2015-06-18 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 18, 2015
MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-34732 | | 62-1028629 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9721 Cogdill Road, Suite 302
Knoxville, TN 37932
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(865) 223-6575
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective June 18, 2015, Mr. Charles M. Stivers resigned as a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Stivers, who had served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2004, cited personal reasons as his reason for resigning his office with our company. There was no disagreement between us and Mr. Stivers on any matter that caused his resignation. Mr. Stivers had served on our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee and was the most recent Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
On June 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Stivers’ resignation. A copy of that press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As noted in Item 5.02 above, on June 18, 2015, the Company issues a press release announcing its Mr. Stivers’ resignation. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it incorporated by reference into any filing of Miller Energy Resources, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated June 18, 2015, announcing Mr. Stivers’ resignation |
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.
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Dated: June 18, 2015 | Miller Energy Resources, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Kurt C. Yost |
| | Kurt C. Yost |
| | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |