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): January 29, 2018
PARSLEY ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36463 | 46-4314192 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
737-704-2300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging grown company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 29, 2018, Parsley Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) announced certain preliminary operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the Company’s news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02 (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| EXHIBIT |
DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | News Release, dated January 29, 2018, titled “Parsley Energy Provides Operational Update; Highlights Successful Wolfcamp C Results.” | |
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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.
| PARSLEY ENERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Colin W. Roberts | |
| Colin W. Roberts | ||
| Executive Vice President—General Counsel | ||
Dated: January 29, 2018
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