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): November 4, 2015
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) |
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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. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On November 4, 2015, Samson Oil & Gas Limited (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Neil Fearis to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective immediately. Mr. Fearis filled the vacancy created by the departure of Mr. Keith Skipper, which was previously announced in a Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2015. Mr. Fearis does not have a family relationship with any member of the Board nor any executive officer of the Company, and has not been a participant or had any interest in any transaction with the Company that is reportable under Item 404(d) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Fearis has served as the Australian legal counsel to the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of its directors, officers and Mr. Fearis pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Fearis has not been named to any of the Board committees at this time.
A press release announcing Mr. Fearis’s appointment is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release of Samson Oil & Gas Limited dated November 4, 2015. |
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: November 10, 2015 | | |
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| | SAMSON OIL & GAS LIMITED |
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| | By: | /s/ Robyn Lamont |
| | | Robyn Lamont |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
