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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): September 6, 2016 (August 30, 2016)
GASTAR EXPLORATION INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE |
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001-35211 |
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38-3531640 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
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1331 LAMAR STREET, SUITE 650 |
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HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(713) 739-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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): |
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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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 31, 2016, Gastar Exploration Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had executed a release and settlement agreement by and among the Company, on the one hand, and U.S. Specialty Insurance Company and AXIS Insurance Company, on the other hand. A copy of the Company’s press release, dated August 31, 2016, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented herein under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is deemed to be “furnished” solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information or the exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following is a list of exhibits furnished as part of this Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Document |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated August 31, 2016. |
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.
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Date: September 6, 2016 |
GASTAR EXPLORATION INC. |
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/s/ J. Russell Porter |
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J. Russell Porter |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Document |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated August 31, 2016. |