
· any action taken by the Company;
· the Company will indemnify Forest for certain Canadian tax-related liabilities incurred by Forest with respect to the contribution to the Company of its ownership interests and certain indebtedness in CFOL and the transactions contemplated in conjunction with such contribution (including Forests costs to contest adverse tax claims, which contests it will control); and
· the Tax Sharing Agreement also assigns responsibilities for administrative matters, such as the filing of tax returns, payment of taxes due, retention of records and conduct of audits, examinations, or similar proceedings.
Forest and the Company expect that the contribution and Spin-off, taken together, should qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Forest has obtained an opinion of its outside tax advisor to such effect. Forest has requested, but has not yet received, a private letter ruling from the IRS. In connection with the ruling request and the opinion, the Company has made representations regarding it and its business, and Forest has made certain representations regarding it and its business.
The Company has also agreed to certain restrictions that are intended to preserve the tax-free status of the Contribution and the Spin-off. Under these agreements, the Company will be unable to issue or sell its Common Stock or other securities (including securities convertible into the Common Stock but excluding certain compensation arrangements) during the period prior to the Spin-off. The Company also will be restricted in its ability to sell assets during the pre-Spin-off period. For a period of two years after the date of the Spin-off, the Company may take certain actions otherwise subject to these restrictions only if Forest consents to the taking of such action or if the Company obtains, and provides to Forest, a private letter ruling from the IRS and/or an opinion from a law firm or accounting firm, in either case, acceptable to Forest in its sole discretion, to the effect that such action would not jeopardize the tax-free status of the Contribution and the Spin-off. Thus, for that two-year period, these covenants will restrict the Companys ability to sell assets outside the ordinary course of business, to issue or sell its common stock or other securities (including securities convertible into its common stock but excluding certain
compensation arrangements), or to enter into any other corporate transaction that would cause the Company to undergo either a 50% or greater change in the ownership of its voting stock or a 50% or greater change in the ownership (measured by value) of all classes of its stock (in either case, taking into account shares issued in the Offering).
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Tax Sharing Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Employee Matters Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Forest, CFOL and the Company entered into an Employee Matters Agreement (the Employee Matters Agreement) to allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to Forests and the Companys current and former employees and their participation in certain benefit plans. The Employee Matters Agreement provides that (a) the Company retains or assumes all liabilities and responsibilities relating to all persons with respect to their employment by the Company or CFOL and (b) Forest retains or assumes all liabilities and responsibilities relating to persons with respect to their employment by Forest or any of its subsidiaries (other than the Company and CFOL).
As of the date of the Offering, CFOL maintained a number of retirement, welfare, and other benefit plans for the benefit of its employees. Such plans will continue to be maintained by CFOL after the closing of the Offering on such terms and conditions as it determines. The Companys employees and CFOLs employees generally do not participate in the benefit plans maintained by Forest, except for Forests long-term stock incentive plans, its employee stock purchase plan, and its annual incentive plans.
No duplicate benefits will be provided to the Companys employees under any of its plans that the Company intends to adopt in connection with the Offering and a similar Forest plan. Generally, the Companys employees and CFOLs employees will continue to participate in Forests long-term stock incentive plans and Forests employee stock purchase plan following the closing of the Offering and until the Company is no longer majority-owned by Forest, on terms and conditions consistent with past practice. However, the Company does intend to adopt certain plans of its own in connection with the Offering. In addition, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that the Company will enter into a severance agreement with its President and Chief Executive Officer, which severance agreement will, among other things, terminate the current severance agreement between Forest and him. The Company also intends to enter into severance agreements with each of its other executive officers and certain of its key employees.
Participation by the Companys employees and CFOLs employees in Forests long-term stock incentive plans after the closing of the Offering will be limited to awards held by such employees under such plans as of the date of such closing, because any new equity-based awards to the Companys employees and CFOLs employees from and after the date of such closing will be made under the Companys 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. It is anticipated that the Companys and CFOLs participation in any Forest plans will cease upon Forests consummation of a Spin-off of the Common Stock.
