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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 21, 2018
 

NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33999
95-3848122
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 990 
Minnetonka, Minnesota
55305
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (952) 476-9800
 

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Item 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Purchase Agreement
 
On September 21, 2018, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) under which it agreed to sell $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.50% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”) to RBC Capital Markets, LLC , as representative of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “Initial Purchasers”). The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discount and the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be approximately $354.1 million. The Notes are “mirror notes” with substantially similar terms as the Company’s previously issued and currently outstanding 8.50% senior secured second lien notes due 2023. A copy of the Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Purchase Agreement in this report is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Purchase Agreement.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
  
  
  
 
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2018, by and between Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers named therein.








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.

Date: September 25, 2018
NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC.
By /s/ Erik J. Romslo                                 
Erik J. Romslo
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary