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): March 28, 2013
SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Australia | 001-33578 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
Level 16, AMP Building, 140 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +61 8 9220 9830
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On March 28, 2013, Samson Oil & Gas Limited (“Samson” or the “Company”) issued a notice (“Notice”) to its Australian and New Zealand shareholders holding ordinary shares, which are traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”), in accordance with the timetable for its non-renounceable rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) that was announced on March 22, 2013. A form of the Notice is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing description of the Notice is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the text of such exhibit.
U.S. holders of ordinary shares and holders of American Depositary Shares, which are traded in the U.S. on the NYSE MKT and are equivalent to twenty ordinary shares, should refer to the preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2013, for information concerning the Rights Offering. As disclosed therein, the Rights Offering is expected to commence in the U.S. on April 9, 2013.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice to Eligible Security Holders |
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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.
| Date: March 28, 2013 | ||
| SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Robyn Lamont | |
| Robyn Lamont | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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