Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2024

Berry Corporation (bry)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-38606	81-5410470
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 500

Dallas, Texas 75248

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(661) 616-3900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share			Trading Symbol BRY			Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 8.01			Other Events.

On August 20, 2024 (the “Redetermination Date”), the scheduled semi-annual redetermination of the borrowing base occurred under the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement” ), by and among Berry Corporation (bry) as a guarantor, Berry Petroleum Company, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, as the borrower, (the “Borrower”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. In connection with such redetermination, the Borrower’s borrowing base and aggregate elected committed amount are each $125 million (previously $200 million), effective as of the Redetermination Date. In accordance with the Credit Agreement, the next scheduled semi-annual borrowing base redetermination will be in or around November 2024.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




		Berry Corporation (bry)

Dated: August 23, 2024	By:	/s/ Michael S. Helm
		Michael S. Helm
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Cover	Aug. 20, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 20, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Berry Corporation (bry)
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38606
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-5410470
Entity Address, Address Line One	16000 N. Dallas Parkway
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 500
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75248
City Area Code	661
Local Phone Number	616-3900
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	BRY
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001705873
Amendment Flag	false