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 19, 2016
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-12719 | 76-0466193 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
801 Louisiana, Suite 700 Houston, Texas | 77002 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 780-9494
N/A
(Former Name or former address if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Peter D. Goodson has notified Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) in a letter to Walter G. Goodrich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated January 17, 2016, of his intention to resign from his position on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) due to health reasons. His resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Goodson’s resignation is effective as of January 19, 2016. He has served on the Board since 2011.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 21, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Goodson from the Board. A copy of the 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, neither the information under this Item 7.01 nor the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, 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 January 21, 2016. | |
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.
| GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||||
| January 25, 2016 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Killelea | ||||
| Name: | Michael J. Killelea | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued January 21, 2016. | |