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
September 16, 2010
Commission File Number | Registrant | State of Incorporation | IRS Employer Identification Number | |||
| 1-7810 | Energen Corporation | Alabama | 63-0757759 | |||
605 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North Birmingham, Alabama | 35203 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
(205) 326-2700
(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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| ITEM 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On September 16, 2010, Energen Corporation issued a press release announcing that it will incur a non-cash write-off of unproved capitalized leasehold associated with the remainder of its Alabama shale leasehold. The non-cash charge will total $14.4 million after-tax or 20 cents per diluted share. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit Number: | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 16, 2010 | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ENERGEN CORPORATION | ||||||||
September 17, 2010 | By | /s/ Charles W. Porter, Jr. | ||||||
Charles W. Porter, Jr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Energen Corporation | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | * Press Release dated September 16, 2010 |
| * | This exhibit is furnished to, but not filed with, the Commission by inclusion herein. |