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): March 15, 2016
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-32318 | 73-1567067 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 333 West Sheridan Avenue, 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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 17, 2015, Devon Energy Corporation (“we” or “our”) entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which we agreed to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 6,857,488 shares of our common stock (the “Shares”) that were issued in connection with a previously disclosed acquisition. On the date hereof, we filed a prospectus supplement covering the Shares under our registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-200922). In connection with the registration of the Shares, we are filing a legal opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as Exhibit 5.1 to this Form 8-K. A copy of the Agreement was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
| Item 9.01 | Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | |
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.
| DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Carla D. Brockman | |
| Carla D. Brockman | ||
| Vice President Corporate Governance and Secretary | ||
Date: March 15, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | |