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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-15-004607
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150519
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150526
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150526

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000894627
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				760274813
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32167
		FILM NUMBER:		15888491

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-623-0801

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 POST OAK PL STE 309
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77027
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On May 19, 2015, VAALCO Gabon (Etame), Inc. (&#8220;VAALCO Sub&#8221;), a wholly owned subsidiary of VAALCO Energy, Inc. (&#8220;VAALCO&#8221;), entered into a Waiver and First Amendment of Loan Agreement (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;), amending the Loan Agreement dated as of January 30, 2014 by and between VAALCO Sub, as borrower, and International Finance Corporation, as lender (as amended, the &#8220;Loan Agreement&#8221;).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Amendment permanently removes the affirmative covenant that VAALCO Sub maintain a debt to equity ratio at or below that of 60 to 40. The Amendment also extends to September 30, 2016 the date upon which VAALCO Sub must convert the ownership of its Gabonese assets to an entity organized under the laws of Gabon.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.44%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="color:#000000;">VAALCO GABON (ETAME), INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States of America and operating in Gabon through its branch (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;); and</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><font style="color:#000000;">INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION, an international organization established by Articles of Agreement among its member countries including the Republic of Gabon (&#8220;</font><font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;color:#000000;">IFC</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;).</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> the Borrower and IFC entered into that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;">Loan Agreement</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;);</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Loan Agreement, the Borrower was required to complete the Conversion (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;">Conversion Requirement</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;) as a condition to IFC making the First Loan;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> pursuant to that certain Request Letter for Waivers Related to the First Loan, dated as of August 25, 2014, signed by the Borrower, Sponsor and VAALCO International and acknowledged and agreed to by IFC, IFC waived the Conversion Requirement until February 28, 2015;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> the Conversion still has not been completed as of the date hereof but the Borrower has continued to make progress toward the Conversion;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS, <font style="font-weight:normal;">the Borrower has requested, and IFC has agreed, to waive the Conversion Requirement pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Loan Agreement and according to the terms and conditions provided for herein;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> the affirmative covenant set forth in Section 6.01(n) of the Loan Agreement stipulates in part that the Borrower shall maintain at all times the Debt to Equity Ratio at or below 60:40 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-style:italic;">Debt to Equity</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> </font><font style="font-style:italic;">Covenant</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> the Borrower and IFC have agreed to certain other amendments as provided for herein in accordance with Section 8.08 of the Loan Agreement;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement;</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NOW, THEREFORE,<font style="font-weight:normal;"> in consideration of the premises and of the agreement contained herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Section 1.02.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Waiver of the Debt to Equity Covenant</font>. IFC hereby waives compliance by the Borrower with the Debt to Equity Covenant as of March&#160;31,&#160;2015 through and including the date hereof.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 6.01(n)</font><font style="color:#000000;"> is hereby amended by deleting the words: &#8220;and the Debt to Equity Ratio at or below 60:40 (calculated, for the avoidance of doubt, as a ratio and not a fraction)&#8221;.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 6.03(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;"> is hereby amended by replacing the words &#8220;ninety (90)&#8221; with &#8220;one hundred and twenty (120)&#8221;.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:36pt;">no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur immediately following the execution hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">This Waiver and Amendment shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent or agreement to, or waiver or modification of, any other term or condition of the Loan Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any of the documents referred to therein, (ii) except as expressly set forth herein, impair or prejudice any right or rights which IFC may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any of the documents referred to therein, or (iii) constitute any course of dealing or other basis for altering any obligation of the Borrower or any right, privilege or remedy of IFC under the Loan Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, or any other contract or instrument.&nbsp;&nbsp;Entering into this Waiver and Amendment does not constitute and will not be construed to be an assurance or promise that waivers or amendments will be granted in the future.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Except as expressly set forth herein, the Loan Agreement and all other Transaction Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;color:#;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">The Loan Agreement and this Waiver and Amendment shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Section 3.02.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Counterparts</font>. This Waiver and Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same agreement.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:6.67%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Section 3.04.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Transaction Document</font>. This Waiver and Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document.</p>
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