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): December 30, 2014
Apco Oil and Gas International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 0-8933 | 98-0199453 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Williams Center, 35th Floor, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
74172 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(539) 573-2164
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 30, 2014, Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. (“Apco” or the “Company”) entered into an agreement with the Argentine province of Río Negro to extend the concession term of the Company’s operation in the Entre Lomas concession for ten years until January 21, 2026. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Apco will pay a net bonus of $7.9 million in January 2015 and spend approximately $57.6 million for exploitation, exploration and public works commitments during the remainder of the concession term. In addition, the provincial production tax increases from the current level of 12 percent to 15 percent beginning January 2015.
Apco has a 23 percent direct participation interest in the Entre Lomas concession and a total combined direct and equity participation in the concession of 52.79 percent including its 40.72 percent stock ownership interest in Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A. Petrolera holds a 73.15 percent direct participation interest and is the operator of the Entre Lomas concession.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| APCO OIL AND GAS INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||||
| Date: January 6, 2014 | By: | /s/ Benjamin A. Holman | ||
| Name: | Benjamin A. Holman | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller | |||