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): January 17, 2019
GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-19514 | 73-1521290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 3001 Quail Springs Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
73134 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) | |||
(405) 848-8807
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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).
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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. |
On January 17, 2019, Gulfport Energy Corporation (“Gulfport”) issued two press releases, one reporting the completion of Gulfport’s 2018 $200 million stock repurchase program and providing an operational update for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2018, and the other announcing Gulfport’s 2019 capital budget and its new $400 million stock repurchase program. Copies of these press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 24, 2019 | By: | /s/ Keri Crowell | ||||
| Keri Crowell | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||