As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2021

Registration No. 333-238633

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 3

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS (SEE BELOW)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   71-0205415
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

10000 Energy Drive

Spring, Texas 77389

(832) 796-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Christopher W. Lacy

Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

10000 Energy Drive

Spring, Texas 77389

(832) 796-1000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

P. Michelle Gasaway

Frank Bayouth

Eric C. Otness

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6800

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 655-5100

 

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement. If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

(Check one):        Accelerated filer  
Large accelerated filer        Smaller reporting company  
Non-accelerated filer        Emerging growth company  

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Amount to be registered/proposed maximum

offering price per unit/proposed maximum

aggregate offering price (6)(7)

  Amount of
registration fee

Common Stock

  (1)(2)(3)   $(4)

Preferred Stock

  (1)(2)(3)   $(4)

Debt Securities

  (1)(2)   $(4)

Guarantees of Debt Securities of Southwestern Energy Company

  (5)   $(5)

Depositary Shares

  (1)(2)   $(4)

Warrants

  (1)(2)   $(4)

Purchase Contracts

  (1)(2)   $(4)

Units

  (1)(2)   $(4)

 

 

(1)

Omitted pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II.E.

(2)

An unspecified number of securities or aggregate principal amount, as applicable, is being registered as may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices.

(3)

Includes rights to acquire common stock or preferred stock of the Company under any shareholder rights plan then in effect, if applicable, under the terms of any such plan.

(4)

In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the registrant is deferring payment of the entire registration fee.

(5)

There are being registered hereunder guarantees of the debt securities of the Registrant by certain of the Registrant’s subsidiaries listed in the “Subsidiary Guarantor Registrants” table below. No separate consideration will be paid in respect of such guarantees. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no separate registration fee is payable in respect of such guarantees.

(6)

Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate (i) number of shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, purchase contracts, units, securities issuable upon exercise of such warrants, and such securities as may be issuable with respect to the securities being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, (ii) amount of debt securities as may be sold from time to time at indeterminate prices by the registrant and (iii) number or amount of such securities as may be issued upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including under any applicable anti-dilution adjustment.

 

 

 


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS (1)

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter    State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
   I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number

Angelina Gathering Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

A.W. Realty Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Drilling Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN E & P Services, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Energy Services Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN International, LLC

   Delaware    71-0205415

SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Producer Services, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Production Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Production (Ohio), LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Water Resources Company, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

SWN Well Services, LLC

   Texas    71-0205415

 

(1)

One or more of the above registrants, each a Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant, may fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, subject to customary release provisions, any series of debt securities of Southwestern Energy Company offered by the prospectus contained as part of this registration statement as set forth in a related prospectus supplement.

The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each of the Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant’s principal executive offices is 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389, telephone (832) 796-1000. The name, address, and telephone number of the agent for service for each Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant is Christopher W. Lacy, Southwestern Energy Company, 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389, telephone (832) 796-1000.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238633) of Southwestern Energy Company is being filed pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to: (i) add an additional Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, as co-registrant to the Registration Statement; (ii) register guarantees by that additional Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant of debt securities of the Registrant, as additional securities that may be offered under the prospectus included herein; (iii) add Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. as a listed expert for GEP Haynesville, LLC and (iv) file additional exhibits to the Registration Statement under Item 16 of Part II thereof. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EXPERTS

Estimates of GEP Haynesville, LLC’s oil and gas reserves and related future net cash flows and the present value thereof were based on a reserve report prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., Houston, Texas, an independent petroleum engineering firm. Those estimates are included in this prospectus supplement in reliance upon the authority of such firm as an expert in such matters.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby(3).

 

SEC registration fee

   $           (1) 

Fees and expenses of the trustee

   $           (2) 

Fees and expenses of the transfer agent

   $           (2) 

Printing expenses

   $           (2) 

Legal fees and expenses

   $           (2) 

Accounting fees and expenses

   $           (2) 

Miscellaneous

   $           (2) 
  

 

 

 

Other

   $           (2) 
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the SEC registration fee will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under the registration statement, and is therefore not currently determinable.

(2)

These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

(3)

Since an indeterminate amount of securities is covered by this registration statement, the expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities are not currently determinable. The amounts shown are estimates of expenses payable by us in connection with the filing of this registration statement and one offering of securities hereunder, but do not limit the amount of securities that may be offered.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Southwestern Energy Company is incorporated under the laws of Delaware.

Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL, empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or


settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators. Section 145 also empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Under Article SEVENTH of Southwestern Energy Company’s certificate of incorporation, Southwestern Energy Company will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of Southwestern Energy Company and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.

Southwestern Energy Company maintains directors’ and officers’ reimbursement and liability insurance pursuant to standard form policies. The risks covered by such policies include certain liabilities under the securities laws.

SWN International, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware.

Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act empowers a Delaware limited liability company to indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager of the limited liability company from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

The operating agreement of SWN International, LLC provides that, subject to certain limitations and conditions, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative (hereinafter a “Proceeding”), or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a member or manager of SWN International, LLC or while a manager of SWN International, LLC is or was serving at the request of SWN International, LLC as a manager, director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic


limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by SWN International, LLC to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits SWN International, LLC to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted SWN International, LLC to provide prior to such amendment) against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding, and indemnification thereunder shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. In addition, the operating agreement provides that SWN International, LLC shall indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee or agent of SWN International, LLC to the same extent and subject to the same conditions under which it is required to indemnify and advance expenses to managers.

Angelina Gathering Company, LLC, A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN Drilling Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Producer Services, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, SWN Water Resources Company, LLC and SWN Well Services, LLC are each limited liability companies organized under the laws of Texas.

Section 101.402 of the Texas Business Organizations Code permits a Texas limited liability company to (i) indemnify a person, (ii) pay in advance or reimburse expenses incurred by a person and (iii) purchase or procure or establish and maintain insurance or another arrangement to indemnify or hold harmless a person.

The company agreement of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN Drilling Company, LLC, SWN E & P Service, LLC, SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Producer Services, LLC, SWN Production Company, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, SWN Water Resources Company, LLC and SWN Well Services, LLC provide that each entity shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such entity), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Member or officer of such entity, or is or was a Member or officer of such entity serving at the request of such entity as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all matters for which indemnification would be provided to such person under the Certification of Incorporation and Bylaws of Southwestern Energy Company, as in effect from time to time, as if that person were a director or officer of Southwestern Energy Company, or is or was a director or officer of Southwestern Energy Company serving at the request of Southwestern Energy Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

The operating agreement of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC provides that, subject to certain limitations and conditions, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any Proceeding, or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a Person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a member or manager of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC or while a manager of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC is or was serving at the request of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC as a manager, director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by Angelina Gathering Company, LLC to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Business Corporation Act, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits Angelina Gathering Company, LLC to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted Angelina Gathering Company, LLC to provide prior to such amendment) against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlements and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding, and indemnification thereunder shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. In


addition, the operating agreement provides that Angelina Gathering Company, LLC shall indemnify and advance expenses to an officer, employee or agent of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC to the same extent and subject to the same conditions under which it is required to indemnify and advance expenses to managers.

Item 16. Exhibits

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
1.1**    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
4.1    Form of Specimen Certificate Representing Common Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated August 3, 2006).
4.2    Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021, between Southwestern Energy Company and Regions Bank, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 30, 2021).
4.3**    Form of Debt Security.
4.5**    Form of Deposit Agreement.
4.6**    Form of Warrant.
4.7**    Form of Warrant Agreement.
4.8**    Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.
4.9**    Form of Unit Agreement.
5.1*    Opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
23.1*    Consent of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Southwestern Energy Company).
23.3*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Indigo Natural Resources LLC).
23.4*    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP (Montage Resources Corporation).
23.5*    Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (Southwestern Energy Company).
23.6*    Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (Indigo Natural Resources LLC).
23.7*    Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (GEP Haynesville, LLC).
24.1    Powers of Attorney of Southwestern Energy Company (Incorporated by reference to the signature pages hereto).
24.2*    Powers of Attorney of the Subsidiary Guarantor Registrants (Incorporated by reference to the signature pages hereto).
25.1*    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Regions Bank, as trustee under the indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 above.

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

To be filed, if necessary, as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the registrant in connection with a specific offering, and incorporated herein by reference.


Item

17. Undertakings

 

  (a)

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

 

  (1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i)

To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii)

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or, as to a registration statement on Form S-3, is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.

 

  (2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

  (4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (A)

Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

  (B)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of


  contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

  (5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

 

  (iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

 

  (iv)

Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

 

  (b)

The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants’ annual reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Spring, Texas, on the 8th day of December, 2021.

 

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ William J. Way

William J. Way

   Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   December 8, 2021

*

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   December 8, 2021

*

Colin P. O’Beirne

   Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)   December 8, 2021

*

John D. Gass

   Director   December 8, 2021

*

Catherine A. Kehr

   Director   December 8, 2021

*

Greg D. Kerley

   Director   December 8, 2021

*

Jon A. Marshall

   Director   December 8, 2021

*

Patrick M. Prevost

   Director   December 8, 2021

*

Anne Taylor

  

Director

  December 8, 2021

*

S.P. Johnson IV

  

Director

  December 8, 2021


SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

*

Denis J. Walsh III

  

Director

  December 8, 2021

 

* By:  

/s/ William J. Way

  William J. Way
  Attorney-in-Fact


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Spring, Texas, on the 8th day of December, 2021.

