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) August 17, 2009
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.) |
c/o Toreador Resources SAS
9 rue Scribe | | |
Paris, France | | 75009 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
33 1 47 03 34 24
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
13760 Noel Road, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 17, 2009, Toreador Resources Corporation (“Toreador”) announced that Nicholas Gay has resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and Chairman of the Audit Committee, effective immediately. Toreador also announced that the Board has entered into discussions with qualified candidates to replace Mr. Gay and has appointed Herbert C. Williamson III as acting Chairman of the Audit Committee until a permanent replacement is selected by the Board.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 17, 2009, Toreador issued a press release announcing Mr. Gay’s resignation. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by Toreador under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press Release, dated August 17, 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 |
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Date: August 17, 2009 | |
| By: | /s/ Charles J. Campise |
| | Charles J. Campise, Senior Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release, dated August 17, 2009. |
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