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)
December 3, 2009
Cano Petroleum, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-32496 | | 77-0635673 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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801 Cherry Street, Suite 3200 | | |
Fort Worth, Texas | | 76102 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(817) 698-0900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 8.01 Other Events.
On December 8, 2009, Cano Petroleum, Inc. (“Cano”) issued a press release announcing that on December 3, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted motions to dismiss all claims brought by the plaintiff, Truk International Fund LP, against Cano and its officers, directors and underwriters arising out of the June 26, 2008 public equity offering of Cano common stock. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 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.
| CANO PETROLEUM, INC. |
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Date: December 9, 2009 | |
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Daitch |
| | Benjamin Daitch |
| | Senior Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | | |
Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release dated December 8, 2009. |
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