 

A.W. REALTY COMPANY, LLC

SWN E & P SERVICES, LLC

SWN INTERNATIONAL, LLC

SWN MIDSTREAM SERVICES COMPANY, LLC

SWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC

SWN PRODUCTION (LOUISIANA), LLC

SWN PRODUCTION (OHIO), LLC

SWN WATER RESOURCES COMPANY, LLC

By:   Southwestern Energy Company, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Clay A. Carrell, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462 of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Clay A Carrell

Clay A. Carrell

   President (Principal Executive Officer) of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN International, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC and SWN Water Resources Company, LLC   December 8, 2021


SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ R. Jason Kurtz

R. Jason Kurtz

   President (Principal Executive Officer) of SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

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Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN International, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC and SWN Water Resources Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

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Colin P. O’Beirne

   Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN International, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC and SWN Water Resources Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

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Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Company in its capacity as the sole member of each of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, SWN E & P Services, LLC, SWN International, LLC, SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, SWN Production Company, LLC, SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, SWN Production (Ohio), LLC and SWN Water Resources Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

 

* By:  

/s/ Clay A. Carrell

  Clay A. Carrell
  Attorney-in-Fact


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Spring, Texas, on the 8th day of December, 2021.

 

ANGELINA GATHERING COMPANY, L.L.C.

SWN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY, LLC

SWN PRODUCER SERVICES, LLC

By:   Southwestern Midstream Services Company, its sole member
By:   Southwestern Energy Company, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl Giesler, Jr., as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments and any registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462 of the Securities Act, to this registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ R. Jason Kurtz

R. Jason Kurtz

   President (Principal Executive Officer) of each of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C., SWN Energy Services Company, LLC and SWN Producer Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of each of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C., SWN Energy Services Company, LLC and SWN Producer Services, LLC   December 8, 2021


SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Colin P. O’Beirne

Colin P. O’Beirne

   Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of each of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C., SWN Energy Services Company, LLC and SWN Producer Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Company in its capacity as the sole member of Southwestern Midstream Services Company in its capacity as the sole member of each of Angelina Gathering Company, L.L.C., SWN Energy Services Company, LLC and SWN Producer Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

 

* By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
  Attorney-in-Fact


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Spring, Texas, on the 8th of December, 2021.

 

SWN DRILLING COMPANY, LLC
By:   SWN Production Company, LLC, its sole member
By:   Southwestern Energy Company, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Clay A. Carrell

Clay A. Carrell

   President (Principal Executive Officer) of SWN Drilling Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

*

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of SWN Drilling Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

*

Colin P. O’Beirne

   Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of SWN Drilling Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

*

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Company in its capacity as sole member of SWN Production Company, LLC in its capacity as the sole member of SWN Drilling Company, LLC   December 8, 2021

 

* By:  

/s/ Clay A. Carrell

  Clay A. Carrell
  Attorney-in-Fact


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Spring, Texas, on the 8th December, 2021.

 

SWN WELL SERVICES, LLC
By:   SWN E & P Services, LLC, its sole member
By:   Southwestern Energy Company, its sole member
By:  

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

  Carl Giesler, Jr.
 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ Clay A. Carrell

Clay A. Carrell

   President (Principal Executive Officer) of SWN Well Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

*

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of each of SWN Well Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

*

Colin P. O’Beirne

   Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) of SWN Well Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

/s/ Carl Giesler, Jr.

Carl Giesler, Jr.

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Company in its capacity as sole member of SWN E & P Services, LLC in its capacity as the sole member of SWN Well Services, LLC   December 8, 2021

 

* By:  

/s/ Clay A. Carrell

  Clay A. Carrell
  Attorney-in-Fact

EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

ONE MANHATTAN WEST

NEW YORK, NY 10001

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TEL: (212) 735-3000

FAX: (212) 735-2000

www.skadden.com

 

December 8, 2021

  

 

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BOSTON

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HONG KONG

LONDON

MOSCOW

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Southwestern Energy Company

1000 Energy Drive

Spring, Texas 77389

 

  RE:

Southwestern Energy Company

Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special United States counsel to Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to be filed on the date hereof by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238633), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on August 18, 2020 and as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 filed on August 16, 2021 (as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, collectively, the “Registration Statement”).

The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale by the Company from time to time, pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), of (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), (ii) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Preferred Stock”), which may be issued in one or more series, (iii) depositary receipts (the “Receipts”) representing fractional shares of Preferred Stock, which are called depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) and which may be issued pursuant to one or more depositary agreements (each, a “Depositary Agreement”) proposed to be entered into between the Company and one or more bank or trust companies to be named in the applicable Depositary Agreement (each, a “Bank Depositary”), (iv) debt securities of the Company (“Debt Securities”) which may be issued in one or more series under an indenture (the “Indenture”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and Regions Bank, as trustee, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, (v) warrants to


purchase shares of Common Stock, shares of Preferred Stock or Debt Securities (“Warrants”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more warrant agents to be named therein, (vi) purchase contracts (“Purchase Contracts”) obligating the holders thereof to purchase from the Company, and the Company to sell to such holders, shares of Common Stock, shares of Preferred Stock or Debt Securities at a future date or dates, which may be issued pursuant to one or more purchase contract agreements (each, a “Purchase Contract Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more purchase contract agents to be named therein, (vii) units of the Company (“Units”), which may be issued pursuant to one or more agreements (each, a “Unit Agreement”) proposed to be entered into by the Company and one or more unit agents to be named therein and (viii) such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares and indeterminate amount of Debt Securities as may be issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise, as applicable, of any Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Debt Securities, Warrants or settlement of any Purchase Contracts or Units, including such shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock as may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments determined at the time of offering (collectively, “Indeterminate Securities”. The Registration Statement also relates to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Subsidiary Guarantors of guarantees of the Debt Securities (“Guarantees”). The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Guarantees, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Purchase Contracts, Units and Indeterminate Securities offered pursuant to the Registration Statement are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.”

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:

(a)    the Registration Statement;

(b)    the form of Indenture filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement;

(c)    an executed copy of a certificate for each Opinion Party (as defined below) of Chris Lacy, Secretary of each Opinion Party, dated the date hereof (collectively, the “Secretarys Certificate”);

(d)    a copy of each Opinion Party’s Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Formation, as applicable, as described on Schedule II hereto, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or the Texas Secretary of State, as applicable, and certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;

(e)    a copy of each Opinion Party’s Bylaws, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, or Limited Liability Company Agreement, as described on Schedule III hereto (collectively, the “Operating Agreements”), as applicable, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;

(f)    a copy of certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted on November 3, 2021, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;


(g)    a copy of certain resolutions of the Member of each Subsidiary Guarantor, adopted on December [6], 2021, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;

(h)    copies of certificates, dated the dates specified on Schedule II, and bringdown verifications thereof, dated December 7, 2021 as of 11:44 am ET, from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the existence and good standing in the State of Delaware of each Opinion Party “Delaware Opinion Parties” on Schedule II hereto (each, a “Delaware Opinion Party”) (collectively the “Delaware Certificates”); and

(i)    copies of certificates, dated November 18, 2021, and bringdown verifications thereof, dated December 7, 2021 as of 11:56 am ET from the Texas Secretary of State with respect to the existence in the State of Texas of each Opinion Party listed under “Texas Opinion Parties” on Schedule II hereto (each, a “Texas Opinion Party”) and copies of the result of a search, conducted on December 7, 2021 as of the time listed on Schedule V hereto, from the Franchise Tax Account Status search on the public website of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, indicating that, as of such time, each Texas Opinion Party’s right to transact business in the State of Texas is intact (collectively, the “Texas Certificates”).

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Opinion Parties and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Opinion Parties and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and others and of public officials, including those in the Secretary’s Certificate and the factual representations and warranties contained in the Transaction Documents (as defined below).

We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the laws of the State of New York, (ii) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), (iii) the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”), and (iv) the Texas Limited Liability Company Law (the “TLLCL”) (all of the foregoing being referred to as “Opined-on Law”).

As used herein, (i) “Opinion Parties” means the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto and (ii) “Transaction Documents” means the Depositary Agreements, the Indenture and the supplemental indentures and officer’s certificates establishing the terms of the Debt Securities pursuant thereto, the Guarantees, the Warrant Agreements, the Purchase Contract Agreements, the Unit Agreements and any applicable underwriting or purchase agreement.


The opinions stated in paragraphs 1 through 10 below presume that all of the following (collectively, the “general conditions”) shall have occurred prior to the issuance of the Securities referred to therein: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to such Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations; (iii) the applicable Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto, including, if such Securities are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement with respect thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors or member of each Opinion Party, including any duly authorized committee thereof, shall have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and sale of such Securities and related matters and appropriate officers of any Opinion Party have taken all related action as directed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (v) the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of such Securities have been duly established in conformity with the certificate of incorporation or the certificate of formation and the bylaws or the limited liability company agreement of each Opinion Party so as not to violate any applicable law, the certificate of incorporation or the certificate of formation or the bylaws or the limited liability company agreement, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon any Opinion Party, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over any Opinion Party.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1.    With respect to any shares of Common Stock offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities constituting Common Stock (the “Offered Common Stock”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) if the Offered Common Stock is to be certificated, certificates in the form required under the DGCL representing the shares of Offered Common Stock are duly executed and countersigned and (c) the shares of Offered Common Stock are registered in the Company’s share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the shares of Offered Common Stock, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document, will be duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company under the DGCL and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than $0.01 per share of Common Stock.

