Form 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): June 18, 2008

 

CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-10447   04-3072771

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1200 Enclave Parkway

 
Houston, Texas   77077
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 589-4600

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):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Payments Under Supplemental Employee Incentive Plan

Based on the closing price of common stock of Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Company”) equaling or exceeding $60.00 per share for 20 trading days within a period of 60 consecutive trading days, on June 19, 2008, the Company will pay a total of $12.7 million to its non-officer employees pursuant to the Company’s Supplemental Employee Incentive Plan, and in connection with this payment, the Company expects to incur an after-tax charge of $7.1 million in the second quarter of 2008. The plan was intended to provide a compensation tool tied to stock market value creation to serve as an incentive and retention vehicle for full-time non-officer employees.

Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement

On June 18, 2008, the Company amended its revolving credit agreement to increase the commitments of the lenders from $250 million to $350 million pursuant to the “accordion” feature in the credit agreement. The agreement is unsecured and does not provide for subsidiary guaranties. A description of the credit agreement is contained in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which description is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Principal Property Information

In response to comments from the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is filing the following table, which presents certain information with respect to the Company’s principal properties as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

     Production Volumes                    
     Natural
Gas
(Mcf/d)
   Oil and
NGLs
(Bbls/d)
   Total
(Mcfe/d)
   Proved Reserves
at Year-End
(Mmcfe)
   Producing
Wells
   Wells
Drilled
   Nature
of Interest
(Working/Royalty)

WEST VIRGINIA

                    

Sissonville

   4,193    3    4,211    120,235    397    83    W/R

Pineville

   10,938    —      10,938    109,608    290    20    W/R

Hernshaw-Bull Creek

   3,099    —      3,099    54,519    249    15    W/R

Logan-Holders-Dingess

   6,545    —      7,626    84,751    202    33    W

Big Creek

   3,071    —      3,071    62,255    195    26    W

OKLAHOMA

                    

Mocane-Laverne

   9,301    56    9,637    72,257    280    18    W/R

EAST TEXAS

                    

Minden

   10,596    205    11,826    136,619    89    53    W

County Line

   4,979    14    5,063    30,425    13    13    W

 

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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.

 

CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION

By:

  /s/ Henry C. Smyth
  Henry C. Smyth
  Vice President, Controller and Treasurer

Date: June 18, 2008

 

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