The Company has already adopted its own long-term stock incentive plan, and the Company expects to adopt an annual incentive plan following the completion of the Offering. Whether or not the Spin-off occurs, the Company will be responsible for any costs or liabilities associated with grants to its employees from any such plan that the Company adopts in connection with or following the Offering.
With respect to any annual incentive awards under Forests annual incentive plan that are outstanding on the date of the completion of the Offering and held by individuals employed by the Company or CFOL as of the date of the Spin-off, the Employee Matters Agreement requires the Company to provide cash payments to such employees at the time of the Spin-off for the pro rata amount (based on the number of days of participation in Forests annual incentive plan prior to the completion of the Offering) of the bonus each of the Companys employees would be entitled to receive under the Forest plan, assuming a target achievement of performance measures as of the date of the completion of the Offering.
The outstanding Forest equity compensation awards held by the Companys employees will generally not be adjusted in connection with the Offering; all equity compensation award holders will continue to hold their awards under the existing Forest equity compensation plans, and the awards will continue to be governed pursuant to the terms and conditions of Forests plans and any individual award agreements. In the event that Forest consummates a Spin-off following the Offering, however, all outstanding Forest equity compensation awards will receive an equitable adjustment to reflect the impact of the transaction on the price of Forests common stock. The adjustments to each type of award currently outstanding pursuant to the Forest equity compensation plans are described below.
Stock option awards. Each outstanding stock option award will be equitably adjusted in order to reflect the change in the value of Forests common stock following such a Spin-off. The awards will be adjusted based upon a formula intended to adjust both the exercise price and the number of underlying shares of Forest common stock subject to the stock option award. The adjustment formula will ensure that each stock option award will be adjusted such that the ratio of the per-share exercise price to the per-share value of the share of Forest common stock and the total intrinsic value of the stock option award after the adjustment is the same as the ratio was prior to the adjustment. Following the adjustment, the stock option awards will generally continue to be governed by their original terms and conditions.
The outstanding stock option awards currently held by CFOLs employees and the Companys employees are fully vested. CFOLs employees and the Companys employees who are still employed by the Company on the effective date of the Spin-off will have a period of up to three months following the Spin-off to exercise their vested stock option awards. However, if the employee is eligible for retirement upon the effective date of the Spin-off, then that employee will be given up to a full calendar year in which to exercise his or her vested stock option award. For employees who incur a termination of employment following the Offering but prior to the effective date of the Spin-off, the employee will be allowed to exercise his or her options in accordance with the terms and conditions regarding exercisability of the award within the individual award agreement governing that stock option award.
Restricted stock awards. In the event that Forest conducts a Spin-off transaction following the Offering, the holders of restricted stock awards will not receive an adjustment to their awards. Restricted stock award holders have the right to receive distributions relating to the underlying Forest common stock as if they were holders of record of the underlying stock at the time of that distribution. Therefore, in connection with the Spin-off, the restricted stock award holders will receive a distribution of the Companys shares that are fully vested.
Phantom stock unit awards. Forests employees who hold phantom stock unit awards will receive an adjustment to their awards in connection with the Spin-off. The number of shares subject to the phantom stock unit award after the Spin-off will be equal to the number of shares covered by the award prior to the Spin-off multiplied by a fraction that reflects the difference in the fair market value of Forests common stock prior to and following the Spin-off.
CFOL employees and the Companys employees who hold cash-settled phantom stock units will receive the same adjustment to the number of shares subject to their award as the adjustment described above for Forests employees. With respect to these employees, from and after the Spin-off the Company will be responsible for providing cash payments to the employees upon settlement of their awards. For CFOL employees and the Companys employees who hold phantom stock units that were designed to be settled in cash or in the form of Forest common stock, the compensation committee of Forests board of directors will make a decision prior to the Spin-off as to whether such awards will be settled in cash or securities. If the awards are determined to become cash-settled phantom stock units, then the awards will be adjusted as noted above at the time of the Spin-off, and the Company will be responsible for settling those awards in cash at the time the awards are eligible to be settled. In the event that the compensation committee of Forests board of directors makes a decision to settle such phantom stock units in shares of Forests common stock, then the holder of such an award will be treated similarly to the holder of a restricted stock award described above and directly participate in any distribution of the Common Stock rather than receiving an adjustment to the award or, alternatively, the Company will be responsible for providing a cash payment equal to the value of the Companys shares such holder would have otherwise received in such distribution. Phantom stock unit awards currently held by CFOL employees will vest in full upon Forests Spin-off of the Common Stock.