2.    With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities constituting Preferred Stock of such series (the “Offered Preferred Stock”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Board of Directors of the Company, or a duly authorized committee thereof, has duly adopted a Certificate of Designations for the Offered Preferred Stock in accordance with the DGCL (the “Certificate”), (c) the filing of the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware has duly occurred, (d) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be certificated, certificates in the form required under the DGCL representing the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are duly executed and countersigned and (e) the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are registered in the Company’s


share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the shares of Offered Preferred Stock, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document, will be duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company under the DGCL and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less than $0.01 per share of Preferred Stock.

3.    With respect to any Depositary Shares offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities constituting Depositary Shares (the “Offered Depositary Shares”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Preferred Stock relating to such Offered Depositary Shares has been duly authorized for issuance by the Company, (c) the Offered Depositary Shares have been duly executed, delivered, countersigned, issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Depositary Agreement, and the Offered Depositary Shares have been delivered to the Bank Depositary for deposit in accordance with the applicable Depositary Agreement, and (d) the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares have been duly issued against deposit of the related shares of Preferred Stock with the Bank Depositary in accordance with the applicable Depositary Agreement, such Depositary Agreement will constitute a legally valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

4.    With respect to any series of Debt Securities offered by the Company, including any Indeterminate Securities constituting Debt Securities (the “Offered Debt Securities”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (c) the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Debt Securities and related matters have been approved and established in conformity with the applicable Transaction Documents and (d) the certificates evidencing the Offered Debt Securities have been issued in a form that complies with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Documents and have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and any other applicable Transaction Documents and issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

5.    With respect to any Guarantee of any series of Offered Debt Securities, including any Guarantee of any Indeterminate Securities constituting Offered Debt Securities of such series (the “Offered Guarantees”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the TIA, (c) the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Guarantees and related matters have been approved and established in conformity with the applicable Transaction Documents, (d) certificates (if any) evidencing the Offered Guarantees and the certificates evidencing the Debt Securities guaranteed thereby have been duly executed and, if applicable, authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and any other applicable Transaction Documents and (e) such Debt Securities have been issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor, enforceable against such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.


6.    With respect to any Warrants offered by the Company (the “Offered Warrants”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or Debt Securities for which the Offered Warrants are exercisable have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and (c) certificates evidencing the Offered Warrants have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Warrant Agreement, the Offered Warrants, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

7.    With respect to any Purchase Contracts offered by the Company (the “Offered Purchase Contracts”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or Debt Securities relating to such Offered Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized for issuance by the Company and (c) the Offered Purchase Contracts have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Purchase Contract Agreement, the Offered Purchase Contracts, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

8.    With respect to any Units offered by the Company (the “Offered Units”), when (a) the general conditions shall have been satisfied, (b) the Securities included in such Offered Units, have been duly authorized for issuance or sale by the Company and (c) certificates evidencing the Offered Units have been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document, the Offered Units, when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Transaction Document upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York.

The opinions stated herein are subject to the following qualifications:

(a)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws or governmental orders affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinions stated herein are limited by such laws and orders and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);

(b)    we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;


(c)    except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, we have assumed that each of the Transaction Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each party to such Transaction Document, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;

(d)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;

(e)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision of any Transaction Document to the extent that such section purports to bind any Opinion Party to the exclusive jurisdiction of any particular federal court or courts;

(f)    we call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to any Transaction Document, a court may decline to hear a case on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of disputes; in addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document;

(g)    we have assumed that any agent of service will have accepted appointment as agent to receive service of process and call to your attention that we do not express any opinion if and to the extent such agent shall resign such appointment. Further, we do not express any opinion with respect to the irrevocability of the designation of such agent to receive service of process;

(h)    we have assumed that the choice of New York law to govern the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto is a valid and legal provision;

(i)    we have assumed that the laws of the State of New York will be chosen to govern any Depositary Agreements, Warrant Agreements, Purchase Contract Agreements and Unit Agreements and that such choice is and will be a valid and legal provision;

(j)    we have assumed that the Indenture will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the trustee in substantially the form reviewed by us;

(k)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provisions contained in the Offered Guarantees or the related Transaction Documents to the extent that such provisions provide that the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors are absolute and unconditional irrespective of the enforceability or genuineness of the Indenture or the effect thereof on the opinions herein stated;


(l)    we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provisions contained in the Offered Guarantees or the related Transaction Documents to the extent that such provisions limit the obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Indenture, or any right of contribution of any party with respect to the Offered Guarantees; and

(m)    to the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained in any Transaction Document, the opinions stated herein are subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity and constitutionality.

