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): February 21, 2012
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12209 | 34-1312571 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200 Fort Worth, Texas |
76102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 21, 2012, Range Resources Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 18, 2011 by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and institutions named therein as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment modifies the Credit Agreement to permit the Company to incur up to an aggregate $2.9 billion of indebtedness under unsecured senior notes outstanding at any time. The Amendment also amends certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth therein.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 21, 2012 |
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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.
| RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Roger S. Manny | |||||
| Roger S. Manny | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Date: February 23, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 21, 2012 |
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