UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 19, 2012 (October 19, 2012)
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| Magellan Petroleum Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware |
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| 1-5507 | | 06-0842255 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1950, Denver, CO | | 80203 |
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| (720) 484-2400 |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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| | 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 (see General Instruction A.2.): |
| 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)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 19, 2012, Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders will be held on January 16, 2013, and that the record date for the determination of the shareholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting has been fixed as November 19, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The above information (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
99.1 Press Release by Magellan Petroleum Corporation dated October 19, 2012
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ J. Thomas Wilson |
| | | Name: John Thomas Wilson |
| | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release by Magellan Petroleum Corporation dated October 19, 2012
