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): March 23, 2011 (March 22, 2011)
GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| ALBERTA, CANADA | 001-32714 | 98-0570897 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1331 LAMAR STREET, SUITE 650
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 739-1800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
Effective March 22, 2011, the Board of Directors of Gastar Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) adopted an amended and restated Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of the Company’s directors, officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Conduct and Ethics is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.05. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is also available free of charge on the Company’s website, http://www.gastar.com.
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits filed or furnished as part of this Current Report.
| Exhibit |
Description of Document | |
| 14.1 | Gastar Exploration Ltd. Code of Conduct and Ethics, amended and restated as of March 22, 2011. | |
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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.
GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.
| Date: March 23, 2011 | By: | /s/ J. RUSSELL PORTER | ||||
| J. Russell Porter | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Document | |
| 14.1 | Gastar Exploration Ltd. Code of Conduct and Ethics, amended and restated as of March 22, 2011. | |
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