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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): August 11, 2008
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-33334   86-0876964
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
         
1000 Louisiana, Suite 5600
Houston, Texas 		      77002
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 204-2700
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is unaudited pro forma information for the six months ended June 30, 2007 giving effect to the disposition of Petrohawk’s Gulf Coast properties.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Unaudited pro forma financial information giving effect to the disposition of Petrohawk’s Gulf Coast division is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007 is based on the historical financial statements of Petrohawk for such period after giving effect to the transaction as if it had occurred on January 1, 2007. The unaudited pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with Petrohawk’s historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Petrohawk’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 27, 2008.
The unaudited pro forma financial information presented is not intended to represent and may not be indicative of the consolidated results of operations that would have occurred had the transaction been completed as of the date presented nor of the future results of operations of Petrohawk.
     (c) Exhibits
  99.1   Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of Petrohawk Energy Corporation for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.
         
 
        
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION    
 
        
By:
  /s/ C. Byron Charboneau
 
Vice President—Chief Accounting Officer and Controller 		   
Date: August 11, 2008

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1   Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements of Petrohawk Energy Corporation for the six months ended June 30, 2007.