Performance unit awards. The holders of the performance unit awards granted in 2010 will also receive an adjustment to their awards. The adjustment to these awards is provided for by the terms of the individual
performance unit award agreements, which state that an appropriate adjustment will be made to the Initial Value of the underlying common stock and in the number of the performance units subject to the award. The Initial Value of the awards is defined as the average of Forests closing stock prices over the 20 trading days immediately preceding the beginning of the applicable performance period. As a result of the Spin-off, the Initial Value will be reduced and the number of performance units subject to the award will be increased in a manner that is designed to preserve the value of such awards and reflect the effect of the Spin-off on the fair market value of a share of Forests common stock. A Spin-off of the Common Stock by Forest will cause the end of the performance period under the terms of the performance unit award currently held by Mr. Anderson. In such an event, Mr. Anderson will be issued a number of shares of Forest common stock equal to the number of performance units that would have become earned as of the date of the Spin-off based upon the actual performance against stated performance criteria required under his agreement through such date.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employee Matters Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Agreement and Termination of Second Amended and Restated Canadian Credit Agreement
On May 25, 2011, Forest and CFOL, entered into the Third Amendment (the Amendment) to Second Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Agreement (the U.S. Credit Agreement), dated as of June 6, 2007, and Termination of Second Amended and Restated Canadian Credit Agreement (the Canadian Credit Agreement), dated as of June 6, 2007, some of the operative provisions of which became effective on May 25, 2011 and some of the operative provisions of which became effective on June 1, 2011. Pursuant to the Amendment and in connection with the Contribution and the Offering and the effectiveness of the operative provisions of the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2011, by and among the Company, as parent, CFOL, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto branch, as administrative agent, and certain other agents and lenders party thereto, as amended on April 29, 2011 (the Lone Pine Credit Agreement), the U.S. Credit Agreement was amended on June 1, 2011 to, among other things, remove any collateral owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries from the collateral securing the U.S. Credit Agreement, terminate the Canadian Credit Agreement, terminate various guaranties securing the Canadian Credit Agreement, release collateral securing the Canadian Credit Agreement, terminate certain liens and mortgages securing the Canadian Credit Agreement, and terminate the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2007, among the lenders specified therein. The Lone Pine Credit Agreement is currently effective and is described in the Prospectus and the Registration Statement.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
Separation and Distribution Agreement
The description of the Contribution pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement provided above under Item 1.01 is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference. A copy of the Separation and Distribution Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.
The description in Item 1.01 above of the issuance of 69,999,999 shares of Common Stock to Forest in connection with the Contribution pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement is incorporated in this Item 3.01 by reference. The foregoing transaction was undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act contained in Section 4(2) thereof.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers.
On June 1, 2011, the following officers of the Company, who are also officers of Forest, resigned from their positions with the Company: Cyrus D. Marter IV, Vice President and Secretary; Arthur C. Anderson, Vice President; Cecil N. Colwell, Vice President; Daniel R. Richardson, Treasurer; and Joseph G. Walker, Assistant Secretary.
On June 1, 2011, Messrs. David M. Fitzpatrick, Loyola G. Keough, and H. Clayton Peterson became members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), effective upon completion of the Offering.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, age 52, is an independent businessman and prior thereto, from 1996 to 2007, served as President, CEO and Director of Shiningbank Energy Ltd. (acquired by PrimeWest Energy Trust), an oil and gas company. Mr. Fitzpatrick has served as a director of Compton Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company, since March 2009 and Twin Butte Energy Ltd., also an oil and gas exploration and production company, since July of 2008, as well as Pinecrest Energy Inc., an oil and gas exploration company, and Eagle Energy Trust since May 2010 and November 2010 respectively. From April 2004 to May 2007, Mr. Fitzpatrick served as director for Strike Petroleum Ltd. From July 2007 to January 2008, he was a director for Prime West Energy, and from January 2008 to June 2010 he served as a director of Enerchem International Inc., a producer and distributor of hydrocarbon drilling and fracturing fluids. Before his directorships, Mr. Fitzpatrick was a principal at Richardson Capital Ltd. from June 2008 to September 2008. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, and has a Chartered Director designation.
