Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.






Closing of Note Offering


On April 29, 2020, Tellurian Inc. ("Tellurian" or the "Company") closed its previously announced offering (the "Offering") to an institutional investor (the "Investor") of (i) a $56,000,000 face amount senior unsecured note (the "Note") issued pursuant to an Indenture by and between the Company, as issuer, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Indenture"), and (ii) a warrant to purchase up to 20,000,000 shares of Tellurian common stock at an exercise price of $1.542 per share (the "Warrant"). The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the placement agent fees, original issue discount and offering expenses, will be approximately $47.3 million.

The Offering was made pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-235793), which was declared effective by the SEC on January 3, 2020, including the prospectus contained therein, as amended on April 28, 2020 by the post-effective amendment No. 1 (the "Post-Effective Amendment"), and the prospectus supplement filed on April 28, 2020. In connection with such registration, the Company is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K a legal opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. regarding the validity of the Note and the Warrant and as Exhibit 5.2 a legal opinion of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP regarding the validity of the shares issuable upon an event of default under the Note or upon conversion of the Warrant.





The Indenture and the Note


The Indenture governs the terms of the Note to the extent set forth therein, including with respect to the rights and duties of the trustee (including in connection with an event of default under the Note (as described below)), replacement of the trustee, discharge of the Indenture, cancellation of the Note, and amendment and modification of the Indenture or the Note.

The Indenture also provides that a majority in principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred to the trustee (either relating to an event of default or otherwise), subject to the trustee's right to refuse to follow directions in certain circumstances.

The Indenture is subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "TIA"), and contains customary provisions required under the TIA.

The terms of the Note are incorporated by reference into the Indenture, and, with respect to provisions related to the maturity of the Note, ranking of the Note, payments on the Note, events of default, remedies in connection with an event of default (including acceleration of the Note or conversion of the Note) and certain other provisions, the Indenture refers to the applicable provisions of the Note.

The Note is a senior unsecured obligation of the Company. The Note will mature on June 1, 2021 and was sold to the Investor at a purchase price of $50,000,000, or approximately 89.3% of its face amount. The interest rate under the Note is 0%, which interest rate would increase upon the existence of an event of default. A portion of the face amount of the Note must be redeemed on the first day of every month beginning on June 1, 2020 through maturity of the Note pursuant to a schedule set forth in the Note. The Note contains certain cash sweep provisions requiring that a portion of the proceeds from certain Company equity offerings and convertible securities offerings be used to repay the Note through additional amortization payments not to exceed $8,000,000 in total, subject to certain conditions. The Investor may require the Company to repurchase the Note (i) upon a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Note) at 105% of the face amount or (ii) upon an event of default at 115% of the face amount. The Company may prepay the Note in whole or in part from time to time without premium or penalty.

The Note includes covenants which, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, permit liens on their assets, make certain types of investments, pay dividends and other restricted payments, transfer assets, enter into transactions with affiliates and issue certain types of securities. The Note also requires the Company to maintain, as of the last day of each month, unrestricted, unencumbered cash in one or more deposit accounts held solely in the Company's name in an amount at least equal to the greater of (i) 40% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Note, (ii) $18,000,000 and (iii) the minimum aggregate amount of cash required to be reserved by the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to any indebtedness (other than the Note) plus $6,000,000; provided that up to $12,000,000 of cash encumbered under one of the Company's existing debt facilities may count towards satisfying the amounts in clauses (i) and (ii). The Company is also required to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain certain stockholder approvals related to the issuance of shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the Note.





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The Note includes customary provisions regarding events of default, including, among other things, nonpayment of principal or other amounts, violation of covenants, incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect, cross-acceleration with respect to other indebtedness, bankruptcy and judgments, and acceleration of amounts due under the Note. In addition, the Note provides that if an event of default occurs, the Investor will have the right to convert amounts due under the Note into the "Conversion Consideration," which . . .

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an


           Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.



The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 under "Amendment to Credit Agreement" is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 3.02.

The lender has represented that it is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company relied on the private placement exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act set forth in Section 4(a)(2) thereof for purposes of the transactions contemplated by the Amendment.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 3.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d)    Exhibits.



Exhibit No.   Description
    4.1         Indenture, dated as of April 29, 2020, by and between Tellurian
              Inc., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as
              trustee, relating to Senior Unsecured Note due 2021

    4.2         Senior Unsecured Note due 2021, dated as of April 29, 2020, issued
              to High Trail Investments SA LLC




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Exhibit No.   Description
    4.3         Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of April 29, 2020,
              issued to High Trail Investments SA LLC

    4.4         Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of April 29, 2020,
              issued to Nineteen77 Capital Solutions A LP

    4.5         Amended and Restated Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of
              April 29, 2020, issued to Nineteen77 Capital Solutions A LP

    5.1         Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.

    5.2         Opinion of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

    5.3         Opinion of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

   10.1         Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2020, by and
              between the Company and each of Charif Souki, Martin Houston, Meg
              Gentle and R. Keith Teague

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              file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL
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