Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (fka CLDPQ)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.



As previously disclosed, Cloud Peak Energy Resources LLC (“CPE Resources”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (“CPE,” the “Company,” “we” or “our”), elected not to make an interest payment under its 6.375% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) of approximately $1.8 million, which was due on March 15, 2019. The indenture governing the 2024 Notes (the “2024 Notes Indenture”) provided a 30-day grace period that extended the last day to make the interest payment to April 14, 2019 before an event of default would occur under the 2024 Notes Indenture. As a result of CPE Resources’ decision not to make the interest payment by April 14, 2019, an event of default occurred under the 2024 Notes Indenture. This event of default allows the trustee or the holders of at least 25% of principal amount of the 2024 Notes to accelerate maturity of the principal, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, on the 2024 Notes. In the event of acceleration, we do not have adequate liquidity to repay the principal balance. On April 15, 2019, CPE Resources entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “2024 Notes Forbearance Agreement”) with CPE, Cloud Peak Finance Corp. and Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc. (“Nomura”), which provided that Nomura, an investment advisor for the holders or beneficial owners of a majority (but less than 75%) of the 2024 Notes outstanding, would not enforce any of its rights and remedies available under the 2024 Notes Indenture as a result of the event of default caused by the continued non-payment of interest under the 2024 Notes until the earlier of (i) May 1, 2019 and (ii) two business days following written notice from Nomura of any breach of the 2024 Notes Forbearance Agreement. As previously disclosed, the parties entered into a letter agreement, dated as of April 30, 2019, which extended the May 1, 2019 termination date to May 7, 2019. On May 7, 2019, the parties entered into a second letter agreement (the “Second Letter Agreement”) amending the 2024 Notes Forbearance Agreement, which further extended the termination date to May 10, 2019.