Edgar Filing: VINTAGE PETROLEUM INC

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

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) February 28, 2005

VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


1-10578		73-1182669
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


110 West Seventh Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma		74119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(918) 592-0101

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 28, 2005, the Registrant issued press releases announcing fourth quarter and year end 2004 results and year end 2004 proved reserves. Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

99.1

Press release dated February 28, 2005, issued by the Registrant announcing fourth quarter and year end 2004 results.

99.2

Press release dated February 28, 2005, issued by the Registrant announcing year end 2004 proved reserves.

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.


	VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.

Date: March 1, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael F. Meimerstorf
		Michael F. Meimerstorf
		Vice President and Controller

Exhibit Index


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated February 28, 2005, issued by the Registrant announcing fourth quarter and year end 2004 results.

99.2		Press release dated February 28, 2005, issued by the Registrant announcing year end 2004 proved reserves.