In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed that:

(a)    neither the execution and delivery by the Company and each Opinion Party of the Transaction Documents to which the Company or such Opinion Party is a party nor the performance by the Company and such Opinion Party of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the applicable Securities constitutes or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any Opinion Party or their respective property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (a) with respect to the Opined-on Law);

(b)    neither the execution and delivery by the Company or any Opinion Party of the Transaction Documents to which the Company or such Opinion Party is a party nor the performance by the Company and such Opinion Party of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the applicable Securities, requires or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction; and

(c)    the limited liability company agreement of each applicable Opinion Party is the only agreement of the member of such Opinion Party as to the affairs of such Opinion Party and the conduct of its business, and we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect of any other agreement of the member of any Opinion Party as to the affairs of such Opinion Party and the conduct of its business; each applicable Opinion Party has, and since the time of its formation has had, at least one validly admitted and existing member of such Opinion Party and (i) no procedures have been instituted for, and no other event has occurred, including, without limitation, any action taken by any applicable Opinion Party or its Sole/Managing Member, that would result in, the liquidation, termination, dissolution or winding-up of such Opinion Party, (ii) no event has occurred that has adversely affected the existence, good standing or right to transact business of any Opinion Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, and each Opinion Party has taken all actions required by the laws of its jurisdiction of formation to maintain such existence, good standing and right to transact business and (iii) no grounds exist for the revocation or forfeiture of any Opinion Party’s Certificate of Formation.

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is


required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP


Schedule I

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

  1.

Angelina Gathering Company, LLC

 

  2.

A.W. Realty Company, LLC

 

  3.

SWN Drilling Company, LLC

 

  4.

SWN E&P Services, LLC

 

  5.

SWN Energy Services Company, LLC

 

  6.

SWN International, LLC

 

  7.

SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC

 

  8.

SWN Producer Services, LLC

 

  9.

SWN Production Company, LLC

 

  10.

SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC

 

  11.

SWN Production (Ohio), LLC

 

  12.

SWN Water Resources Company, LLC

 

  13.

SWN Well Services, LLC


Schedule II

Certificates of Incorporation and Certificates of Formation

Delaware Opinion Parties

 

  1.

Certificate of Incorporation of Southwestern Energy Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November 18, 2021.

 

  2.

Certificate of Formation SWN International, LLC, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of November 18, 2021.

Texas Opinion Parties

 

  3.

Certificate of Formation of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  4.

Certificate of Formation of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  5.

Certificate of Formation of SWN Drilling Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  6.

Certificate of Formation of SWN E & P Services, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  7.

Certificate of Formation SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  8.

Certificate of Formation SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  9.

Certificate of Formation SWN Producer Services, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  10.

Certificate of Formation SWN Production Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  11.

Certificate of Formation SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  12.

Certificate of Formation SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  13.

Certificate of Formation SWN Water Resources Company, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.

 

  14.

Certificate of Formation SWN Well Services, LLC, certified by the State of the State of Texas as of November 18, 2021.


Schedule III

Operating Agreements

 

  1.

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Southwestern Energy Company, dated April 28, 2020.

 

  2.

Operating Agreement of Angelina Gathering Company, LLC, dated December 22, 2005, by SWN Midstream Services, LLC as sole member.

 

  3.

Company Agreement of A.W. Realty Company, LLC, dated December 31, 2015, by Southwestern Energy Company as sole member.

 

  4.

Company Agreement of SWN Drilling Company, LLC, dated December 31, 2014, by SWN Production Company, LLC as sole member.

 

  5.

Amended and Restated Company Agreement of SWN E&P Services, LLC, dated October 22, 2014, by Southwestern Energy Company as sole member.

 

  6.

Company Agreement of SWN Energy Services Company, LLC, dated December 31, 2014, by SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC as sole member.

 

  7.

Operating Agreement of SWN International, LLC, dated March 19, 2010, by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  8.

SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, dated March 19, 2010, by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  9.

Amended and Restated Company Agreement of SWN Producer Services, LLC, dated October 22, 2015, by SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC, as sole member.

 

  10.

Company Agreement of SWN Production Company, LLC, dated November 6, 2014, by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  11.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC, dated September 7, 2021 by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  12.

Limited Liability Company Agreement of SWN Production (Ohio), LLC, dated April 30, 2021 by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  13.

Company Agreement of SWN Water Resources Company, LLC, dated April 19, 2017 by Southwestern Energy Company, as sole member.

 

  14.

Amended and Restated Company Agreement of SWN Well Services, LLC, dated October 14, 2014 by SWN E&P Services, LLC, as sole member.


Schedule IV

 

  1.

Franchise Tax Account Search for Angelina Gathering Company, LLC as of 7:33 am ET.

 

  2.

Franchise Tax Account Search for A.W. Realty Company, LLC as of 7:33 am ET.

 

  3.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Drilling Company, LLC as of 7:34 am ET.