Mr. Keough, age 55, has served as a partner of Bennett Jones LLP, a Canadian law firm, since 1990, chairs that firms regulatory department, and represents utility companies, pipelines, project developers, industry associations, gas buyers, producers, and banks. He has particular experience in oil, gas, electricity, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and compressed natural gas (CNG) matters. Mr. Keough has also been a member of the board of directors of WBI Canadian Pipeline, Ltd. and Nytis Exploration Company.
Mr. Peterson, age 65, had a 33-year career with Arthur Andersen LLP, where he specialized in audits of oil and gas companies. Most recently, from January 2000 to September 2002, Mr. Peterson was Managing Partner of the Denver office of Arthur Andersen LLP and Regional Managing Partner of the audit practices of Arthur Andersen LLP in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Dallas. Since September 2002, Mr. Peterson has been a business consultant, including to the Estate of Kim Magness, from August 2003 to August 2006. He has been a member of the board of directors of RE/MAX International, Inc. since May 2005 and co-chair of its audit committee. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Mariner Energy, Inc. from March 2006 to November 2010, was designated as the financial expert on their board of directors and was Chairman of their audit committee and a member of their executive committee.
Messrs. Keough and Peterson will serve with Mr. Patrick. R. McDonald on the Boards Audit and Reserves Committee; Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Peterson will serve with Mr. H. Craig Clark on the Boards Compensation Committee; and Messrs. Fitzpatrick and Keough will serve with Mr. Clark on the Boards Nominating and Governance Committee. Each of Messrs. McDonald and Peterson are independent directors in accordance with the standards of the Commission, the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE), and applicable Canadian securities laws. Mr. Keough is independent within the meaning of the independent director standards of the NYSE; however, Mr. Keough currently is a partner of Bennett Jones LLP, a law firm that provides services to the Company and Forest. As a result, Mr. Keough may be deemed to have received indirect compensation from the Company and Forest and would therefore not be independent pursuant to Rule 10A-3(b)(1)(ii)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with his service on the Audit and Reserves Committee. In connection with the Offering, the Company is relying on the exemption contained in the listing standards of the NYSE and in Rule 10A-3(b)(1)(iv)(A) of the Exchange Act to permit Mr. Keough to initially serve on the Audit and Reserves Committee. The Company expects that the Audit and Reserves Committee will be comprised solely of independent directors within one year from the date of the Offering.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Keough, and Peterson and any other persons pursuant to which they were selected as directors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Lone Pine Resources Inc., Forest Oil Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein. |
4.1 |
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Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Agreement and Termination of Second Amended and Restated Canadian Credit Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto branch, as Canadian administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as global administrative agent, and the lenders named therein. |
10.1 |
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Separation and Distribution Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.2 |
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Transition Services Agreement dated June 1, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.3 |
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Registration Rights Agreement dated June 1, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.4 |
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Tax Sharing Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.5 |
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Employee Matters Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
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.
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LONE PINE RESOURCES INC. | |
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Dated: June 1, 2011 |
By: |
/s/ DAVID M. ANDERSON |
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David M. Anderson |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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Description |
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Underwriting Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Lone Pine Resources Inc., Forest Oil Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein. |
4.1 |
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Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated U.S. Credit Agreement and Termination of Second Amended and Restated Canadian Credit Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto branch, as Canadian administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as global administrative agent, and the lenders named therein. |
10.1 |
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Separation and Distribution Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.2 |
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Transition Services Agreement dated June 1, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.3 |
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Registration Rights Agreement dated June 1, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.4 |
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Tax Sharing Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and between Forest Oil Corporation and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |
10.5 |
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Employee Matters Agreement dated May 25, 2011, by and among Forest Oil Corporation, Canadian Forest Oil Ltd., and Lone Pine Resources Inc. |