UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549-1004
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) September 8, 2006
___________ TRANS ENERGY, INC.____________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-23530 93-0997412
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(State of Incorporation) Commission file number (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
PO Box 393, Saint Marys, WV 26170
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(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(304) 422-4062
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 4.01. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
(a) On September 8, 2006, HJ & Associates, LLC was terminated as the
certifying accountant for Trans Energy, Inc. (the "Registrant").
HJ & Associates, LLC has served from the inception of the Registrant as the
certifying accountant for the Registrant's financial statements. From the date
on which HJ & Associates LLC was engaged until the date HJ & Associates, LLC was
terminated, there were no disagreements with HJ & Associates, LLC on any matter
of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of HJ & Associates, LLC would have caused HJ & Associates, LLC to
make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with any
reports it would have issued, and there were no "reportable events" as that term
is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B.
The Registrant has provided HJ & Associates, LLC with a copy of the
foregoing disclosure, and has requested that HJ & Associates, LLC furnish it
with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating
whether or not it agrees with such disclosure. The Registrant has filed as an
Exhibit to this Form 8-K a copy of the letter from HJ & Associates, LLC required
by Item 304 of Regulation S-B.
(b) On September 8, 2006, the Registrant entered into an engagement letter
with Malone & Bailey, PC to assume the role of its new certifying accountant.
Malone & Bailey, PC has been asked to audit the year ended December 31, 2006.
During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods prior
to the engagement of Malone & Bailey, PC, the Registrant did not consult with
Malone & Bailey, PC with regard to:
(i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction,
either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be
rendered on the Registrant's financial statements; or
(ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement or a
reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-B).
The decision to change principal auditors and the engagement of the new
principal auditor was recommended and approved by the Registrant's Board of
Directors.
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ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
16.1 Letter from HJ & Associates, LLC, dated September 13, 2006,
regarding its concurrence or disagreement with the statement made
by the Registrant in the current report concerning the
resignation of HJ & Associates, LLC as the Registrant's principal
accountant.
SIGNATURE
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.
Trans Energy, Inc.
Date: September 13, 2006 /s/ Lisa Corbitt
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Lisa Corbitt
Principal Accounting Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit Contents
16.1 Letter from HJ & Associates, LLC, dated
September 13, 2006, regarding its
concurrence or disagreement with the
statement made by the Registrant in the
current report concerning the resignation of
HJ & Associates, LLC as the Registrant's
principal accountant.
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