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): March 13, 2012
HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50682 | 20-0700684 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1000 Louisiana, Suite 6700 Houston, Texas |
77002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300
(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 (see General Instruction A.2):
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| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule; Transfer of Listing. |
On March 13, 2012, Halcón Resources Corporation (“Halcón”) provided written notice to the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC that Halcón intends to voluntarily delist its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Market (the “NASDAQ”) at the close of trading on March 23, 2012, and intends to transfer the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on the next business day, March 26, 2012. Halcón’s common stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE, and will continue to trade under the stock symbol “HK” on the NYSE.
A copy of the press release issued by Halcón in connection with the transfer of its listing from the NASDAQ to the NYSE is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Halcón Resources Corporation dated March 13, 2012. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||||||
| March 13, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Mize | ||||
| Name: | Mark J. Mize | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||