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): April 9, 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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On April 9, 2013, Samson Oil & Gas Limited (“Samson” or the “Company”) filed a supplementary prospectus (the “Australian Prospectus”) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission relating to its previously announced non-renounceable rights offering (the “Rights Offering”), for holders of ordinary shares in Australia and New Zealand. A copy of the Australian Prospectus is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing description of the Australian Prospectus 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 of Samson’s ordinary shares, should refer to the prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013, for information concerning the Rights Offering.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Australian Supplementary Prospectus dated April 9, 2013 lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
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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: April 10, 2013 | ||
| samson oil & gas limited | ||
| By: | /s/ Robyn Lamont | |
| Robyn Lamont | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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