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) March 8, 2001 ------------------ CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 0-9147 91-0881481 ---------------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) CanArgo Services (UK) Limited 150 Buckingham Palace Road London, England SW1W 9TR ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 44-207-808-4700 --------------- 1580, 727 - 7th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0Z5 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On March 8, 2001, CanArgo announced that it intends to make an offer to purchase all outstanding common shares of Lateral Vector Resources Inc. ("LVR"). The Offer will be made through a wholly owned subsidiary of CanArgo organised for the purposes of making the offer. The basis of the Offer to LVR shareholders will be C$0.10 in cash for each outstanding LVR share. ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 7(1) Press release dated March 8, 2001 regarding CanArgo announcement that it intends to make an offer to purchase all outstanding common shares of Lateral Vector Resources Inc. SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirement 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. CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION Date: March 12, 2001 By: /s/Anthony J. Potter -------------------- Anthony J. Potter Corporate Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX FILED WITH EXHIBIT THIS NUMBER EXHIBIT REPORT - ------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 7(1) Press release dated March 8, 2001 regarding CanArgo announcement that it intends to make an offer to purchase all outstanding common shares of Lateral Vector Resources Inc. X