================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 2 |X| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 OR |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number: 0-26321 Gasco Energy, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 98-0204105 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 14 Inverness Drive East, Building H, Suite 236, Englewood, CO 80112 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (303) 483-0044 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of exchange on which registered - ------------------------ -------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share American Stock Exchange Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by Reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes |X| No As of June 30, 2004, approximately 45,344,954 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share were outstanding, and the aggregate market value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company held by non-affiliates was approximately $88,422,660. As of March 15, 2005, approximately 70,517,209 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share were outstanding. ================================================================================ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Company is filing this Amendment No. 2 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Amendment") to file restated officer certifications that include language that was inadvertently omitted from the certificates previously filed as exhibits to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 29, 2005. No other information is being amended by the Amendment and the Company has not updated disclosures in this Amendment to reflect any event subsequent to the Company's filing of the original report. PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules (a) (1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules None (a) (3) Exhibits *31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications * Filed herewith 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 on May 17, 2005. Gasco Energy, Inc. By: /s/ W. King Grant ------------------------------------------------- W. King Grant Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3