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): January 11, 2012
| DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-16203 | 84-1060803 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
370 17th Street Suite 4300 Denver, Colorado 80202 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 293-9133
| No Change |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 11, 2012, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered a Final Order Establishing Notification and Hearing Procedures for Trading in Equity Securities (the “Final Order”), which stipulates that a copy of the Final Order shall be filed as an exhibit to a report on Form 8-K. A copy of the Final Order is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Final Order Establishing Notification and Hearing Procedures for Trading in Equity Securities, dated January 11, 2012 | |
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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: February 2, 2012
| Delta Petroleum Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Stanley F. Freedman | |
| Stanley F. Freedman | ||
| Executive Vice President and Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Final Order Establishing Notification and Hearing Procedures for Trading in Equity Securities, dated January 11, 2012 | |