1 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): July 27, 2000 TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY CORPORATION -------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE -------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 33-85930 76-0441642 -------- ---------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1300 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77032 ---------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (281) 986-8822 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 2 ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT. Not applicable. ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS. Not applicable. ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP. Not applicable. ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT. Not applicable. ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. On July 27, 2000, the Registrant filed its Monthly Operating Report for the period ended June 30, 2000 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division. A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is being filed as an exhibit hereto. ITEM 6. RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS. Not applicable. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: Not applicable. (b) Pro forma financial information: Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: 99.1 -- Monthly Operating Report for the period ended June 30, 2000, as filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division. ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR. Not applicable. ITEM 9. SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S. Not applicable. 2 3 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. TRANSAMERICAN ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Ed Donahue ----------------------------- Name: Ed Donahue Title: Vice President Dated: August 1, 2000 3 4 EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description - ------ ----------- 99.1 Monthly Operating Report for the period ended June 30, 2000, as filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division 4