UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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): October 28, 2009
HESS
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE |
No. 1-1204 |
No. 13-4921002 |
(State or Other |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1185 Avenue of the Americas |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212)
997-8500
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:
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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 October 28, 2009, Hess Corporation issued a news release reporting its results for the third quarter of 2009. A copy of this news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(1) and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Furnished hereunder are the prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation at a public conference call held on October 28, 2009. A copy of his remarks is attached as Exhibit 99(2) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) | Exhibits | |
99(1) | News release dated October 28, 2009 reporting results for the third quarter of 2009. | |
99(2) | Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. |
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.
Date: October
28, 2009
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HESS CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ John P. Rielly |
Name: |
John P. Rielly |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
99(1) |
News release dated October 28, 2009 reporting results for the third quarter of 2009. |
99(2) |
Prepared remarks of John B. Hess, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. |
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