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: February 21, 2011

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-32920

 


 

Yukon Territory

 

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1625 Broadway, Suite 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(303) 592-8075

(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:

 

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On February 21, 2011, Kodiak Oil and Gas Corp. (“the Company”) awarded a bonus to each of the Company’s executive officers, which bonus was comprised of (i) unrestricted shares of the Company’s common stock granted pursuant to the Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and (ii) a cash bonus, each of which was in the amounts set forth next to each such person’s name below:

 

Name 

 

Number of Shares
Underlying Stock
Awards

 

Amount of Cash Bonus

 

Lynn Peterson

 

36,000 shares

 

$

228,600

 

James Henderson

 

30,000 shares

 

$

40,500

 

James Catlin

 

27,000 shares

 

$

173,950

 

TOTAL

 

93,000 shares

 

$

443,050

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

 

KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James P. Henderson

 

 

 

James P. Henderson

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

Date: February 25, 2011

 

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