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
December 16, 2013
| Commission File Number | Registrant |
State of Incorporation |
IRS Employer Identification Number | |||
| 1-7810 | Energen Corporation | Alabama | 63-0757759 | |||
| 2-38960 | Alabama Gas Corporation | Alabama | 63-0022000 | |||
| 605 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North Birmingham, Alabama |
35203 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
(205) 326-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On December 16, 2013, Standard & Poor’s Rating Service lowered its corporate credit ratings for Energen Corporation and Alabama Gas Corporation from BBB to BBB- with a negative outlook.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Energen Corporation or Alabama Gas Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ENERGEN CORPORATION ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION | ||||||||
| December 17, 2013 |
By: | /s/ Charles W. Porter, Jr. | ||||||
| Charles W. Porter, Jr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Energen Corporation and Alabama Gas Corporation | ||||||||
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