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): ~~September~~November 1530, 2020

Sundance Energy Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-36302		61-1949225
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1050 17th Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80265	(303) 543-5700
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	SNDE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

Emerging growth company		x

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Item 58.0201 ~~Departure~~Other ~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

OnAs ~~September~~previously 15indicated in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, ~~James~~Sundance REnergy Inc. ~~Redfearn~~ (the “Company”) was not ~~appointed~~in compliance as of such date with respect to ~~serve~~(a) the asAsset ~~Executive~~Coverage ~~Vice~~Ratio ~~President~~under ~~and~~its ~~Chief~~second ~~Operating~~lien ~~Officer~~term ofloan ~~Sundance~~facility or ~~Energy~~(b) the ~~Inc~~Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio or minimum Current Ratio under its senior secured revolving credit facility. (In addition, pursuant to the “second lien term loan facility, the Company”) ~~and~~was ~~Sundance~~required ~~Energy~~to enter into a restructuring support agreement with its lenders by November 30, ~~Inc~~2020 which did not occur. As a result of such non-compliance, the Company’s was unable to deliver applicable ~~operating~~compliance ~~subsidiary~~certificates under such facilities and cross-defaults under each facility were triggered. While they have not yet done so, these events of default allow the lenders to demand immediate repayment of the amounts outstanding under our credit facilities.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Redfearn,~~Company ~~41,~~has ~~brings~~not ~~over~~yet 18received ~~years~~waivers ofor ~~diverse~~amendments ~~experience~~from ~~in upstream oil and gas operations to~~ the ~~Sundance~~lenders ~~team. Previous~~ to ~~joining~~waive ~~Sundance~~or heotherwise ~~was~~address ~~the~~these ~~founder and~~events ~~Chief Executive Officer~~ of ~~3Fearns~~default. ~~LLC,~~The aCompany ~~private~~continues ~~exploration and production company formed in 2018~~ to ~~drill~~actively ~~and~~work ~~acquire conventional~~with ~~assets in~~ the ~~Arkoma~~lenders ~~basin.~~under ~~Prior~~each facility to ~~that,~~provide ~~from~~for ~~2014~~any towaivers, ~~2018~~amendments, heor ~~was~~forbearances ~~the~~necessary, ~~Chief~~although ~~Executive~~there ~~Officer~~can ofbe ~~Wagon~~no ~~Wheel Exploration, a~~assurances ~~private~~that ~~equity backed exploration and production company focused on~~ the ~~Arkoma~~Company ~~and~~will ~~ArkLaTex~~be ~~basins.~~able ~~From~~to ~~2005~~do ~~until 2012, Mr~~so. ~~Redfearn served~~If as the ~~Vice~~Company ~~President~~is ofunsuccessful ~~Drilling and Completions for Petrohawk Energy overseeing operations~~ in ~~the~~its ~~Cotton Valley~~efforts, ~~Haynesville, Fayetteville,~~it ~~Permian~~may ~~and~~be ~~various~~necessary ~~other~~for ~~Mid-Continent areas until~~ the ~~acquisition~~Company byto ~~BHP Billiton. He began his career as a Drilling~~seek ~~Engineer~~protection atfrom ~~Phillips~~its ~~Petroleum~~creditors ~~Company~~under ~~where~~Chapter he11 ~~had~~of ~~multiple~~the ~~assignments, including international, deep water, and US Land~~U. ~~Mr. Redfearn holds a B.~~S. inBankruptcy ~~Petroleum~~Code, ~~Engineering~~or ~~from~~such ~~the~~creditors ~~University~~may ofseek ~~Oklahoma~~other remedies.

Mr. Redfearn has no family relationships that require disclosure pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, and has not been involved in any transactions that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Redfearn and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Redfearn was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.SIGNATURE

~~In connection with his appointment, Mr. Redfearn and the Company entered into an offer letter (the “Redfearn Offer Letter”).~~ Pursuant to the ~~Redfearn Offer~~ ~~Letter, Mr. Redfearn is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $335,000 (the “Base Salary”), which~~requirements ~~Mr. Redfearn has voluntarily elected to temporarily reduce by 20% due to market conditions. Mr. Redfearn will also be eligible for (i) a discretionary annual cash performance bonus at a target level~~ of ~~75% of~~ the ~~Base~~Securities ~~Salary~~Exchange ~~(which,~~Act ~~for fiscal year 2020, will be prorated for actual days~~ of ~~employment)~~1934, ~~(ii) a discretionary annual equity grant with a value equal to 150% of~~ the ~~Base Salary,~~registrant ~~and~~has ~~(iii)~~duly ~~such~~caused ~~other~~this ~~benefits,~~report ~~including health insurance and vacation,~~ to ~~the~~be ~~same~~signed ~~extent~~on asits ~~such~~behalf ~~benefits~~by ~~are available to~~ the ~~Company’s other executive officers. Mr. Redfearn will also enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification~~undersigned ~~agreement~~hereunto ~~upon~~duly ~~commencement of his employment~~authorized.

~~Item~~Date: ~~9.01~~December 1, ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~2020

~~(d)~~SUNDANCE ~~Exhibits~~ENERGY INC. By: /s/ Cathy L. Anderson Name: Cathy L. Anderson Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Offer Letter dated August 31, 2020 between Sundance Energy, Inc. and James R. Redfearn
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

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

Date: September 17, 2020

SUNDANCE ENERGY INC. By: /s/ Cathy L. Anderson Name: Cathy L. Anderson Title: Chief Financial Officer

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