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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: February 19, 2009
ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 000-32261
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| Texas | | 76-0362774 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(713) 622-3311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(b)
On February 19, 2009 Robert C. Thomas resigned as a member of the Board of Directors for ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Thomas’ resignation was not as a result of any disagreement with the Corporation.
On February 24, 2009, Lady Barbara Judge was nominated as a new member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Lady Judge served as the Commissioner of the US Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. from 1980 to 1983. She was the youngest person ever appointed by the President and the second woman to hold the position. She is currently the Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, a position she has held since 2002, and she is the former Chairman of the Audit Committee. From 2004 to 2007 Lady Judge was the Deputy Chairman of the United Kingdom Financial Reporting Council in London. From 2002 through 2004 she was on the Board of Directors of the Energy Group of the United Kingdom’s Department of Trade and Industry in London. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. Cum Laude from New York University Law School. Prior to her appointment to the US Securities & Exchange Commission for seven years she was a lawyer and became a partner at Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, Esqs. of New York. In the mid ‘80’s she served as a Regional Director in Hong Kong at Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd and was the first woman appointed as a board director of that London merchant bank.
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.
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| | | ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION |
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| Date: February 25, 2009 | | By: | | /s/ ALBERT L. REESE, JR. |
| | | | Albert L. Reese, Jr. |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
