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):  June 7, 2013

 

SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

1111 Bagby Street
Suite 1800
Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(713) 783-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01  Other Events

 

On June 3, 2013, Sanchez Energy Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had commenced a private offering to eligible purchasers of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 (“Senior Notes”).  In accordance with Rule 135(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), a copy of this press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and accordingly, this notice is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation for an offer to purchase any securities of the Company.

 

The Senior Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the Senior Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibits
99.1		Press Release dated June 3, 2013.

 

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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.

 

	SANCHEZ ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: June 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Kirsten A. Hink
		Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibits
99.1		Press Release dated June 3, 2013.

 

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