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): September 30, 2014

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35512	45-3691816
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1900

Houston, Texas

77027

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 595-9400

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 30, 2014, Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (“Midstates”) and Midstates Petroleum Company LLC (“Midstates Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Midstates, entered into an Assignment and Borrowing Base Increase Agreement, amending the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility dated as of June 8, 2012 among Midstates, as parent, Midstates Sub, as borrower, SunTrust Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders and parties party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Facility”).

The Amendment increased the Company’s borrowing base from $475 million to $525 million as part of the regular semi-annual borrowing base redetermination under the Credit Facility. The next regular redetermination of the borrowing base is scheduled for April 1, 2015.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is filed hereto, as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Assignment and Borrowing Base Increase Agreement, amending the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2014, among Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., Midstates Petroleum Company LLC, SunTrust Bank as administrative agent and the other lenders and parties party thereto.

SIGNATURE

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.

	Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.
	(Registrant)


Date: October 2, 2014	By:	/s/ Eric J. Christ
	Eric J. Christ
	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

10.1		Assignment and Borrowing Base Increase Agreement, amending the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2014, among Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., Midstates Petroleum Company LLC, SunTrust Bank as administrative agent and the other lenders and parties party thereto.