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

 

August 4, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 

 

Delaware		001-12719		76-0466193
(State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)		(Commission  File Number)		(IRS Employer  Identification Number)

 

801 Louisiana St., Suite 700

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(713) 780-9494

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

  

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on August 4, 2017, containing financial and operational results for second quarter 2017. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into 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 Other Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued August 4, 2017.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION (Registrant)
	/s/ Michael J. Killelea
	Michael J. Killelea
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

Dated: August 4, 2017