American Energy–Utica (AEU), an affiliate of American Energy Partners, announced it closed on its offering of $750 million of seven-year 3.5% convertible subordinated notes that priced last week. The offering was upsized from an initial amount of $500 million.

AEU said it has also entered into an amendment of its senior secured credit facility, which is led by GSO Capital Partners, to provide for $500 million of incremental term loan borrowings that increases AEU’s total borrowing capacity to $950 million. AEU intends to use the net proceeds from the offering and the incremental term loan borrowings to facilitate the funding of its pending leasehold acquisitions in the southern Utica Shale and its planned capital expenditures for its drilling and development program.