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 23, 2012
CAMAC ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-34525 | | 30-0349798 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2525, Houston, Texas 77056
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(713) 797-2940
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 23, 2012, CAMAC Energy Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement with the Gambian Ministry of Petroleum (on behalf of the Government of the Republic of The Gambia) on the provisional award of two offshore exploration blocks. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “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 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, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing. By furnishing this information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
99.1 Press release of CAMAC Energy Inc. dated January 23, 2012.
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.
| | CAMAC Energy Inc. |
| Dated: January 26, 2012 | | |
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| | By: | /s/ Nicolas J. Evanoff | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | |
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Exhibit Index
99.1 Press release of CAMAC Energy Inc. dated January 23, 2012.
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