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): March 1, 2006
GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-19514 | 73-1521290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
14313 North May Avenue Suite 100 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 73134 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
(405) 848-8807
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 1, 2006 Gulfport Energy Corporation (“Gulfport”) filed a Certificate Eliminating Reference to a Series of Shares of Stock from the Certificate of Incorporation (the“Certificate of Elimination”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware effecting the elimination of the Certificate of Designations with respect to Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A. The Certificate of Elimination returns such shares to the status of authorized but un-issued shares of Gulfport’s preferred stock without designation. No shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A were outstanding. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination is attached to this report as Exhibit 3.1, and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Elimination, filed March 1, 2006 | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL G. MOORE | |
| Michael G. Moore | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 7, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Elimination, filed March 1, 2006 | |