UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 13, 2008 |
Toreador Resources Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-02517 | 75-0991164 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 13760 Noel Road, Suite 1100 | |
| Dallas, Texas | 75240 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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(214) 559-3933
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release (the “Press Release”) issued by Toreador Resources Corporation (“Toreador”) on March 13, 2008 in part announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2007. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.
In the Press Release, Toreador has included as a “non-GAAP financial measure” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense (“EBITDAX”). In the Press Release, Toreador has provided reconciliations of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. In addition, Toreador has provided in the Press Release the reasons why Toreador believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Toreador, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release issued by Toreador on March 13, 2008 in part providing an operations update.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Toreador, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 13, 2008. |
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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.
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORPORATION
Date: | March 13, 2008 | |
| By: | /s/ Nigel J. Lovett |
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Nigel J. Lovett, President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 13, 2008. |
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