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 16, 2009 |
Toreador Resources Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 13760 Noel Road, Suite 1100 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(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 16, 2009 announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter 2008 and the year-ended December 31, 2008. 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 “non-GAAP financial measures” 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”) and discounted present value at 10% (pre-tax) (“PV-10”). In the Press Release, Toreador has provided reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures 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 these non-GAAP financial measures provide 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 Exchange Act, 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 16, 2009 in part providing an operations update and a reserve 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 16, 2009. |
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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
| By: | /s/ Charles J. Campise |
Charles J. Campise
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release, dated March 16, 2009. |
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