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) May 18, 2011
Toreador Resources Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-34216 | | 75-0991164 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS employer Identification No.) |
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c/o Toreador Holding SAS 5 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)
None
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 18, 2011, Toreador Energy France S.C.S. (“TEF”), an indirect subsidiary of Toreador Resources Corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Hess Oil France S.A.S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hess Corporation (“Hess”), amending that certain Investment Agreement, dated May 10, 2010, by and between TEF and Hess (the “Agreement”). The Amendment extends the “Phase 1 Completion Deadline,” as defined under the Agreement, by 18 months. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Amendment Agreement to that certain Investment Agreement, dated May 10, 2010, by and between Toreador Energy France S.C.S. and Hess Oil France S.A.S. |
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.
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| | TOREADOR RESOURCES CORPORATION |
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| Date: May 23, 2011 | | By: | | /s/ Craig M. McKenzie |
| | | | Craig M. McKenzie |
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Amendment Agreement to that certain Investment Agreement, dated May 10, 2010, by and between Toreador Energy France S.C.S. and Hess Oil France S.A.S. |
