UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 28, 2008
GMX RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Oklahoma | | 001-32977 | | 73-1534474 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| One Benham Place | | |
| 9400 North Broadway, Suite 600 | | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | | 73114 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(405) 600-0711
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders ofGMX Resources Inc.(the “Company”) held on May 28, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved theGMX Resources Inc.2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, the Company may grant options, restricted stock awards, bonus stock awards, SARs, performance units and performance bonuses to eligible employees and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock awards, bonus stock awards, SARs and performance units to consultants and eligible directors for incentive purposes, subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan. A more detailed description of the terms of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, dated April 28, 2008 (the “Proxy Statement”), in the section titled “Proposal No. 3 Approval of the Company’s 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan” and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary and the summary incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Plan filed as an Exhibit to this Report.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
See Index to Exhibits.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | GMX RESOURCES INC. |
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| | | By: | | /s/ James A. Merrill |
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| | | | | James A. Merrill, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 16, 2008
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
10.1 GMX Resources Inc.2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan
