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
March 4,
2010
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Petroleum
Development Corporation
Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
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Nevada
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0-7246
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95-2636730
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State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
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Commission
File
Number
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IRS
Employer
Identification
Number
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1775
Sherman Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80203
Address
of Principal Executive Offices
303-860-5800
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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No
Change
Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure
Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Conditions
The
following information is furnished pursuant to both Item 7.01 and
2.02.
On March
4, 2010, Petroleum Development Corporation reported its 2009 fourth quarter and
year-end results. A copy of the news release is attached by reference
as Exhibit 99.1.
Information
included in this report, and in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (The
Exchange Act), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in the filing.
The press
release furnished as an exhibit to this report includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties, as disclosed by the Company from time to time
in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a
result of these factors, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from
those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except
as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise
forward looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to
actual results.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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PRESS
RELEASE:
PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 2009 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END
RESULTS; 2009 RESULTS IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE; ANNUAL PRODUCTION
INCREASED BY 12%; SIGNIFICANT OPERATING COST REDUCTIONS; IMPROVEMENT IN
LEVERAGE AND LIQUIDITY MEASURES
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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.
PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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Date:
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March
4, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Richard W. McCullough
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Richard
W. McCullough
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Chairman
and CEO
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