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 24, 2008

 

RAM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-50682

 

20-0700684

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

5100 E. Skelly Drive, Suite 650, Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

74135

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (918) 663-2800

 

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(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.

 

John L. Cox, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and a named executive officer, of RAM Energy Resources, Inc., passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2008.

 

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.

March 24, 2008

RAM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

 

 

By:  

/s/  

Larry E. Lee

 

Name:  Larry E. Lee

 

Title:  Chief Executive Officer