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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)

June 16, 2011

 

 

HECKMANN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33816   26-0287117

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(760) 341-3606

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

On June 16, 2011, the Board of Directors of Heckmann Corporation (the “Corporation”) amended and restated the Corporation’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (as amended and restated, the “Amended Code of Conduct”) to, among other things (1) revise the definition of conflicts of interest contained in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to cover apparent conflicts of interest, (2) add the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of the Corporation as an alternative contact to discuss conflicts of interests and receive reports of violations, and (3) create a toll-free hotline to report violations of the code.

The foregoing description of the Amended Code of Conduct contained in this report does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Code of Conduct, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 14.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

14.1    Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of Heckmann Corporation

 

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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.

 

   

HECKMANN CORPORATION

Date:    June 21, 2011     By:  

/s/ Damian C. Georgino

   

Damian C. Georgino

   

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development

and Chief Legal Officer

 

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