sfy_8k-12212007.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): December 21,
2007
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
8.01. Other
Events.
On
December 18, 2007, Swift Energy New Zealand Limited and Swift Energy New Zealand
Holdings Limited, both New Zealand companies and wholly owned subsidiaries
of
Swift Energy Company (the “Company”), entered into a purchase and sale agreement
(the “Agreement”) with certain subsidiaries of Origin Energy Limited (“Origin”)
to sell a major portion of the Company’s New Zealand assets. The
transaction will have an effective date of December 1, 2007 and the sale price
will be a minimum of $87.8 million.
On
December 19, 2007, Swift Energy Company issued a press release announcing that
it entered into the Agreement to sell the majority of its New Zealand assets,
and is negotiating the sale of the remainder of its New Zealand
assets. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibit. The
following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:
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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 December 19, 2007.
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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: December
21, 2007
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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 December 19, 2007.
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