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): July 15, 2008 (July 15, 2008)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Colorado | 000-1-7325 | 88-0218499 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1440, Houston, Texas | 77056 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (713) 626-4700 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On July 15, 2008, ERHC Energy Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing a resolution to its arbitration with Addax Petroleum Corporation regarding a nine percent portion of Joint Development Zone (JDZ) Block 4. A three-member tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) confirmed that under the Participation Agreement between the parties no further consideration is payable by Addax Petroleum to ERHC for Addax Petroleum’s 7.2 percent share of the nine percent. ERHC is entitled to the remaining 1.8 percent out of the nine percent. A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit number | | Description |
| | Press Release dated July 15, 2008 |
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.
| | ERHC ENERGY INC. |
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| Dated : July 15, 2008 | By: | /s/ Peter Ntephe |
| | | Name: | Peter Ntephe |
| | | Title: | Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer |
