UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K/A
(Amendment
No. 1)
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2006 (February
2, 2006)
BERRY
PETROLEUM COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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1-9735
(Commission
File Number)
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77-0079387
(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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5201
TRUXTUN AVE., STE. 300, BAKERSFIELD, CA
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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93309
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (661)
616-3900
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:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Explanatory
Note:
On
February 2, 2006, Berry Petroleum Company filed a Form 8-K announcing that
J.
Frank Keller had been elected to the Berry Petroleum board of directors.
That
filing included "Item 5.02(c) Election of Directors, Appointment of
Principal Officers". Item 5.02 should have used paragraph (d) instead
of (c). This Form 8-K/A is being filed to correct Item 5.02 with
the correct paragraph letter.
Item
5.02(d) Election of Directors
Berry
Petroleum Company announced that J. Frank Keller has been elected to the
Board of Directors, effective February 2, 2006.
Mr.
Keller
will serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Mr.
Keller has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry
having
most recently served as the vice chairman of the board and chief operating
officer of Bill Barrett Corporation, a company founded in 2002 to focus
on oil
and gas exploration and development in the Rocky Mountain Region. Mr. Keller
was
previously a co-founder of Barrett Resources Corporation in 1981 and served
as
Barrett Resources’ executive vice president from 1983 until Barrett Resources
was acquired in August 2001. He also served as chief financial officer,
secretary and as a director of Barrett Resources at various times and recently
retired from Bill Barrett Corporation. Mr. Keller has a BS degree from
Kansas
State University and an MBA from Colorado State University.
Item 7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure
The
Company issued a news release on February 2, 2006, which announced the
appointment of Mr. Keller to the Board of Directors. A copy of the news
release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1
and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The
information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit
99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
News
Release by Berry Petroleum Company dated February 2, 2006, titled "Berry
Petroleum Company Names J. Frank Keller to Board of Directors."
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 hereto
duly authorized.
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BERRY
PETROLEUM COMPANY
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By:
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/s/
Kenneth A. Olson
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Kenneth
A. Olson
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Corporate
Secretary
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Date:February
8, 2006
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