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): August 14, 2009
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Alberta, Canada | 000-31643 | None | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 1840, 444 – 5th Ave., SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada | T2P 2T8 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (403) 262-8556
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 14, 2009, TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report and the accompanying exhibits are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this Current Report in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 14, 2009, announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. |
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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.
Date: August 14, 2009
| TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Mecom | |
| Jeffrey S. Mecom | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release August 14, 2009, announcing financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. |
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