 

  4.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN E & P Services, LLC as of 7:34 am ET.

 

  5.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Energy Services Company, LLC as of 7:35 am ET.

 

  6.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC as of 7:35 am ET.

 

  7.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Producer Services, LLC as of 7:36 am ET.

 

  8.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Production Company, LLC as of 7:36 am ET.

 

  9.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC as of 7:37 am ET.

 

  10.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Production (Ohio), LLC as of 7:39 am ET.

 

  11.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Water Resources Company, LLC as of 7:40 am ET.

 

  12.

Franchise Tax Account Search for SWN Well Services, LLC as of 7:40 am ET.


EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Southwestern Energy Company of our report dated March 1, 2021 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Southwestern Energy Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

December 8, 2021


EX-23.3

Exhibit 23.3

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Southwestern Energy Company of our report dated March 25, 2021, except for the effects of the change in the accounting for redeemable preferred units discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is July 1, 2021, relating to the financial statements of Indigo Natural Resources LLC, which appears in Southwestern Energy Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 2021. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

December 8, 2021


EX-23.4

Exhibit 23.4

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our report dated March 10, 2020 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Montage Resources Corporation included in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Southwestern Energy Company. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement of Southwestern Energy Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238633), and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts.”

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

December 8, 2021


EX-23.5

Exhibit 23.5

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in or incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 (including any amendments or supplements thereto, related appendices, and financial statements) of Southwestern Energy Company of our audit letter, dated February 9, 2021, with respect to estimates of reserves and future net revenues to the combined interests of Southwestern Energy Company and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2020. We also hereby consent to all references to our firm or such reports included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to use of our name as it appears under “Experts”.

 

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Danny D. Simmons, P.E.

  Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
  President and Chief Operating Officer

Houston, Texas

December 8, 2021


EX-23.6

Exhibit 23.6

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in or incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 (including any amendments or supplements thereto, related appendices, and financial statements) of Indigo Natural Resources LLC of our reserves report, dated January 25, 2021, with respect to estimates of reserves and future net revenues to the combined interests of Southwestern Energy Company and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2020. We also hereby consent to all references to our firm or such reports included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to use of our name as it appears under “Experts”.

 

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:  

/s/ C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E.

  C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E.
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, Texas

December 8, 2021


EX-23.7

Exhibit 23.7

 

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in or incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 (including any amendments or supplements thereto, related appendices, and financial statements) of Southwestern Energy Company of our report, dated January 28, 2021, with respect to estimates of reserves and future net revenues to the GEP Haynesville, LLC interest in certain gas properties located in Louisiana, as of December 31, 2020. We also hereby consent to all references to our firm or such reports included in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to use of our name as it appears under “Experts”.

 

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Danny D. Simmons

  Danny D. Simmons, P.E.
  President and Chief Operating Officer

Houston, Texas

December 8, 2021


EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

 

 

REGIONS BANK

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Alabama   63-0371391

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1900 Fifth Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama

  35203
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Doug Milner

Senior Vice President

Regions Bank

Corporate Trust

3773 Richmond Avenue, Suite 1100

Houston, Texas 77046

Phone: (713) 244-8041

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

Southwestern Energy Company

(and the subsidiaries identified below in the Table of Subsidiary Guarantor Registrants) (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   71-0205415

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

10000 Energy Drive

Spring, Texas 77389

(832) 796-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Senior Debt Securities

 

 

 


TABLE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS (1)

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter   

State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

Angelina Gathering Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
A.W. Realty Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Drilling Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN E & P Services, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Energy Services Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN International, LLC    Delaware    71-0205415
SWN Midstream Services Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Producer Services, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Production Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Production (Louisiana), LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Production (Ohio), LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Water Resources Company, LLC    Texas    71-0205415
SWN Well Services, LLC    Texas    71-0205415

The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each of the Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant’s principal executive offices is 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389, telephone (832) 796-1000. The name, address, and telephone number of the agent for service for each Subsidiary Guarantor Registrant is Christopher W. Lacy, Southwestern Energy Company, 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389, telephone (832) 796-1000.


Item 1.

General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Alabama State Banking Department, 401 Adams Ave., Montgomery, Alabama 36104

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

 

Item 15.

Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

 

Item 16.

List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

Exhibit 1.

Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, including Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Trustee’s Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-223626) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

Exhibit 2.

Not applicable

 

Exhibit 3.

Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Trustee’s Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202769) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

Exhibit 4.

A copy of the bylaws of the trustee as now in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Trustee’s Form T-1 filed as Exhibit 25.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-227903) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

Exhibit 5.

Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 6.

The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

 

Exhibit 7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

Exhibit 8.

Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 9.

Not applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Regions Bank, a state-chartered bank organized under the laws of the state of Alabama, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the Houston, Texas on the 8th day of December 2021.

