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) August 5, 2013
Warren Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 0-33275 | 11-3024080 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor, New York, New York | 10036 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-9660
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Warren Resources, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release on August 5, 2013, announcing an agreement to acquire an undivided 62.5% working interest in the Leroy Pine Project area consisting of various oil and gas leases covering approximately 1,610 acres of land in the Santa Maria Basin, Santa Barbara County, California. Subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments, the closing is anticipated to occur on or about August 30, 2013. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information herein and the press release shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and the exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press release issued August 5, 2013. |
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.
| | | Warren Resources, Inc.
(Registrant)
|
August 5, 2013
(Date) | | /s/ DAVID E. FLEMING
David E. Fleming
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description |
99.1 | Press release issued August 5, 2013. |
