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, 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)
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ITEM 5.02 Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 26, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Samson Oil & Gas Limited approved the renewal of the employment contracts of all four of its executive officers. Chief Executive Officer Terry Barr’s employment contract was renewed until December 31, 2015, and Chief Financial Officer Robyn Lamont, Vice President Exploration David Ninke, and Vice President Engineering Dan Gralla’s employment contracts were renewed until December 31, 2016.
The executive officers’ employment contracts were previously filed as exhibits 10.4 -- 10.7 to Samson’s Form 10-K filed September 13, 2011, and an amendment to Mr. Barr’s contract was filed as exhibit 10.1 to its Form 8-K filed December 27, 2011.
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: October 2, 2013 | ||
| SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Robyn Lamont | |
| Robyn Lamont | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||