Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): July 15, 2019

Emerge Energy Services LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35912	90-0832937
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5600 Clearfork Main Street, Suite 400

Fort Worth, Texas 76109

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(817) 618-4020
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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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 o

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. o

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of exchange on which registered
Common Units		EMESZ		OTC

Item 1.03. Bankruptcy or Receivership.

On July 15, 2019, Emerge Energy Services LP (the “Partnership”), along with certain of the Partnership’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief (collectively, the “Petitions” and, the cases commenced thereby, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors have filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to jointly administer the Chapter 11 Cases under the caption “ In re: Emerge Energy Services LP., et al. ” The Debtors will continue to operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.

The Chapter 11 Cases were filed in order to effect the Debtors’ joint plan of reorganization (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”). Copies of the Plan and further information about the Chapter 11 Cases can be found at http://www.kccllc.net/EmergeEnergy.

Item 2.04. Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constitutes an event of default that accelerated the Partnership’s obligations under the following debt instruments (collectively, the “Debt Documents”). Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the Debt Documents are automatically stayed as a result of the filing of the Petitions and the holders’ rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Documents are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

· Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018, by and among the Partnership, as parent guarantor, Emerge Energy Services Operating LLC, Superior Silica Sands LLC and certain of their subsidiaries, as borrowers, HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as administrative and collateral agent and the lenders party thereto from time to time.

· Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018, by and among the Partnership, as parent guarantor, Emerge Energy Services Operating LLC, Superior Silica Sands LLC and certain of their subsidiaries, as borrowers, HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as notes and collateral agent and the noteholder party thereto from time to time.

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.

	Emerge Energy Services LP

	By:	Emerge Energy Services GP LLC,
		its general partner

Dated: July 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Rick Shearer
		Name:	Rick Shearer
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer