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): March 1011, 2021

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 17^th Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO	80265
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 543-5700

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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 31.01. ~~Notice~~Entry ofinto ~~Delisting~~a orMaterial ~~Failure~~Definitive ~~to Satisfy Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Agreement.

As previously announced, on March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “~~Company~~Parent”), and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively with the ~~Company~~Parent, the “~~Debtors~~Company”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston) (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The ~~Debtors~~Company’s Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: Sundance Energy Inc., et al., Case No. 21-30882 (DRJ) (the “Chapter 11 Cases”).

OnIn ~~March 10,~~connection ~~2021~~with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company ~~received~~filed a ~~letter~~motion ~~from~~in the ~~Listing~~Bankruptcy ~~Qualifications~~Court ~~department~~seeking ~~staff~~court approval of ~~the~~debtor-in-possession ~~NASDAQ~~financing ~~Stock~~( ~~Market~~the (“~~NASDAQ~~DIP Motion”) ~~notifying~~on the ~~Company~~terms ~~that,~~set asforth in a ~~result~~contemplated ofJunior ~~the~~Secured ~~Chapter 11 Cases and~~ Debtor-in-Possession ~~accordance~~Credit ~~with~~Agreement ~~NASDAQ~~(the ~~Listing~~“DIP ~~Rules 5101,~~Credit ~~5110(b~~Agreement”), by and ~~IM5101-1,~~among the ~~staff~~Parent, ofSundance ~~NASDAQ~~Energy, ~~has~~Inc., ~~determined~~a ~~that~~Colorado ~~the~~corporation, ~~Company’s~~as ~~securities~~borrower ~~will~~(the be“Borrower”), ~~delisted~~each ~~from~~other ~~NASDAQ~~direct and atindirect ~~the~~subsidiary ~~opening~~ of ~~business~~the ~~on March 19~~Parent, ~~2021~~as guarantors, ~~and~~Morgan aStanley ~~Form 25-NSE~~Capital ~~will~~Administrators beInc. ~~filed~~as ~~with~~administrative agent, and each of the ~~Securities~~lenders ~~and~~from ~~Exchange~~time ~~Commission~~to ~~(the~~time ~~“SEC”)~~party thereto.

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~~Item~~The 3DIP Credit Agreement includes conditions precedent, representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default customary for financings of this type and size.~~03.~~ ~~Material~~Among ~~Modification~~other things, the proceeds of the loans under the DIP Credit Agreement will be used to ~~Rights~~pay professional or other transaction fees and expenses, to finance the working capital and capital expenditure needs of ~~Security~~the ~~Holders~~Borrower and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, to pay fees, interest and expenses associated with the DIP Credit Agreement, to fund the costs of the administration of the Chapter 11 Cases and to pay post-petition interest due and owing to the Borrower’s lenders under its revolving credit agreement and to pay Prepetition RBL Protection Fees and Expenses (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement).

The ~~information~~Secured ~~set forth~~Obligations ~~below~~(as defined in ~~Item~~the DIP ~~8.01~~Credit ofAgreement), ~~this~~will ~~Current~~mature ~~Report~~ on ~~Form 8-K~~the ~~regarding~~date which is the ~~Order~~ ~~Establishing~~earliest ~~Notification~~of ~~Procedures and~~(a) ~~Approving~~June ~~Restrictions~~14, on2021, ~~Certain~~(b) ~~Transfers~~the effective date of an Approved Plan, or ~~Worthlessness~~(c) ~~Deductions~~the ~~with~~date ~~Respect~~all ~~to,~~DIP ~~Stock~~Loans ofbecome ~~the~~due ~~Debtors Docket No. 77~~and ispayable, ~~incorporated~~whether ~~herein~~ by ~~reference~~acceleration or otherwise.

~~Item~~The 8terms of the DIP Credit Agreement were approved by the Bankruptcy Court and the Borrower made an initial draw of $10,000,000 under the DIP Facility.01 Subject to the DIP Credit Agreement’s terms and conditions, the Borrower may make an additional draw of up to $35,000,000 after the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of an order approving the DIP Facility on a final basis and concurrently with the occurrence of the effective date of the plan of reorganization. ~~Other~~An ~~Events~~additional $5,000,000 in DIP Loans is available with consent of the Case Extension Required Lenders (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement). The foregoing description of the DIP Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the form of DIP Credit Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1

~~On March 10,~~Item ~~2021, in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, the Bankruptcy Court entered orders granting the Debtors relief on several motions filed by the Debtors~~9.01 ~~Among~~Financial ~~others,~~Statements ~~the Bankruptcy Court entered the Order Establishing Notification Procedures~~ and ~~Approving Restrictions on Certain Transfers of, or Worthlessness Deductions with Respect to, Stock of the Debtors Docket No~~Exhibits. 77 (the “Order”). The Order approves the procedures (including notice requirements) that certain shareholders and potential shareholders must comply with regarding certain acquisitions or transfers of, or declarations of worthlessness with respect to, Sundance Stock (as defined in the Order), as well as certain requirements to notify the Company with respect to current share ownership (collectively, the “Procedures”). A copy of the Procedures is included in the Order. The terms and conditions of the Procedures were immediately effective and enforceable upon entry of the Order by the Bankruptcy Court.

~~Any actions in violation of the Procedures~~ (~~including the notice requirements~~d) are null and void ab initio, and any person or entity that takes any action in violation of the Order or the Procedures, or otherwise fails to comply with their requirements, shall be (a) subject to sanctions as the Bankruptcy Court may consider appropriate and (b) required to take remedial actions, which may include actions necessary to appropriately reflect that such transfer or worthlessness deduction is null and void ab initio. Exhibits

The foregoing description of the Order is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Order Establishing Notification Procedures and Approving Restrictions on Certain Transfers of, or Worthlessness Deductions with Respect to, Stock of the Debtors Docket No. 77 and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Order and further information about the Chapter 11 Cases can be found at https://cases.primeclerk.com/sundanceenergy.

Exhibit No.	Description

10.1	Junior Secured Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021, by and among the Parent, Sundance Energy, Inc., a Colorado corporation, as borrower, each other direct and indirect subsidiary of the Parent, as guarantors, Morgan Stanley Capital Administrators Inc. as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
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.

		SUNDANCE ENERGY INC.
Date: March 11, 2021	By:	/s/ Cathy L. Anderson
Date: March 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Cathy L. Anderson
		Name:	Cathy L. Anderson
		Name: Cathy L. Anderson
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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