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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2012
Rex Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33610 | | 20-8814402 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
476 Rolling Ridge Drive, Suite 300
State College, Pennsylvania 16801
(Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code)
(814) 278-7267
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 17, 2012, Rex Energy Corporation issued a press release announcing its total proved oil and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2011 and an operational update of its drilling and leasing activities. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
The information relating to Rex Energy Corporation’s estimated quantities of proved reserves and future revenue, as of December 31, 2011, contained in the Summary of Proved Reserves and Future Revenue of Oil and Gas Properties of Rex Energy Corporation and subsidiaries prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., dated January 9, 2010, which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number | | Exhibit Title |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Rex Energy Corporation dated January 17, 2012 |
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| 99.2 | | Summary of Proved Reserves and Future Revenue of Oil and Gas Properties, as of December 31, 2011, of Rex Energy Corporation and subsidiaries prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., dated January 9, 2012 |
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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.
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| REX ENERGY CORPORATION |
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| By: | | /s/ Jennifer L. McDonough |
| | Jennifer L. McDonough |
| | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: January 17, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number | | Exhibit Title |
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| 23.1 | | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Rex Energy Corporation dated January 17, 2012 |
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| 99.2 | | Summary of Proved Reserves and Future Revenue of Oil and Gas Properties, as of December 31, 2011, of Rex Energy Corporation and subsidiaries prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., dated January 9, 2012 |
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