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): May 10, 2021

Devon Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
DELAWARE	 	001-32318	 	73-1567067	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

333 W. SHERIDAN AVE.,
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA	 	73102-5015	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 235-3611
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:
 
 	☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)	
 
 	☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)	
 
 	☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))	
 
 	☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))	
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	 	Trading
Symbol(s)	 	Name of each exchange
on which registered	
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	 	DVN	 	The New York Stock Exchange	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 8.01	Other Events	
On May 10, 2021, Devon Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced the commencement of an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) any and all of the approximately $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of certain series of the outstanding notes of WPX Energy, Inc. for new notes issued by the Company. The consummation of the Exchange Offer is subject to certain customary conditions.
A copy of the press release announcing the Exchange Offer, which describes the Exchange Offer in greater detail, is hereby incorporated by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
 
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	
 
(d)	Exhibits	

	Exhibit No.	  		Description	
			
99.1	  	Press Release dated May 10, 2021 announcing the commencement of the Exchange Offer.		
			
104	  	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).		

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.

	 	        	 	        	 	DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION	
				
Date: May 10, 2021	 		 		 	/s/ Jeffrey L. Ritenour	
	 		 		 	Jeffrey L. Ritenour	
	 		 		 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

Exhibit 99.1

	  	Devon Energy Corporation	
	  	333 West Sheridan Avenue	
	  	Oklahoma City, OK 73102-5015	
Devon Corporation Commences Private Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations for
Outstanding Notes of WPX Energy, Inc.
OKLAHOMA CITY – May 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) (the “Company” or “Devon”) announced today that it is commencing private exchange offers (the “Exchange Offers”) and related consent solicitations (the “Consent Solicitations”) with respect to the series of outstanding notes of WPX Energy, Inc., a wholly-owned, direct subsidiary of Devon, listed in the table below (the “WPX Notes”).
Pursuant to the Exchange Offers, Devon is offering to issue, in a private offering to eligible noteholders, and for the consideration set forth in the table below, new notes (the “Devon Notes”) in exchange for any and all (to the extent held by eligible holders) of the approximately $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of the outstanding WPX Notes. In addition, pursuant to the Consent Solicitations, Devon is soliciting consents from the eligible noteholders to amend the WPX Notes and related indenture under which they were issued (as supplemented, the “WPX Indenture”).

Title of Series	
of WPX	  	CUSIP Number
of WPX Notes	  	Maturity
Date	  	Aggregate
Principal
Amount
Outstanding	  	Corresponding
Series
of Devon
Notes to be
Issued in
Exchange
for WPX
Notes	 	Consideration per $1,000 Principal Amount of WPX
Notes Tendered	 	
 										Tendered After Early
Tender Deadline	 	  	Tendered by Early
Tender Deadline	 		
 										Cash
Consideration	 	  	Principal
Amount of
Devon
Notes
Issued(1)	 	  	Cash
Consideration(2)	 	  	Principal
Amount of
Devon Notes
Issued(1)	 		
8.250% Notes due 2023	  	98212BAG8	  	August 1, 2023	  	$242,374,000	  	8.250% Notes due 2023	 	 	—  	 	  	$	970	 	  	$	1.00	 	  	$	1,000	 		
5.250% Notes due 2024	  	98212BAE3	  	September 15, 2024	  	$472,230,000	  	5.250% Notes due 2024	 	 	—  	 	  	$	970	 	  	$	1.00	 	  	$	1,000	 		
5.250% Notes due 2027	  	98212BAJ2	  	October 15, 2027	  	$390,000,000	  	5.250% Notes due 2027	 	 	—  	 	  	$	970	 	  	$	1.00	 	  	$	1,000	 		
5.875% Notes due 2028	  	98212BAM5	  	June 15, 2028	  	$325,000,000	  	5.875% Notes due 2028	 	 	—  	 	  	$	970	 	  	$	1.00	 	  	$	1,000	 		
4.500% Notes due 2030	  	98212BAL7	  	January 15, 2030	  	$585,000,000	  	4.500% Notes due 2030	 	 	—  	 	  	$	970	 	  	$	1.00	 	  	$	1,000	 		
 
