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): September 26, 2012 (September 26, 2012)
Rex Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 26, 2012, Rex Energy Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of the first Utica Shale well in Ohio and providing an operational update. The press release has been posted to the Company’s website, www.rexenergy.com, and can be found in the Investor Relations section under “News Releases”.
The information in Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, 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.
Exhibit | Exhibit Title | |
99.1 | Rex Energy Corporation Press Release dated September 26, 2012 |
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.
REX ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: September 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jennifer L. McDonough | ||||
Name: Jennifer L. McDonough | ||||||
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Exhibit Title | |
99.1 | Rex Energy Corporation Press Release dated September 26, 2012 |