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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) December 19, 2005
CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 001-16317 95-4079863
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, SUITE 960
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098
(Address of principal executive offices)
(713) 960-1901
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
Contango Oil & Gas Company (AMEX:MCF) announced today that Freeport LNG
Development, L.P. ("FLNG"), in which Contango holds a 10% limited partnership
interest, has closed a $383 million private placement note issuance. Contango
also announced today recent developments in its Arkansas Fayetteville Shale Play
and provided an update of the Company's drilling operations in Alabama and
offshore Gulf of Mexico.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Form 8-K. Where
so indicated by footnote, exhibits, which were previously filed, are
incorporated by reference.
Exhibit No. Description of Document
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99.1 Press release dated December 19, 2005.
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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.
CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY
Date: December 19, 2005 By: /s/ KENNETH R. PEAK
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Kenneth R. Peak
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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