UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
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 4, 2011
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-34574 | None | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Akmerkez B Blok Kat 5-6 Nisbetiye Caddesi 34330 Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey | None | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +90 212 317 25 00
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 10, 2011, TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the “Company”), filed a Form 8-K to report the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the appointment of a new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the posting of an updated investor presentation to its website. This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to provide the revised investor presentation described in Item 7.01 below.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 10, 2011, the Company posted an updated investor presentation to its website at www.transatlanticpetroleum.com. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information in this Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A, including Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in 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 Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A in such filing.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.2 | TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Investor Presentation, dated August 9, 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.
Date: August 10, 2011
| TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey S. Mecom | |
| Jeffrey S. Mecom | ||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
99.2 | TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Investor Presentation, dated August 9, 2011. | |
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