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
February 20, 2013
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12719 | 76-0466193 | ||
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of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) | ||
801 Louisiana St., Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 780-9494
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on February 20, 2013, containing financial and operational results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
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99.1 |
Press release issued February 20, 2013. | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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| /s/ Michael J. Killelea | ||||
| Michael J. Killelea | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
Dated: February 21, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press release issued February 20, 2013. | |||