8-K

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: March 28, 2016

/s/ John D. Gibbons

John D. Gibbons

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-16-519863.txt : 20160328 0001193125-16-519863.hdr.sgml : 20160328 20160328172905 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-519863 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160323 ITEM INFORMATION: Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement FILED AS OF DATE: 20160328 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160328 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: W&T OFFSHORE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001288403 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 721121985 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32414 FILM NUMBER: 161533090 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: EIGHT GREENWAY PLZ STREET 2: STE 1330 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 8-K 1 d140934d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

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) March 23, 2016

W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1-32414

(Commission File Number)


Texas		72-1121985
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77046

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

713.626.8525

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.04

Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

On March 23, 2016, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as administrative agent under the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November 8, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), that its borrowing base had been reduced to $150 million from $350 million, effective March 23, 2016. In February 2016, the Company drew $340 million on its revolving bank credit facility and now has borrowings of $191 million in excess of the redetermined borrowing base. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to take one of the following actions by March 30, 2016 to repay the excess borrowings: (a) prepay the excess borrowings, (b) give notice to the administrative agent electing to prepay the excess borrowings in three equal monthly installments or (c) give notice to the administrative agent electing to pledge additional collateral to cure the excess borrowings. As of March 25, 2016 the cash balance of the Company was $432 million.

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.