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): July 15, 2016
Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35317 | 45-3591625 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| Of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
Park Place Corporate Center One
1000 Commerce Drive, Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-251-0171
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In connection with its previously disclosed ongoing negotiations with its lenders and noteholders, Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. and its subsidiaries, Atlas Resource Partners Holdings, LLC and Atlas Resource Finance Corporation (together, the “Issuers”), have elected to utilize the 30 day grace period related to the $13.7 million interest payment on the Issuers’ 7.75% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). As such, the Issuers are not making the July 15, 2016 interest payment at this time.
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.
| ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Atlas Energy Group, LLC, its general partner | ||||||
| Dated: July 15, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Slotterback | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey M. Slotterback | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||