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 5, 2014
EMERALD OIL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Montana | 1-35097 | 77-0639000 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Broadway, Suite 1360
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 323-0008
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 5, 2014, Emerald Oil, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company’s press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 contains non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided quantitative reconciliations within the press release of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
| Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Emerald Oil, Inc. dated May 5, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EMERALD OIL, INC. | |
| By: /s/ Paul Wiesner | |
| Paul Wiesner | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 5, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Emerald Oil, Inc. dated May 5, 2014. |