Form 8-K

 

 

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) June 17, 2008

 

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-16317   95-4079863

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

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)

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On June 17, 2008, Contango Oil & Gas Company (AMEX:MCF) announced that its financial advisor, Merrill Lynch & Co., had begun meeting with parties potentially interested in acquiring the Company. Select interested parties will be offered the opportunity to learn more about the Company in a data room. The data room is anticipated to open in July 2008, with anticipated receipt of potential transaction proposals by September 2008.

The primary asset in the Company is its interest in its Dutch and Mary Rose reserves. The Company’s independent third party engineer recently estimated that the Dutch and Mary Rose fields have total proved reserves of 961 billion cubic feet equivalent (“Bcfe”) (364 Bcfe net to Contango).

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Document

99.1   Press release dated June 17, 2008

 

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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: June 23, 2008   By:  

/s/ KENNETH R. PEAK

    Kenneth R. Peak
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

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