sfy_8k-05072009.htm
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 (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 7, 2009
SWIFT
ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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1-8754
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20-3940661
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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16825
Northchase Drive, Suite 400
Houston,
Texas 77060
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(281)
874-2700
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Not
Applicable
(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. below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o 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
In a news
release before the market opened on May 7, 2009, Swift Energy Company announced
preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2009, provided
updated 2009 guidance and reported that certain of its officers will discuss
such financial results in a conference call to be held at 9:00 a.m. on that
date. In the release, the Company also announced that the conference
call would be webcast live and archived on its website. The press
release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99. Swift Energy
Company does not intend for this Item 2.02 or Exhibit 99 to be incorporated by
reference into its filings under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibit.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99
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Swift
Energy Company press release dated May 7, 2009.
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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: May
7, 2009
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Swift
Energy Company
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By:
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/s/
Bruce H. Vincent
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Bruce
H. Vincent
President
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99
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Swift
Energy Company press release dated May 7, 2009.
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