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 29, 2003
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.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 4. CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 29, 2003, TransTexas Gas Corporation and its subsidiaries,
Galveston Bay Processing Corporation and Galveston Bay Pipeline Company,
issued a press release announcing that they have emerged from their joint
Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to the Confirmation Order of the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus
Christi Division, and the Plan of Reorganization proposed by Thornwood
Associates LP, an entity affiliated with Carl C. Icahn. For additional
information, reference is made to the press release dated August 29, 2003, a
copy of which is attached 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 TransTexas Gas Corporation Press Release dated August 29, 2003.
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
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/ Bob G. Alexander
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Name: Bob G. Alexander
Title: President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
Dated: August 29, 2003
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 TransTexas Gas Corporation Press Release dated August 29, 2003.
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