Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On August 5, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, its updated 2019 guidance and an update on the Companys merger
with Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., which will close on August 6, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Companys filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report
on Form 8-K, including the
exhibit hereto, includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Current Report
on Form 8-K that address
activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Terminology such as may, will, could, should,
expect, plan, project, intend, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, potential, pursue, target,
outlook, continue, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Companys
expectations of plans, goals, strategies (including measures to implement strategies), objectives and anticipated results with respect thereto. These statements address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may
occur in the future, including things such as projections of results of operations, plans for growth, goals, future capital expenditures, competitive strengths, references to future intentions and other such references. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Companys actual results or financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. These include risks and
uncertainties relating to, among other things: the Companys evaluation and implementation of strategic alternatives; the Companys efforts to reduce leverage; the Companys level of indebtedness, including its ability to satisfy its
debt obligations; the Companys need to make accretive acquisitions or substantial capital expenditures to maintain its declining asset base, including the ability to make acquisitions on favorable terms or to integrate acquired properties; the
Companys ability to complete the previously announced proposed merger with Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.; continued low or further declining commodity prices and demand for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; the Companys
ability to access funds on acceptable terms, if at all, because of the terms and conditions governing the Companys indebtedness or otherwise; general political and economic conditions, globally and in the jurisdictions in which we operate,
including the impact of legislation and governmental regulations, including those related to climate change and hydraulic fracturing; and changes in commodity prices and hedge positions and the risk that the Companys hedging strategy may be
ineffective or may reduce its income. Please read the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report
on Form 10-K, and if
applicable, the Companys Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q and Current
Reports
on Form 8-K, which
are available on the Companys Investor Relations website at http://investor.amplifyenergy.com/ or on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov, for a discussion of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those in such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report
on Form 8-K. All forward-looking
statements in this Current Report
on Form 8-K are qualified
in their entirety by these cautionary
statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.