8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) November 4, 2015
 
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Matador Resources Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
 
001-35410
 
27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas
 
75240
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 371-5200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release (the “Press Release”) issued by Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) on November 4, 2015, announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Press Release includes an operational update at November 4, 2015 and provides updated guidance for 2015. In connection with the Press Release, the Company released a presentation summarizing the highlights of the Press Release (the “Presentation” and, collectively with the Press Release, the “Investor Materials”). The Presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is also available on the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com. The Investor Materials are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02, and the foregoing descriptions of the Investor Materials are qualified in their entirety by reference to these exhibits.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
In the Investor Materials, the Company has included as “non-GAAP financial measures,” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, (i) earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depletion, depreciation and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, property impairments, unrealized derivative gains and losses, certain other non-cash items and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and net gain or loss on asset sales and inventory impairment (“Adjusted EBITDA”), (ii) present value discounted at 10% (pre-tax) of estimated total proved reserves (“PV-10”), (iii) adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share and (iv) cash operating expenses per barrel of oil equivalent. In the Investor Materials, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. In addition, in the Investor Materials, the Company has provided the reasons why the Company believes those non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 2.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description of Exhibit
99.1

  
Press Release, dated November 4, 2015.
99.2

 
Presentation.




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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
 
 
 
 
Date: November 5, 2015
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President




Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description of Exhibit
99.1

  
Press Release, dated November 4, 2015.
99.2

 
Presentation.