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 Report: January 5, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32920
Yukon Territory | | N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1625 Broadway, Suite 250
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 592-8075
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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. |
On January 5, 2010, Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an amending agreement (the “Amending Agreement”) to the Company’s executive employment agreement with James E. Catlin, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The Amending Agreement became effective January 1, 2010. Under the Amending Agreement, Mr. Catlin’s time commitment to the Company decreased from full time to substantially full time and Mr. Catlin’s annual salary decreased from $350,000 to $240,000. All other terms and conditions of Mr. Catlin’s executive employment agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
A copy of the Amending Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
10.1 | | Amending Agreement to the executive employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Catlin, effective January 1, 2010 |
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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.
| KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ J. Keith Doss |
| | J. Keith Doss |
| | Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: January 7, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amending Agreement to the executive employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Catlin, effective January 1, 2010 |
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