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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): November 29, 2010 (November
29, 2010)
GASTAR
EXPLORATION LTD.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
ALBERTA,
CANADA
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001-32714
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98-0570897
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1331
LAMAR STREET, SUITE 1080
HOUSTON,
TEXAS 77010
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(713)
739-1800
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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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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SECTION
7 – REGULATION FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On November
29, 2010, Gastar Exploration Ltd. announced that the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has approved the previously announced
Settlement Agreement between Gastar Exploration and the Bankruptcy Trustee for
ClassicStar, LLC regarding the In re ClassicStar Mare Lease
Litigation matter.
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 Exhibit 99.1 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, 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 or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, each as amended.
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:
Exhibit No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press
release dated November 29,
2010.
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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.
GASTAR
EXPLORATION LTD.
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Date: November
29, 2010
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By:
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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
INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press
release dated November 29,
2010.
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