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 1934DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: December 23, 2002
STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-12074 72-1235413
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Number) Identification No.)
625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road 70508
Lafayette, Louisiana (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (337) 237-0410
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated December 20, 2002, "Stone Energy Corporation Announces Gulf of Mexico Discoveries" |
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
The registrant issued a press release dated December 20, 2002 announcing certain drilling discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico, which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: December 23, 2002 | By: /s/ James H. Prince |
| | James H. Prince
Senior Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer |
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Exhibit
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated December 20, 2002, "Stone Energy Corporation Announces Gulf of Mexico Discoveries" |
