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):November 15, 2002
TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-30475 76-0401023
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1300 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 310
Houston, Texas 77032
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(281) 987-8600
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.
On November 14, 2002, TransTexas Gas Corporation ("the
Company") filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus
Christi Division. On November 14, 2002, the Company's
subsidiaries, Galveston Bay Pipeline Company and Galveston
Bay Processing Corporation also filed voluntary petitions
under Chapter 11. The Company has filed a motion seeking
joint administration of the three bankruptcy cases.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company dated
November 14, 2002 announcing the filing is attached as an
exhibit hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Not applicable.
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 TransTexas Gas Corporation press release date
November 14, 2002.
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 9. SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S.
Not applicable.
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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.
TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATION
By: /s/ ED DONAHUE
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Name: Ed Donahue
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 15, 2002
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99 TransTexas Gas Corporation press release date November 14, 2002.
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