 

REGIONS BANK

/s/ Doug Milner

Doug Milner
Senior Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

December 8, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, Regions Bank hereby consents that reports of examination of Regions Bank by Federal, State, Territorial or District regulatory authorities may be furnished by such regulatory authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefor.

 

Dated: December 8, 2021

     
     

Very truly yours,

     

REGIONS BANK

     

/s/ Doug Milner

     

Doug Milner

     

Senior Vice President


Exhibit 7

REGIONS BANK

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Regions Bank

As of the close of business on September 30, 2021


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Regions Bank FFIEC 031 Legal Title of Bank Page 17 of 91 Birmingham RC-1 City AL 35203 State Zip Code FDIC Certificate Number: 12368 Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks and Savings Associations for September 30, 2021 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC—Balance Sheet Dollar Amounts in Thousands RCFD Amount Assets 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A): a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1) 0081 1,897,000 1.a b. Interest-bearing balances (2) 0071 25,720,000 1.b 2. Securities: a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)(3) JJ34 945,000 2.a b. Available-for-sale debt securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) 1773 28,964,000 2.b c. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading (4) JA22 355,000 2.c 3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: RCON a. Federal funds sold in domestic offices B987 0 3.a RCFD b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (5,6) B989 0 3.b 4. Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C): a. Loans and leases held for sale 5369 925,000 4.a b. Loans and leases held for investment B528 83,270,000 4.b c. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses(7) 3123 1,428,000 4.c d. Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c) B529 81,842,000 4.d 5. Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D) 3545 9,000 5 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) 2145 2,285,000 6 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) 2150 17,000 7 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies 2130 119,000 8 9. Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures 3656 0 9 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) 2143 5,219,000 10 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)(6) 2160 7,046,000 11 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) 2170 155,343,000 12 (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. (3) Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 2.a amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses, and item 2.a should equal Schedule RC-B, item 8, column A, less Schedule RI-B, Part II, item 7, column B. (4) Item 2.c is to be completed by all institutions. See the instructions for this item and the Glossary entry for “Securities Activities” for further detail on accounting for investments in equity securities. (5) Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity. (6) Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in items 3.b and 11 amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses. (7) Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 4.c the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases.


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Regions Bank FFIEC 031 Legal Title of Bank Page 18 of 91 FDIC Certificate Number: 12368 RC-2 Schedule RC—Continued Dollar Amounts in Thousands RCON Amount Liabilities 13. Deposits: a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E, Part I) 2200 133,779,000 13.a (1) Noninterest-bearing (1) 6631 58,860,000 13.a.1 (2) Interest-bearing 6636 74,919,000 13.a.2 b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs RCFN (from Schedule RC-E, Part II) 2200 0 13.b (1) Noninterest-bearing 6631 0 13.b.1 (2) Interest-bearing 6636 0 13.b.2 14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: RCON a. Federal funds purchased in domestic offices (2) B993 0 14.a RCFD b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (3) B995 0 14.b 15. Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D) 3548 0 15 16. Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness)(from Schedule RC-M) _3190 33,000 16 17. and 18. Not applicable RCFD 19. Subordinated notes and debentures (4) 3200 496,000 19 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) 2930 2,933,000 20 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) 2948 137,241,000 21 22. Not applicable Equity Capital Bank Equity Capital 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 3838 0 23 24. Common stock 3230 0 24 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) 3839 16,399,000 25 26. a. Retained earnings 3632 1,153,000 26.a b. Accumulated other comprehensive income (5) B530 532,000 26.b c. Other equity capital components (6)_ A130 0 26.c 27. a. Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c) 3210 18,084,000 27.a b. Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries 3000 18,000 27.b 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b) G105 18,102,000 28 29. Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28) 3300 155,343,000 29 (1) Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits. (2) Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.” (3) Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity. (4) Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus. (5) Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments. (6) Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.


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Regions Bank FFIEC 031 Legal Title of Bank Page 19 of 91 FDIC Certificate Number: 12368 RC-3 Schedule RC—Continued Memoranda To be reported with the March Report of Condition. 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external RCFD Number auditors as of any date during 2020 6724 N/A M.1 1a = An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s financial 2b = An audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s statements and its internal control over financial reporting consolidated financial statements only conducted in accordance conducted in accordance with the standards of the American with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or Public independent public accountant that submits a report on the Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) by an consolidated holding company (but not on the institution independent public accountant that submits a report on separately) the institution 3 = This number is not to be used. 1b = An audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements only 4 = Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) submits a report on the institution. 5 = Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external 2a = An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) company’s consolidated financial statements and its internal 6 = Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the 7 = Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public auditors accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding 8 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) company (but not on the institution separately). 9 = No external audit work To be reported with the March Report of Condition. RCON MMDD 2. Bank’s fiscal year-end date(report the date in MMDD format) 8678 N/A M.2