(1)	Principal amount of Devon Notes to be issued in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of WPX Notes validly tendered and accepted for exchange.	
(2)	Per $1,000 principal amount of WPX Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by the Early Tender Deadline (as defined below) and accepted for exchange.	
The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made upon the terms and conditions set forth in an Offer to Exchange and Consent Solicitation Statement dated May 10, 2021 (the “Offer to Exchange”), copies of which will be made available to holders of the WPX Notes eligible to participate in the Exchange Offers. Each Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on June 7, 2021, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated (such date and time, as they may be extended, the “Expiration Date”). Tendered WPX Notes may not be withdrawn and consents may not be revoked after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 21, 2021, unless extended or earlier terminated, except as required by applicable law. Devon reserves the right to terminate, withdraw, amend or extend one or more of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations in its discretion, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange, each eligible noteholder exchanging WPX Notes in the Exchange Offers will be eligible to receive, in exchange for the WPX Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, Devon Notes having the same interest payment and maturity dates, interest rate and, except as set forth in the Offer to Exchange, redemption provisions as the corresponding series of WPX Notes exchanged. Eligible holders who validly tender and do not validly withdraw their tendered WPX Notes by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 21, 2021 (such date and time, as they may be extended, the “Early Tender Deadline”) will be eligible to receive, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Exchange, Devon Notes in the same principal amount as the WPX Notes tendered therefor plus cash consideration of $1.00 per $1,000 principal amount of WPX Notes tendered (the “Cash Consideration”). Eligible noteholders who validly tender their WPX Notes after the Early Tender Deadline but on or prior to the Expiration Date will be eligible to receive $970 principal amount of the applicable series of Devon Notes per $1,000 principal amount of WPX Notes validly tendered, but not the Cash Consideration (the “Exchange Consideration”). Settlement of the Exchange Offers is expected to occur on or about June 9, 2021, unless Devon extends the Expiration Date or terminates the Exchange Offers. Interest on each Devon Note will accrue from (and including) the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the corresponding WPX Note tendered in exchange for such Devon Note, and, accordingly, no accrued interest will be paid on the settlement date in respect of WPX Notes accepted for exchange, except as set forth in the Offer to Exchange with respect to cash paid in lieu of Devon Notes not delivered.
The Devon Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. If the principal amount of Devon Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline that would otherwise be required to be delivered in exchange for a tender of WPX Notes would not equal $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, it will be rounded down to $2,000 or the nearest integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, and Devon will pay cash equal to the remaining portion of the Exchange Consideration for such WPX Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest with respect to that portion. No tender of WPX Notes will be accepted after the Early Tender Deadline, however, if it would result in the issuance of less than $2,000 principal amount of Devon Notes.
Devon’s obligation to accept and exchange the WPX Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offers is subject to customary conditions, as set forth in the Offer to Exchange. The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are not conditioned upon the tender of any minimum aggregate principal amount of the WPX Notes or the receipt of the requisite consents in any of the Consent Solicitations.
In the Consent Solicitations, Devon is soliciting the consents of the eligible holders to amend the WPX Notes and the WPX Indenture to eliminate or revise certain of the restrictive covenants, including the merger covenant, events of default other than payment-related events of default and to reduce to 3 business days the minimum period for notices of redemption and make certain other conforming changes to the redemption provisions of the existing outstanding Devon Notes. Consents of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of each series of WPX Notes must be obtained for the amendments to be effective to such series of WPX Notes and to the WPX Indenture. Holders will not be permitted to tender their WPX Notes without delivering consents or to deliver consents without tendering their WPX Notes.
This press release is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). This press release is neither an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Devon Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. The Exchange Offers have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Devon Notes will be issued in reliance upon exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, registration under the Securities Act. The Devon Notes will be offered for
 
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exchange only (1) to qualified institutional buyers as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and (2) outside the United States to persons other than U.S. persons (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) in reliance upon Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Devon Notes may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.
The Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are being made only pursuant to the Offer to Exchange. The Offer to Exchange and other documents relating to the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations will be distributed only to holders who confirm that they are within the categories of eligible participants in the Exchange Offers. None of Devon, Devon’s subsidiaries, its and their respective directors or officers, the dealer managers and solicitation agents, the exchange agent, the information agent, any trustee for the Devon Notes or the WPX Notes, their respective affiliates, or any other person is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender their WPX Notes in the Exchange Offers.
Holders who desire a copy of the eligibility letter should contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information and exchange agent for the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations, at (800) 870-0653 (Toll-free). Banks and brokers should call (212) 269-5550. The eligibility letter may also be found here: www.dfking.com/devon. D.F. King & Co., Inc. will also provide copies of the Offer to Exchange to eligible holders.
In connection with the Exchange Offers and as described in greater detail in the Offer to Exchange, Devon will enter into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which Devon will be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and cause to become effective a registration statement with respect to an offer to exchange each series of Devon Notes for new notes and to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the Devon Notes under the Securities Act in the event that Devon determines that a registered exchange offer is not available or may not be completed.
The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations are set forth in the Offer to Exchange. The Exchange Offers are only being made pursuant to the Offer to Exchange. The Exchange Offers are not being made to holders of WPX Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. The Devon Notes have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Exchange.
ABOUT DEVON ENERGY
Devon Energy is a leading oil and gas producer in the U.S. with a premier multi-basin portfolio headlined by a world-class acreage position in the Delaware Basin. Devon’s disciplined cash-return business model is designed to achieve strong returns, generate free cash flow and return capital to shareholders, while focusing on safe and sustainable operations.

Investor Contacts	  	Media Contact	
Scott Coody, 405-552-4735	  	Lisa Adams, 405-228-1732	
Chris Carr, 405-228-2496	  		
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are
 
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beyond the control of the Company. These risks include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to complete any of the Exchange Offers or Consent Solicitations and the other risks identified in the Offer to Exchange, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the SEC. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially and adversely from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any duty to update or revise its forward-looking statements based on new information, future events or otherwise.
 
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