UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 13, 2007 (December 12, 2007)
Magellan Petroleum Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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06-0842255 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 10 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT
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06106 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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860-293-2006
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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 12, 2007 Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) announced the voting
results of its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders held on
December 6, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut (the “Annual
Meeting”), including the approval by the Company’s
shareholders of a resolution authorizing the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion without
further action of the shareholders, to amend the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
implement a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2
and not greater than 1-for-10 at any time prior to December 31, 2009, with the exact ratio to be
determined by the Board of Directors.
A copy of the Company’s press release dated December 12, 2007 reporting on the voting results
of the Annual Meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by
reference.
At the Annual Meeting, Robert Mollah, a director of the Company and Chairman of the Board of
Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, made a slide
presentation to shareholders in attendance at the Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Annual Meeting slide presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and
is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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99.1 |
Press Release of the Company, dated December 12, 2007, regarding
voting results of the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders. |
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99.2 |
Company Slide Presentation to Shareholders at the 2007 Annual
Meeting, December 6, 2007. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
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MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ Daniel J. Samela |
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Name: Daniel J. Samela |
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Title: President, Chief Executive |
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Officer And Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: December 13, 2007 |
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