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):
November 7, 2006 (November 6, 2006)
Commission file number: 001-7940
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 76-0466193 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
808 Travis Street, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (713) 780-9494
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)) |
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. The text of the press release concerning forward-looking statements and factors that may affect our future results, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
The information in this item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued November 6, 2006 | |
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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) | ||
| By: | /s/ David R. Looney | |
| David R. Looney Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: November 7, 2006
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