1 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): August 23, 1999 COHO ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) TEXAS 0-22576 75-2488635 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 14785 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 860, DALLAS, TEXAS 75240 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 774-8300 2 ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP. (a) On August 23, 1999, Coho Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), and its wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, Coho Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Coho Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Coho Exploration, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Coho Louisiana Production Company, a Delaware corporation, and Interstate Natural Gas Company, a Delaware corporation (collectively with the Company, the "Debtors"), jointly filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (jointly administered under Case No. 99-35929). No receiver has been appointed as the Debtors intend to remain as debtors-in-possession. A press release of the Company, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, contains more information regarding the bankruptcy proceeding and is incorporated by reference herein. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) EXHIBITS (99.1) Company Press Release dated August 23, 1999. 2 3 SIGNATURE 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 thereunto duly authorized. COHO ENERGY, INC. Date: October 5, 1999 By: /s/ Anne Marie O'Gorman ----------------------------- Anne Marie O'Gorman Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary 3 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ----------- (99.1) Coho Energy, Inc. Press Release dated August 23, 1999 (filed herewith). 4